1979 VFL Round 4: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1979 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1979 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, A. Preston, M. Reed, M. Turner, M. Witcombe
North Melbourne
S. Alves, P. Baker, M. Blight, S. Bond, M. Boyse, K. Bryant, J. Byrne, J. Cassin, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, S. Easton, R. Ebert, K. Greig, S. Icke, J. Law, S. McCann, G. Melrose, R. Ramsay, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Sutton
Geelong (10.13.73) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.9.123).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Cousins (2), M. Turner (2), N. Bruns, J. Burns, L. Donohue, S. Newman, A. Preston, M. Witcombe
North Melbourne: M. Blight (5), W. Schimmelbusch (3), D. Sutton (3), J. Byrne (2), S. Icke (2), S. Alves, M. Boyse, J. Cassin, G. Melrose
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,353
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
10.13.73 - 19.9.123
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 2 | 17 | . | 4 | 19 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 9 | (123) |
| Margin | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 55 | NMLB by 50 | NMLB by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
G. Marcy
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Reed, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | 323 | 213 | 110 | 81 | 16 | 40 | 32 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Bryant, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ebert, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 9 | 365 | 239 | 126 | 89 | 32 | 32 | 40 | |||