1978 VFL Round 20: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1978 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 20 of the 1978 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Ricky Quade captained the hosts.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, B. Evans, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, F. Jackson, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, J. Scarlett, M. Smith, G. Teasdale, M. Wright, D. Young, S. Zantuck
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), T. Bright, R. Card, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Fehring, T. Floyd, P. Jeffreys, G. Malarkey, D. Manson, K. Matthews, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, P. Sarah, M. Turner, A. Woodman
South Melbourne (24.11.155) were defeated by Geelong (26.11.167).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Gull (8), B. Evans (3), J. Murphy (3), S. Hoffman (2), M. James (2), T. Morwood (2), G. Brice, F. Jackson, P. Morrison, T. O'Neill
Geelong: L. Donohue (8), P. Sarah (5), T. Bright (2), D. Clarke (2), T. Floyd (2), K. Matthews (2), P. Doyle, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, A. Preston
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
15,259
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
24.11.155 - 26.11.167
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 8 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 3 | 19 | . | 6 | 24 | . | 11 | 24 | . | 11 | (155) |
| Geelong | 9 | . | 3 | 18 | . | 3 | 21 | . | 7 | 26 | . | 11 | 26 | . | 11 | (167) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Quinn,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 8 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Smith, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 11 | 308 | 210 | 98 | 69 | 25 | 31 | 39 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Fehring, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Floyd, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 26 | 11 | 330 | 226 | 104 | 79 | 29 | 39 | 31 | |||