1977 VFL Round 15: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1977 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 15 of the 1977 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Don Scott captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

Hawthorn
Back: P. Welsh, K. Moore, I. Paton
Half-back: D. O'Halloran, P. Knights, D. Polkinghorne
Centre: G. Ablett, L. Rice, K. Ablett
Half-forward: R. Eade, A. Martello, J. Hendrie
Forward: M. Moncrieff, P. Hudson, B. Rowlings
Follower: D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Sub.: P. Bennett, K. Steel

Geelong
T. Bright, M. Browne, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, J. Fehring, G. FitzGerald, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, P. Jeffreys, G. Landy, G. Malarkey, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, J. Preen, A. Preston, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough

Hawthorn (28.23.191) defeated Geelong (13.6.84).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Hendrie (8), P. Hudson (8), L. Matthews (7), K. Ablett, R. Eade, P. Knights, K. Steel, M. Tuck
Geelong: M. Browne (4), G. FitzGerald (3), T. Bright (2), I. Nankervis, A. Preston, P. Sarah, M. Turner

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 9 July 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 10,016

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Geelong
Score: 28.23.191 - 13.6.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 6 . 5 12 . 12 21 . 14 28 . 23 28 . 23 (191)
Geelong 5 . 1 5 . 4 10 . 5 13 . 6 13 . 6 (84)
Margin HWTH by 10 HWTH by 50 HWTH by 75 HWTH by 107 HWTH by 107
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, G. Polites

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WL ? 0 1 21 15 6 4 0 3 1
35 Ablett, Kevin WR ? 1 3 28 23 5 7 0 0 1
16 Bennett, Peter SUB↑ ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
26 Eade, Rodney HFFL ? 1 0 19 17 2 2 0 2 2
25 Hendrie, John HFFR ? 8 1 22 15 7 7 0 1 4
1 Hudson, Peter FF ? 8 6 19 17 2 15 0 3 2
24 Knights, Peter CHB ? 1 0 18 16 2 3 1 2 2
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 0 2 20 18 2 4 20 2 5
3 Matthews, Leigh RO ? 7 5 38 30 8 9 0 5 5
6 Moncrieff, Michael FPL ? 0 0 23 15 8 5 0 5 5
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 1 1
8 O'Halloran, David HBFL ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 1 1
42 Paton, Ian BPR ? 0 1 15 11 4 3 1 2 1
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFR ? 0 1 9 7 2 2 2 1 1
13 Rice, Leon C ? 0 1 18 15 3 2 0 1 1
22 Rowlings, Barry FPR ? 0 1 20 17 3 3 0 3 1
23 Scott, Don (c) RU↓ ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 10 3 5
33 Steel, Kelvin SUB↑ ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0
17 Tuck, Michael RR↓ ? 1 1 27 19 8 5 6 0 2
12 Welsh, Peter BPL ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 28 23 351 269 82 82 40 38 40

P. Bennett replaced M. Tuck during the fourth quarter.
K. Steel replaced D. Scott during the fourth quarter.

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 1 10 6 4 4 0 0 1
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 4 0 12 8 4 4 0 0 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 3 1 2 4
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 1
25 Fehring, Jeff ? ? 0 0 7 1 6 1 13 0 2
32 FitzGerald, Gerard ? ? 3 0 6 3 3 2 0 3 0
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 2
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 2 2
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 4 2
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 2 3
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 3 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 1 0 24 18 6 3 0 8 3
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 4 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 12 3 2
38 Preen, John ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 1
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 1 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 2
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 1 0 1 0
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 3 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 0 23 17 6 7 0 4 2
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 1 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 6 240 170 70 46 26 40 38

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

Hawthorn Coach: David Parkin
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






23 D. Scott (c) 16 P. Bennett
22 B. Rowlings 1 P. Hudson 6 M. Moncrieff 17 M. Tuck 33 K. Steel
FORWARD 3 L. Matthews

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25 J. Hendrie 14 A. Martello 26 R. Eade



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35 K. Ablett 13 L. Rice 2 G. Ablett FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



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10 D. Polkinghorne 24 P. Knights 8 D. O'Halloran



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42 I. Paton 15 K. Moore 12 P. Welsh



BACK



Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson