1978 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 102.3%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Carlton (Elimination Final)
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): Kevin Higgins (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Larry Donohue (94)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): David Clarke

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ian Nankervis

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Blake, Rod #16 11 R01-R04, R06-R07, R15-R17, R22, EF 4
Bright, Terry #4 16 R01-R08, R11-R13, R19-R22, EF 19
Browne, Mark #12 11 R01, R08-R17 9
Bruns, Neville #19 7 R07-R10, R12-R14 4
Card, Ray #20 16 R01-R07, R15-R22, EF 0
Cassidy, Jeff #15 16 R02-R15, R17-R18 8
Clarke, David #14 23 R01-R22, EF 32
Cousins, Bryan #24 12 R06-R12, R16, R20-R22, EF 5
Donohue, Larry #23 23 R01-R22, EF 95
Dowsett, Craig #27 4 R09-R11, EF 0
Doyle, Peter #36 6 R18-R22, EF 1
Fehring, Jeff #25 8 R05, R07-R08, R18-R21, EF 1
Floyd, Tommy #37 7 R02-R03, R09, R18-R21 5
Hawkins, Jack #26 22 R01-R19, R21-R22, EF 0
Higgins, Kevin #39 17 R01-R17 4
Jeffreys, Paul #22 13 R01-R05, R11-R13, R18-R22 7
Koehler, Russell #32 1 R06 1
Landy, Graeme #2 10 R01-R05, R08, R13-R14, R18, EF 1
Malarkey, Gary #5 22 R01-R10, R12-R22, EF 0
Manson, David #6 19 R02-R17, R20-R22 10
Matthews, Kelvin #7 8 R14-R16, R19-R22, EF 6
Nankervis, Bruce #33 23 R01-R22, EF 15
Nankervis, Ian #40 22 R01, R03-R22, EF 1
Neal, Robert #35 23 R01-R22, EF 7
Newland, Ken #3 7 R01, R06-R08, R17-R19 11
Newman, Sam #17 15 R09-R22, EF 9
Preston, Andy #28 15 R08-R17, R19-R22, EF 5
Reed, Malcolm #1 3 R02-R03, R18 1
Sarah, Paul #13 14 R01, R03-R06, R14-R18, R20-R22, EF 22
Sheehan, Kevin #8 8 R10-R14, R17, R19, R22 8
Turner, Mick #9 21 R01-R07, R09-R22 14
Witcombe, Murray #18 9 R01-R02, R04-R08, R15-R16 11
Woodman, Alan #11 21 R01-R20, EF 0
Woolnough, Mike #10 7 R01-R02, R04-R05, R09-R11 1

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Olsson, Rod 23 12 -0- 11 R01-R22, EF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
01/04/1978 Round 1 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 42 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
08/04/1978 Round 2 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 14 Rod Olsson unknown
15/04/1978 Round 3 Footscray AWAY WIN GEE by 64 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
22/04/1978 Round 4 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 27 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
25/04/1978 Round 5 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 33 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
06/05/1978 Round 6 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 22 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
13/05/1978 Round 7 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 13 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
20/05/1978 Round 8 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 16 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
27/05/1978 Round 9 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 14 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
03/06/1978 Round 10 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 35 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
17/06/1978 Round 11 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 3 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
24/06/1978 Round 12 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 40 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
01/07/1978 Round 13 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 10 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
08/07/1978 Round 14 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 5 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
15/07/1978 Round 15 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 12 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
22/07/1978 Round 16 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 12 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
29/07/1978 Round 17 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 46 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
05/08/1978 Round 18 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 6 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
12/08/1978 Round 19 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 7 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
19/08/1978 Round 20 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 12 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
26/08/1978 Round 21 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 2 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
02/09/1978 Round 22 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 62 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
09/09/1978 Elimination Final Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 33 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis