1977 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1977 between Geelong and Carlton during round 1 of the 1977 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at Kardinia Park. Bruce Nankervis captained the hosts. Robert Walls captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Ian Thorogood.

Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Landy, G. Malarkey, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough

Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), R. Ashman, R. Austin, J. Buckley, R. Byrne, B. Doull, R. Galt, D. Halloran, K. Heath, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, R. Ohlsen, P. Pinnell, T. Southcombe, G. Towns, J. Tresize, G. Whitnall

Geelong (6.9.45) were defeated by Carlton (17.21.123).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Bright (3), B. Cousins, K. Higgins, P. Sarah
Carlton: M. MacLure (4), R. Ashman (3), R. Walls (3), R. Galt (2), P. Jones (2), T. Keogh, T. Southcombe, G. Towns

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 12th on the ladder and Carlton were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 2 April 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 25,317

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Carlton
Score: 6.9.45 - 17.21.123

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 3 . 2 5 . 4 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Carlton 3 . 7 4 . 13 10 . 16 17 . 21 17 . 21 (123)
Margin CARL by 12 CARL by 17 CARL by 42 CARL by 78 CARL by 78
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), Ian Thorogood (Carlton)
Captains: Bruce Nankervis (Geelong), Robert Walls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 13 4 2
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 3 1 10 5 5 2 0 0 2
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 1 0 0 1
15 Cassidy, Jeff ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 2 3
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 2 0 4 3
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 1 0 1 1
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 0 3 5 5 0 3 1 1 4
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 4 1 2 2
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 1 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 2
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 0 3 4
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 7 0 0 2
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 0 25 22 3 10 0 6 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 2 2
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 2 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 5 9 3 3
38 Preen, John ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 2
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 0 14 14 0 3 0 2 2
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 2 8 6 2 2 0 1 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 2 1
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 2 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 9 247 197 50 59 24 37 39

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 3 2 24 18 6 6 0 2 4
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 5 1
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 0 4 13 12 1 2 0 1 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 5 0 1 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 6 0 2 1
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 2 6 14 12 2 7 6 3 1
31 Halloran, Danny ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 0
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 1 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 0 0 26 19 7 10 0 4 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 2 1 12 10 2 4 27 4 3
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 1 21 18 3 5 0 2 1
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 4 1 19 18 1 10 0 1 3
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 1
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 1 25 17 8 3 0 1 4
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 0 0 2
4 Southcombe, Tony ? ? 1 2 11 7 4 2 7 0 1
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 6 0 4 4
22 Tresize, John ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 1
42 Walls, Robert (c) ? ? 3 1 17 15 2 5 0 5 5
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 21 294 228 66 83 40 39 37

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