1976 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1976 between Essendon and Geelong during round 8 of the 1976 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Graham Moss captained the hosts with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, G. Blethyn, R. Close, M. Crow, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, H. Staehr, B. Walsh, L. Watson, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), D. Armour, D. Barkley, R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, H. Davis, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough
Essendon (14.10.94) defeated Geelong (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Walsh (4), G. Blethyn (3), R. Close (3), M. Crow, R. Ellen, K. Fletcher, G. Parkes
Geelong: G. Landy (4), L. Donohue (3), D. Barkley (2), K. Sheehan (2), D. Clarke
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,618
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 2 | level | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
Bruce Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye,
B. Hedger,
E:
M. Taylor
Boundary Umpire:
M. Williams
Umpire Replacement:
M. Taylor replaced M. Williams
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Staehr, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | 232 | 207 | 25 | 55 | 13 | 45 | 43 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Armour, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | 261 | 202 | 59 | 52 | 30 | 42 | 45 | |||