1977 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1977 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 17 of the 1977 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Greg Wells captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), M. Alves, G. Baker, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, B. Marchant, C. McKellar, B. Norsworthy, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, M. Wingate

Geelong
T. Bright, M. Browne, R. Card, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, W. Hovey, P. Jeffreys, G. Malarkey, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough

Melbourne (15.18.108) were defeated by Geelong (20.14.134).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Baker (4), R. Flower (3), H. Coles (2), A. Davis (2), R. Brewer, B. Norsworthy, S. Smith, G. Wells
Geelong: W. Hovey (4), M. Woolnough (4), M. Turner (3), L. Donohue (2), K. Newland (2), T. Bright, M. Browne, S. Newman, P. Sarah, M. Witcombe

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 23 July 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,896

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 15.18.108 - 20.14.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 4 8 . 9 13 . 12 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Geelong 5 . 5 12 . 8 15 . 12 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
Margin MELB by 5 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 26 GEEL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Rod Olsson (Geelong)
Captains: Greg Wells (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
39 Alves, Mark ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 4 0 20 17 3 13 2 2 5
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 1 13 7 6 4 0 1 3
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 7 0 3 0
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 2 1 18 10 8 3 0 2 7
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 2 4 14 12 2 2 0 4 4
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 0
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 0 2 19 13 6 4 0 2 5
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 3 1 14 8 6 2 0 2 2
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 0
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 2 15 10 5 3 0 1 1
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 26 14 12 6 0 2 4
48 Marchant, Brett ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 3 2
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 2 9 2 1
12 Norsworthy, Barry ? ? 1 0 19 10 9 0 0 2 3
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 2 24 17 7 2 3 3 3
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 2
11 Wells, Greg (c) ? ? 1 2 27 24 3 8 0 3 0
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 4 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 18 293 206 87 71 14 40 45

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 1 0 2 2
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 1 0 22 17 5 7 0 2 3
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 0 0 3 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 2 17 17 0 2 1 7 2
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 2 0 8 8 0 3 11 2 3
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 1 2 2
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 1 1
34 Hovey, Wayne ? ? 4 0 23 20 3 6 0 7 3
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 2 2
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 3 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 6 0 3 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 0 1 4
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 3 12 7 5 1 0 0 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 1 19 13 6 3 28 3 3
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 0 17 17 0 3 0 2 2
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 3 1 18 17 1 5 0 2 2
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 1 0 1 3
32 Woodman, Alan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 4 2 20 17 3 4 0 2 3
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 20 14 273 228 45 50 41 45 40

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