1978 VFL Round 6: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1978 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 6 of the 1978 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Keith Greig captained the visitors with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, R. Koehler, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, P. Sarah, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, A. Woodman
North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, B. Burnett, J. Burns, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, R. Glendinning, R. Henshaw, R. Huppatz, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, M. Williams
Geelong (12.16.88) were defeated by North Melbourne (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (5), K. Newland (2), R. Koehler, D. Manson, P. Sarah, M. Turner, M. Witcombe
North Melbourne: P. Baker (5), R. Huppatz (3), M. Blight (2), A. Briedis (2), B. Nettlefold (2), J. Cassin, A. Jarrott
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
23,074
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
12.16.88 - 16.14.110
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | GEEL by 31 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 22 | NMLB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Keith Greig
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. Fellows
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Koehler, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | 299 | 223 | 76 | 64 | 21 | 44 | 37 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | Burnett, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 39 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 297 | 217 | 80 | 73 | 34 | 37 | 44 | |||