1978 VFL Round 16: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1978 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 16 of the 1978 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Gary Colling captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Mike Patterson.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Browne, R. Card, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, K. Matthews, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, P. Sarah, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, A. Woodman

St Kilda
G. Colling (capt.), T. Barker, G. Bond, D. Booth, B. Breen, P. Callery, G. Cunningham, C. Ditterich, J. Dunne, R. Elliott, G. Gellie, G. Lofts, J. O'Dea, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, G. Young

Geelong (16.8.104) defeated St Kilda (12.20.92).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (6), M. Browne (3), M. Turner (2), K. Higgins, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, A. Preston, M. Witcombe
St Kilda: G. Lofts (3), M. O'Keefe (2), G. Bond, G. Colling, G. Gellie, J. O'Dea, J. Sarau, G. Sidebottom, G. Young

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 22 July 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 16,219

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 16.8.104 - 12.20.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 7 . 1 9 . 5 11 . 6 16 . 8 16 . 8 (104)
St Kilda 3 . 4 5 . 10 9 . 17 12 . 20 12 . 20 (92)
Margin GEEL by 21 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), Mike Patterson (St Kilda)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Gary Colling (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 4 9 0 2
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 3 0 24 13 11 7 0 2 1
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 4 0 2 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 2 31 20 11 7 0 2 2
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 0 1 10 5 5 3 0 0 1
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 6 1 9 7 2 5 0 1 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 5 2 1
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 2 0 1 2
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 4 0 4 4
6 Manson, David ? ? 0 0 10 3 7 5 9 1 0
7 Matthews, Kelvin ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 1 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 1 0 37 26 11 7 0 0 1
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 29 18 11 5 0 5 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 1 0 33 23 10 7 0 0 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 13 4 9 6 7 1 6
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 1 0 21 13 8 6 0 0 0
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 4 0 3 6
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 2 2 28 23 5 9 0 4 0
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 1 0 4 3
11 Woodman, Alan ? ? 0 0 12 3 9 4 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 8 358 226 132 95 30 34 37

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 0 0 26 22 4 2 0 5 5
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 2 17 15 2 7 0 3 2
38 Booth, Doug ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 1
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 5 1
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 3 15 14 1 1 0 0 2
12 Colling, Gary (c) ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 2 2 2 1
25 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 6 1 5 1 0 0 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 5 8 1 2
48 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 4 0 0 2
8 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 6 2
24 Gellie, Graeme ? ? 1 0 28 14 14 6 0 1 2
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 3 6 16 13 3 4 0 1 2
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 4 0 4 1
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 2 0 18 13 5 2 0 5 2
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 1 1
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 8 17 1 1
49 Sartori, Ian ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 4 0 0 1
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 1 1 23 15 8 8 2 2 2
13 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 5 0 0 1
27 Young, George ? ? 1 2 11 7 4 4 0 0 3
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 12 20 312 225 87 77 29 37 34

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s