1978 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1978 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1978 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Len Thompson captained the visitors with Phil Carman as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, M. Browne, R. Card, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, P. Jeffreys, G. Landy, G. Malarkey, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, P. Sarah, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, G. Betts, S. Clifford, W. Gordon, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, R. Oborne, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Geelong (11.10.76) were defeated by Collingwood (17.16.118).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (5), D. Clarke (2), R. Blake, T. Bright, P. Jeffreys, M. Witcombe
Collingwood: R. Kink (5), R. Shaw (4), A. Atkinson (2), P. Carman (2), R. Oborne (2), R. Barham, P. Moore
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 1 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
27,463
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
11.10.76 - 17.16.118
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 42 | COLL by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Phil Carman
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | 261 | 204 | 57 | 57 | 22 | 47 | 34 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Clifford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 16 | 303 | 221 | 82 | 68 | 12 | 34 | 47 | |||