1978 VFL Round 12: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1978 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 12 of the 1978 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at VFL Park.
Len Thompson captained the hosts with, in the absence of Phil Carman, deputy vice-captain Ronnie Wearmouth as vice-captain.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), R. Wearmouth (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, G. Betts, W. Gordon, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, K. Morris, R. Oborne, T. Philippe, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, D. Shaw, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, K. Worthington
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), T. Bright, M. Browne, N. Bruns, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, P. Jeffreys, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman
Collingwood (7.14.56) were defeated by Geelong (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Moore (3), R. Shaw (2), K. Morris, D. Shaw
Geelong: L. Donohue (4), S. Newman (2), K. Sheehan (2), N. Bruns, D. Clarke, P. Jeffreys, D. Manson, M. Turner
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
31,636
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Geelong
Score:
7.14.56 - 13.18.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | COLL by 2 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 40 | GEEL by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Ronnie Wearmouth
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Philippe, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | 245 | 183 | 62 | 46 | 20 | 31 | 27 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | 325 | 237 | 88 | 99 | 22 | 27 | 31 | |||