1977 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1977 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 4 of the 1977 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Ricky Quade captained the hosts. Bruce Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), M. Browning, T. Daniher, R. Dean, C. Elliott, B. Goodingham, R. Hodges, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, M. Robertson, B. Round, G. Teasdale, D. Young, S. Zantuck

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

South Melbourne (12.15.87) were defeated by Geelong (16.18.114).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: C. Hounsell (3), T. Daniher (2), P. Morwood (2), G. Teasdale (2), M. Robertson, D. Young, S. Zantuck
Geelong: K. Sheehan (6), L. Donohue (4), T. Bright (2), H. Davis, K. Higgins, D. Manson, P. Sarah

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Monday 25 April 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 27,136

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 12.15.87 - 16.18.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 2 8 . 6 9 . 8 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Geelong 7 . 4 10 . 9 14 . 17 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Margin GEEL by 32 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 39 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Stewart (South Melbourne), Rod Olsson (Geelong)
Captains: Ricky Quade (South Melbourne), Bruce Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, J. Chapman

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
43 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 ? 18 12 6 5 0 ? ?
2 Daniher, Terry ? ? 2 ? 5 5 0 1 0 ? ?
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 ? 11 9 2 7 0 ? ?
36 Elliott, Chris ? ? 0 ? 23 21 2 3 0 ? ?
28 Goodingham, Barry ? ? 0 ? 9 6 3 3 0 ? ?
17 Hodges, Russ ? ? 0 ? 17 13 4 3 0 ? ?
27 Hounsell, Colin ? ? 3 ? 18 15 3 1 0 ? ?
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 ? 16 14 2 1 0 ? ?
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 ? 20 19 1 6 0 ? ?
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 ? 24 18 6 1 0 ? ?
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 ? 4 4 0 0 0 ? ?
39 Morwood, Paul ? ? 2 ? 10 10 0 2 0 ? ?
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 ? 11 5 6 4 0 ? ?
16 Quade, Ricky (c) ? ? 0 ? 23 22 1 6 0 ? ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ? 7 5 2 0 0 ? ?
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 1 ? 3 3 0 0 0 ? ?
25 Round, Barry ? ? 0 ? 10 7 3 3 9 ? ?
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 2 ? 6 5 1 2 0 ? ?
14 Young, David ? ? 1 ? 19 14 5 5 0 ? ?
30 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 1 ? 4 3 1 2 0 ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 15 258 210 48 55 9 0+ 0+

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 ? 8 5 3 1 18 ? ?
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 ? 19 15 4 10 0 ? ?
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 0 ? 22 15 7 9 0 ? ?
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 ? 16 13 3 6 0 ? ?
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 1 ? 16 10 6 1 0 ? ?
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 4 ? 10 10 0 6 0 ? ?
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 ? 14 6 8 0 0 ? ?
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 1 ? 18 16 2 4 0 ? ?
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 ? 14 13 1 6 0 ? ?
6 Manson, David ? ? 1 ? 5 4 1 2 0 ? ?
33 Nankervis, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ? 14 12 2 7 0 ? ?
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 ? 18 14 4 4 0 ? ?
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 ? 14 12 2 2 0 ? ?
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 ? 9 7 2 5 0 ? ?
38 Preen, John ? ? 0 ? 0 0 0 0 0 ? ?
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 ? 26 23 3 6 0 ? ?
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 ? 0 0 0 0 0 ? ?
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 6 ? 28 24 4 4 0 ? ?
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 ? 13 12 1 3 0 ? ?
32 Woodman, Alan ? ? 0 ? 14 13 1 3 0 ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 18 278 224 54 79 18 0+ 0+

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