1979 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 100.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 34
Brownlow Leader(s): Ian Nankervis (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): David Clarke (40)
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 22 R01-R22 9
Bortolotto, Mario #29 9 R12, R14, R16-R22 1
Bos, Mark #44 6 R06-R08, R20-R22 1
Bright, Terry #4 22 R01-R22 25
Bruns, Neville #19 17 R02-R06, R08-R10, R13-R14, R16-R22 25
Burns, John #12 17 R01, R04-R15, R17-R20 10
Card, Ray #20 18 R01, R03-R05, R08-R21 2
Cassidy, Jeff #15 12 R02-R06, R08-R11, R13-R15 4
Clarke, David #14 22 R01-R22 40
Cousins, Bryan #24 18 R01-R18 16
Donohue, Larry #23 11 R01-R04, R09-R13, R21-R22 37
Dowsett, Craig #27 3 R01-R03 0
Durnan, John #30 1 R03 0
Featherby, Peter #6 12 R11-R22 9
Fehring, Jeff #25 5 R16-R20 0
Hawkins, Jack #26 21 R01-R11, R13-R22 0
Jeffreys, Paul #22 2 R01-R02 0
Johnston, Peter #3 12 R04, R06-R07, R12, R15-R22 20
Malarkey, Gary #5 20 R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R22 0
Matthews, Kelvin #7 16 R05-R07, R09-R16, R18-R22 15
Middlemiss, Glenn #2 12 R01-R03, R08, R12-R19 6
Mossop, John #10 15 R01-R15 3
Nankervis, Bruce #33 22 R01-R22 15
Nankervis, Ian #40 19 R04-R22 0
Neal, Robert #35 11 R01-R02, R07-R13, R15-R16 0
Newman, Sam #17 13 R01-R11, R21-R22 11
Nichols, Greg #31 1 R20 0
Preston, Andy #28 19 R01-R05, R07-R13, R16-R22 2
Reed, Malcolm #1 9 R01-R07, R12, R22 3
Sarah, Paul #13 7 R01-R02, R09-R11, R21-R22 20
Sheehan, Kevin #8 9 R07, R14-R15, R17-R22 13
Turner, Mick #9 22 R01-R22 18
Witcombe, Murray #18 10 R03-R08, R12, R16-R17, R19 2
Woodman, Alan #11 5 R03, R05-R06, R14-R15 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 22 12 -0- 10 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
07/04/1979 Round 1 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 50 Rod Olsson unknown
16/04/1979 Round 2 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 39 Rod Olsson unknown
21/04/1979 Round 3 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 40 Rod Olsson unknown
28/04/1979 Round 4 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 50 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
05/05/1979 Round 5 St Kilda AWAY WIN GEE by 30 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
12/05/1979 Round 6 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 25 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
19/05/1979 Round 7 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 41 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
26/05/1979 Round 8 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 1 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
02/06/1979 Round 9 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 13 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
09/06/1979 Round 10 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 26 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
16/06/1979 Round 11 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 67 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
23/06/1979 Round 12 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 6 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
30/06/1979 Round 13 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 51 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
07/07/1979 Round 14 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 18 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
14/07/1979 Round 15 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 1 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
21/07/1979 Round 16 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 25 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
28/07/1979 Round 17 Footscray AWAY WIN GEE by 40 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
04/08/1979 Round 18 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 61 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
11/08/1979 Round 19 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 40 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
18/08/1979 Round 20 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 30 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
25/08/1979 Round 21 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 26 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis
01/09/1979 Round 22 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 5 Rod Olsson Ian Nankervis