1977 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1977 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.