1976 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1976 between Geelong and Footscray during round 7 of the 1976 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Bruce Nankervis captained the hosts. Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.

Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), D. Barkley, R. Blake, T. Bright, D. Clarke, H. Davis, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Woolnough

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, P. Featherby, J. Gieschen, I. Hampshire, G. Jennings, I. Low, A. Lynch, R. Murrie, K. Newland, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

Geelong (13.17.95) defeated Footscray (14.9.93).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (6), D. Barkley, G. Landy, R. Neal, J. Preen, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner
Footscray: K. Templeton (6), B. Quinlan (3), I. Low (2), K. Newland (2), R. Abbey

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 May 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 30,395

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 13.17.95 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 1 6 . 7 8 . 12 13 . 17 13 . 17 (95)
Footscray 5 . 3 9 . 5 13 . 8 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin FOOT by 8 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 26 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), Bill Goggin (Footscray)
Captains: Bruce Nankervis (Geelong), Laurie Sandilands (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry, D. Levens

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Barkley, David ? ? 1 2 9 5 4 3 0 1 1
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 7 2 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 1 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 2 23 22 1 4 0 4 2
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 3 0 3 1
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 6 3 13 10 3 7 1 1 3
36 Doyle, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 1 0 2
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 2 2
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 2 3
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 1 2 10 9 1 4 0 0 2
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 3 20 15 5 6 0 2 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 0 0 3 2
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 2 0 4 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 3 11 8 3
38 Preen, John ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 2 0 1 2
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 1 2 21 19 2 4 1 4 2
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 1 0 2 2
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 2 0
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 7 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 17 280 219 61 64 21 44 34

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 3 0 2 3
15 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 2 5
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 7 15 3 2
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 2 14 12 2 6 0 2 1
5 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 2 11 9 2 1 0 2 2
27 Gieschen, Jeff ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 2
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 7 6 0 1
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 1 0 1 2
28 Low, Ian ? ? 2 0 20 18 2 3 0 3 6
6 Lynch, Alan ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
6 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 0 15 9 6 3 3 4 2
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 0 0 0 2
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 1 3 1 2 4 1 1 2
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 0 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 6 1
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 1 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 6 1 10 10 0 7 0 1 2
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 3 3
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 2 12 9 3 3 0 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 9 256 202 54 60 25 34 43

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s