1978 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1978 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1978 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Dennis Jones.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Fehring, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, A. Woodman
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, D. Code, H. Coles, B. Denny, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, S. Grambeau, G. Hunnibell, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, P. Seaton, S. Smith, P. Thorne, R. Walters
Geelong (18.18.126) were defeated by Melbourne (21.13.139).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Cassidy (4), D. Clarke (3), L. Donohue (3), T. Bright (2), K. Newland (2), B. Cousins, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, M. Witcombe
Melbourne: H. Coles (6), R. Walters (3), R. Brewer (2), P. Johnston (2), B. Norsworthy (2), G. Baker, D. Code, R. Flower, G. Hunnibell, P. Thorne, G. Wells
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
13,072
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 18 | (126) |
| Melbourne | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 12 | 21 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 13 | (139) |
| Margin | MELB by 35 | MELB by 43 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
G. Polites
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Fehring, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 18 | 281 | 210 | 71 | 58 | 23 | 45 | 27 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Code, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Hunnibell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 13 | 272 | 232 | 40 | 100 | 26 | 25 | 45 | |||