1979 VFL Round 7: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1979 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 7 of the 1979 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Ray Shaw captained the hosts with, in the absence of Kevin Morris, deputy vice-captain Rene Kink as vice-captain. Ian Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), R. Kink (vice-capt.), D. Banks, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, I. Cooper, C. Davis, A. Ireland, P. Moore, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, B. Price, D. Shaw, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, B. Valli, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight, M. Woolnough, K. Worthington

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

Collingwood (13.14.92) defeated Geelong (6.15.51).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Shaw (3), R. Kink (2), P. Moore (2), B. Valli (2), C. Davis, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, M. Woolnough
Geelong: P. Johnston (2), J. Burns, B. Cousins, B. Nankervis, S. Newman

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 19 May 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 37,260

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Geelong
Score: 13.14.92 - 6.15.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 1 6 . 6 9 . 11 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Geelong 2 . 4 3 . 9 5 . 12 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
Margin COLL by 3 COLL by 15 COLL by 23 COLL by 41 COLL by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Collingwood), Rod Olsson (Geelong)
Captains: Ray Shaw (Collingwood), Ian Nankervis (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Rene Kink (Collingwood), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Marcy, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Banks, Denis ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 1 1
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 2 0 1 1
29 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 5 1
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 2 8 5 0 1 4
19 Davis, Craig ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 2 0 0 1
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 1 1
36 Kink, Rene (avc) ? ? 2 2 19 14 5 12 0 1 5
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 2 0 20 14 6 9 20 0 3
34 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 1 25 19 6 2 0 0 1
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 5 1 3 3
5 Price, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 3 8 0 0 0 0
4 Shaw, Derek ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 Shaw, Ray (c) ? ? 1 2 22 14 8 2 0 0 5
22 Shaw, Tony ? ? 3 0 24 19 5 1 0 3 2
9 Stewart, Craig ? ? 0 0 9 2 7 3 5 1 1
2 Valli, Bill ? ? 2 4 24 16 8 3 0 3 2
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 1 1 21 14 7 1 0 2 3
28 Wight, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 3 4
33 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 1 1 24 18 6 3 0 1 3
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 14 332 220 112 65 28 26 41

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 1 14 9 5 5 16 2 1
44 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 0 3 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 0 2
12 Burns, John ? ? 1 2 23 17 6 3 0 0 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 1 0 5 1
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 2 0 0 1
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 2 1 4 4 0 2 0 1 1
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 30 18 12 9 0 3 3
7 Matthews, Kelvin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 3
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 4 6 1 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 1 3 27 21 6 4 0 6 1
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 5 0 4 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 0 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 6 1 1 2
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 4 1
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 1 0
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 2 11 10 1 2 0 4 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 2 16 12 4 4 0 2 2
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 15 279 207 72 62 23 41 26

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