1977 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1977 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 82.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake, Rod | #16 | 10 | 1 | R01-08, R10-11 |
| Bright, Terry | #4 | 22 | 37 | R01-22 |
| Brimacombe, John | #7 | 3 | 0 | R09-11 |
| Browne, Mark | #12 | 22 | 22 | R01-22 |
| Card, Ray | #20 | 9 | 0 | R08, R14, R16-22 |
| Cassidy, Jeff | #15 | 5 | 2 | R01, R09-11, R13 |
| Clarke, David | #14 | 21 | 4 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Cousins, Bryan | #24 | 10 | 5 | R01, R06-12, R15, R22 |
| Davis, Harvey | #21 | 8 | 2 | R03-08, R11-12 |
| Donohue, Larry | #23 | 21 | 63 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| Fehring, Jeff | #25 | 6 | 0 | R13-15, R20-22 |
| FitzGerald, Gerard | #32 | 3 | 4 | R14-15, R21 |
| Hawkins, Jack | #26 | 21 | 4 | R01-20, R22 |
| Higgins, Kevin | #39 | 17 | 11 | R01, R04-17, R21-22 |
| Hovey, Wayne | #34 | 6 | 10 | R16-21 |
| Jeffreys, Paul | #22 | 4 | 0 | R15-18 |
| Landy, Graeme | #2 | 10 | 2 | R01-03, R13, R15, R18-22 |
| Malarkey, Gary | #5 | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R04-20, R22 |
| Manson, David | #6 | 6 | 3 | R02-07 |
| McGillivray, Andy | #27 | 6 | 4 | R02-03, R18-21 |
| Nankervis, Bruce | #33 | 9 | 0 | R01-09 |
| Nankervis, Ian | #40 | 21 | 2 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Neal, Robert | #35 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Newland, Ken | #3 | 8 | 5 | R09-12, R16-19 |
| Newman, Sam | #17 | 21 | 4 | R01-20, R22 |
| Nish, Colin | #37 | 8 | 0 | R12-14, R16, R18-21 |
| Preen, John | #38 | 8 | 2 | R01-05, R13-15 |
| Preston, Andy | #28 | 8 | 2 | R11-16, R21-22 |
| Ruscuklic, Peter | #29 | 4 | 1 | R06-09 |
| Sarah, Paul | #13 | 20 | 29 | R01-09, R12-22 |
| Scarlett, John | #30 | 7 | 0 | R03-05, R10-13 |
| Sheehan, Kevin | #8 | 17 | 19 | R01-07, R09-10, R12-15, R17-19, R22 |
| Steven, Robert | #52 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Turner, Mick | #9 | 14 | 14 | R01-09, R15, R17, R20-22 |
| Witcombe, Murray | #18 | 10 | 11 | R10-11, R13, R16-22 |
| Woodman, Alan | #32 | 16 | 0 | R02-10, R12-14, R16-17, R19, R21 |
| Woolnough, Mike | #10 | 16 | 9 | R01-02, R08, R10-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olsson, Rod | 22 | 8 | -0- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 78 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 11/04/1977 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 36 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 55 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 25/04/1977 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 27 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 15 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 50 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 65 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 7 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 50 | Rod Olsson | Bruce Nankervis |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 37 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 11/06/1977 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 51 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 7 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 25/06/1977 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 10 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 7 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 107 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 5 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 26 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 44 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 14 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 86 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 17 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 41 | Rod Olsson | unknown |