1977 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1977 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1977 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. Bruce Nankervis captained the hosts. Don Scott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Geelong
B. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, D. Clarke, H. Davis, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, G. Landy, D. Manson, A. McGillivray, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman

Hawthorn
Back: P. Welsh, K. Moore, B. Jones
Half-back: D. Polkinghorne, D. O'Halloran, K. Matthews
Centre: R. Eade, B. Rowlings, G. Ablett
Half-forward: J. Hendrie, A. Martello, A. De Wolde
Forward: M. Moncrieff, P. Hudson, A. Goad
Follower: D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Sub.: G. McCarthy, P. Murnane

Geelong (6.14.50) were defeated by Hawthorn (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Sarah (2), M. Browne, A. McGillivray, K. Sheehan, M. Turner
Hawthorn: P. Hudson (7), J. Hendrie (2), B. Jones (2), K. Matthews (2), G. Ablett, B. Rowlings

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 16 April 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 19,548

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Hawthorn
Score: 6.14.50 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 3 2 . 6 5 . 11 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 4 . 9 8 . 11 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin HWTH by 5 HWTH by 15 HWTH by 18 HWTH by 55 HWTH by 55
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), David Parkin (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bruce Nankervis (Geelong), Don Scott (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 1 24 17 7 9 0 4 3
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 2 1 1 0
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 30 27 3 10 0 6 0
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 4 0 3 5
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 0 5 8 8 0 6 0 2 3
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 7 0 1 5
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 3
6 Manson, David ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 5 11 2 1
27 McGillivray, Andy ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 3 0 1 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 9 0 3 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 6 0 5 4
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 4 0
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 8 3 6
38 Preen, John ? ? 0 2 7 7 0 3 0 1 1
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 2 20 15 5 8 0 3 2
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 2 6
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 3 0 5 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 2 23 20 3 8 0 2 2
32 Woodman, Alan ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 1 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 14 299 223 76 95 23 48 48

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WR ? 1 0 16 15 1 0 0 3 3
27 De Wolde, Alle HFFR ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 3 3
26 Eade, Rodney WL ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 0 2 3
19 Goad, Alan FPR ? 0 1 25 16 9 4 0 1 4
25 Hendrie, John HFFL ? 2 4 20 15 5 5 0 1 4
1 Hudson, Peter FF ? 7 4 17 14 3 3 0 4 1
31 Jones, Bernie BPR ? 2 0 11 9 2 2 8 4 1
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 0 1 13 10 3 7 7 1 2
4 Matthews, Kelvin HBFR ? 2 2 20 16 4 5 0 5 1
3 Matthews, Leigh RO ? 0 1 31 19 12 7 0 6 4
21 McCarthy, Gerald SUB ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Moncrieff, Michael FPL ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 1 3
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 1 2 1
43 Murnane, Peter SUB ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 O'Halloran, David CHB ? 0 0 16 8 8 6 0 2 4
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFL ? 0 1 10 8 2 1 0 2 1
22 Rowlings, Barry C ? 1 0 18 15 3 1 0 1 3
23 Scott, Don (c) RU ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 14 2 8
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 0 0 19 17 2 0 1 5 2
12 Welsh, Peter BPL ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 15 290 223 67 55 31 48 50

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

Player Line-Up

Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
12 P. Welsh 15 K. Moore 31 B. Jones













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



10 D. Polkinghorne 8 D. O'Halloran 4 K. Matthews













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



26 R. Eade 22 B. Rowlings 2 G. Ablett









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott (c) 21 G. McCarthy
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 43 P. Murnane
25 J. Hendrie 14 A. Martello 27 A. De Wolde 3 L. Matthews











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 M. Moncrieff 1 P. Hudson 19 A. Goad













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: David Parkin