1979 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1979 between Geelong and Footscray during round 6 of the 1979 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Geoff Jennings captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, M. Reed, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, A. Woodman

Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), N. Bristow, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, M. Egan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, I. Low, R. McGhie, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, R. Murrie, R. Peers, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Whitten, B. Wilson

Geelong (9.18.72) defeated Footscray (7.5.47).

Goalkickers
Geelong: S. Newman (3), J. Cassidy (2), K. Matthews (2), R. Blake, D. Clarke
Footscray: K. Templeton (3), G. Jennings (2), I. Dunstan, R. Murrie

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 12 May 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 16,009

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 9.18.72 - 7.5.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 6 3 . 8 8 . 14 9 . 18 9 . 18 (72)
Footscray 0 . 2 4 . 2 6 . 4 7 . 5 7 . 5 (47)
Margin GEEL by 10 level GEEL by 22 GEEL by 25 GEEL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), Don McKenzie (Footscray)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Geoff Jennings (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye, G. Polites

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 5 14 2 3
44 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 2 0 2 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 34 28 6 18 0 1 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 3
12 Burns, John ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 0
15 Cassidy, Jeff ? ? 2 2 24 19 5 7 0 1 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 1 24 22 2 5 0 5 3
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 0 2 20 16 4 5 0 0 0
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 11 0 1 0
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 23 13 10 3 0 7 0
7 Matthews, Kelvin ? ? 2 3 12 11 1 2 0 2 4
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 1 11 4 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 1 0 4 0
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 3 0 2 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 3 4 21 14 7 9 0 1 3
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 8 0 3 4
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 1 24 19 5 10 0 1 3
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 1 27 17 10 6 0 2 1
11 Woodman, Alan ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 18 345 251 94 99 25 41 34

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Bristow, Neil ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 1 4
6 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 5 0 0 5
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 1 0 26 22 4 5 0 0 2
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 2 0
42 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 3 1 0 0
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 8 21 1 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 6 0 6 1
25 Jennings, Geoff (c) ? ? 2 0 31 24 7 5 0 4 5
28 Low, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 1
24 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 4 0 1 1
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 10 1 5 0
9 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 1 0 1 3
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 4 0 3 4
50 Peers, Robbie ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 1 0
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 6 0 1 2
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 2 2
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 3 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 3 0 6 5 1 3 0 0 4
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 2 1 1 2
40 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 3 0 0 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 7 5 300 212 88 74 28 34 41

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