1976 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1976 between Geelong and Carlton during round 9 of the 1976 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at Kardinia Park. Bruce Nankervis captained the hosts. Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Ian Thorogood.

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

Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), R. Austin, R. Byrne, B. Doull, K. Heath, G. Higgins, S. Jackson, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, L. McConnon, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, R. Ohlsen, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, G. Towns, R. Walls

Geelong (14.18.102) defeated Carlton (12.10.82).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (3), P. Sarah (3), D. Barkley (2), K. Sheehan (2), P. Doyle, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, J. Preen
Carlton: T. Keogh (3), A. Jesaulenko (2), G. Southby (2), R. Walls (2), S. Jackson, D. McKay, G. Towns

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 29 May 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 27,649

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Carlton
Score: 14.18.102 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 4 7 . 10 9 . 13 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Carlton 1 . 3 4 . 5 11 . 8 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin GEEL by 13 GEEL by 23 CARL by 7 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), Ian Thorogood (Carlton)
Captains: Bruce Nankervis (Geelong), Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Barkley, David ? ? 2 0 17 11 6 7 0 0 0
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 1 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 7 0 2 2
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 1 1
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 3 4 15 12 3 8 3 4 4
36 Doyle, Peter ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 4 0 0 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 1 2
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 0 0 2
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 7 0 2 3
6 Manson, David ? ? 0 0 12 4 8 4 6 0 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 1 3 27 20 7 5 0 3 3
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 5 0 2 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 3 0 0 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 12 7 2
38 Preen, John ? ? 1 4 19 14 5 7 0 0 1
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 3 0 25 25 0 5 0 2 2
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 2 12 6 6 2 0 2 1
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 2 2 16 15 1 4 0 1 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 10 0 2 2
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 3 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 18 319 247 72 95 21 33 32

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 0
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 0 1 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 2 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 0 0
29 Higgins, Garry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 1 0 20 18 2 3 0 1 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 2 0 10 8 2 3 0 3 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 5 23 3 6
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 3 0 18 17 1 1 0 4 1
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 4 0 0 1
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 3 0 0 1
32 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 1 18 17 1 0 0 4 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 4 3 2 1
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 0
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 4 2 1 5
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 2 17 16 1 4 0 4 3
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 1 0 1 2
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 1
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 2 1 13 11 2 7 0 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 10 233 197 36 47 28 32 33

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