1976 VFL Round 19: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1976 between Geelong and Essendon during round 19 of the 1976 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Bruce Nankervis captained the hosts.
Graham Moss captained the visitors with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), D. Armour, D. Barkley, R. Blake, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, C. Nish, J. Preen, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Woolnough
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Amos, G. Blethyn, T. Cahill, R. Close, M. Crow, N. Fields, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Newton, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, D. Scanlon, B. Walsh, L. Watson, A. Wilson
Geelong (18.8.116) were defeated by Essendon (18.14.122).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (5), D. Barkley (2), M. Browne (2), B. Cousins (2), K. Sheehan (2), D. Armour, P. Doyle, G. Landy, J. Preen, P. Sarah
Essendon: A. Wilson (4), G. Foulds (3), N. Fields (2), S. Madden (2), G. Moss (2), K. Roberts (2), B. Walsh (2), M. Crow
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,762
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 4 | 18 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 8 | (116) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | GEEL by 21 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bruce Nankervis
(Geelong),
Graham Moss
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Armour, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Nish, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Preen, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 8 | 287 | 216 | 71 | 75 | 27 | 41 | 33 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | 311 | 239 | 72 | 95 | 24 | 33 | 41 | |||