1978 VFL Round 19: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1978 between Geelong and Essendon during round 19 of the 1978 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), T. Bright, R. Card, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Fehring, T. Floyd, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, S. Newman, A. Preston, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, G. Burdett, N. Clarke, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, B. Jones, K. Mansfield, J. Mihocek, W. Primmer, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, L. Watson, T. Watson
Geelong (14.8.92) defeated Essendon (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Bright (4), T. Floyd (2), K. Matthews (2), B. Nankervis (2), D. Clarke, L. Donohue, R. Neal, K. Newland
Essendon: S. Madden (5), W. Primmer (3), T. Daniher (2), G. Burdett, A. Davis, S. Robins
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,407
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 1 | ESSE by 2 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Fehring, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Floyd, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 8 | 303 | 228 | 75 | 68 | 24 | 47 | 43 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Mihocek, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | 280 | 202 | 78 | 74 | 29 | 43 | 47 | |||