1978 VFL Round 9: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1978 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1978 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Ricky Quade captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), M. Browne, N. Bruns, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, C. Dowsett, T. Floyd, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, M. Turner, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, D. Young, S. Zantuck
Geelong (16.13.109) defeated South Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (4), D. Clarke (3), N. Bruns (2), M. Browne, B. Cousins, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, A. Preston, M. Turner, M. Woolnough
South Melbourne: M. Browning (2), R. Dean (2), B. Evans (2), M. James (2), N. Fields, P. Morrison, J. Murphy, B. Round, G. Teasdale, S. Zantuck
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
20,603
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.13.109 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Dowsett, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Floyd, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 293 | 203 | 90 | 69 | 26 | 41 | 49 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 313 | 233 | 80 | 77 | 31 | 49 | 41 | |||