1979 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1979 between Carlton and Geelong during round 1 of the 1979 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, P. Francis, R. Galt, W. Harmes, K. Heath, W. Johnston, P. Jones, T. Keogh, R. Klomp, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, D. McKay, P. Pinnell, K. Sheldon, G. Southby

Geelong
R. Blake, T. Bright, J. Burns, R. Card, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, C. Dowsett, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, G. Malarkey, G. Middlemiss, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, M. Reed, P. Sarah, M. Turner

Carlton (23.13.151) defeated Geelong (15.11.101).

Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Fitzpatrick (4), R. Galt (4), K. Sheldon (3), V. Catoggio (2), W. Johnston (2), M. MacLure (2), B. Armstrong, D. Collins, P. Francis, P. Jones, A. Marcou, P. Pinnell
Geelong: P. Sarah (5), L. Donohue (4), T. Bright, J. Burns, D. Clarke, J. Mossop, M. Reed, M. Turner

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 April 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 24,990

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Geelong
Score: 23.13.151 - 15.11.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 6 . 4 11 . 7 16 . 12 23 . 13 23 . 13 (151)
Geelong 2 . 1 6 . 4 12 . 6 15 . 11 15 . 11 (101)
Margin CARL by 27 CARL by 33 CARL by 30 CARL by 50 CARL by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Rod Olsson (Geelong)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 0 28 18 10 5 0 2 1
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 3 0 3 7
1 Collins, Dennis ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 2 0 2 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 2 0 2 3
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 4 0 18 15 3 9 7 1 4
47 Francis, Peter ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 2 0 5 5
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 4 1 10 8 2 7 0 1 2
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 7 0 1 3
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 5 0 2 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 1 23 15 8 4 0 6 2
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 2 4 17 14 3 4 0 1 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 0 13 7 6 6 13 4 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 2 20 12 8 1 0 1 2
22 Klomp, Robbert ? ? 0 1 22 10 12 2 0 1 0
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 2 0 20 13 7 6 0 5 6
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 1 2 21 15 6 2 0 2 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 9 0 2 2
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 0
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 3 1 15 14 1 4 0 0 4
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 1 0 5 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 23 13 358 231 127 82 20 46 51

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 7 1 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 3 14 11 3 5 0 2 4
12 Burns, John ? ? 1 0 16 16 0 3 0 5 6
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 2 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 1 23 22 1 4 0 4 4
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 1 0 1 2
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 4 0 5 5 0 3 0 1 3
27 Dowsett, Craig ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 4 0 2 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 5 1 1 0
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 2 3
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 3 1
2 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 2 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 1 0 8 2 6 0 0 2 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 28 26 2 5 0 5 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 1 22 18 4 2 0 3 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 1 23 19 4 11 3 5 7
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 2 0 7 1
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 3 0 1 3
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 5 1 19 17 2 6 0 2 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 1 21 15 6 4 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 11 307 236 71 72 11 51 46

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