1976 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1976 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 1 of the 1976 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, S. Anderson, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, P. Brown, M. Browning, R. Dean, C. Elliott, R. Gleeson, F. Jackson, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, D. Pagan, R. Quade, J. Rantall, B. Round, I. Thomson, B. Woodman
Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), D. Barkley, T. Bright, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, H. Davis, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, D. Manson, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner
South Melbourne (23.15.153) were defeated by Geelong (25.7.157).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Dean (8), P. Bedford (4), B. Round (3), D. McLeish (2), V. Aanensen, G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Gleeson, R. Quade, I. Thomson
Geelong: L. Donohue (7), T. Bright (4), P. Sarah (3), J. Scarlett (3), J. Preen (2), D. Barkley, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, P. Doyle, M. Turner
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 3 April 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
15,172
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
23.15.153 - 25.7.157
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 9 | 23 | . | 15 | 23 | . | 15 | (153) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 4 | 21 | . | 5 | 25 | . | 7 | 25 | . | 7 | (157) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
Bruce Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
D. Levens
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 8 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 36 | Elliott, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 15 | 322 | 246 | 76 | 66 | 32 | 48 | 39 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| 38 | Preen, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 7 | 254 | 197 | 57 | 64 | 32 | 39 | 48 | |||