1979 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1979 between Geelong and Essendon during round 8 of the 1979 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. In the absence of Ken Fletcher, vice-captain Simon Madden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, J. Hawkins, G. Malarkey, G. Middlemiss, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, M. Turner, M. Witcombe

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), P. Bennett, C. Boyd, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, A. Reid, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson

Geelong (12.11.83) were defeated by Essendon (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Bruns (2), D. Clarke (2), G. Middlemiss (2), B. Nankervis (2), M. Turner (2), J. Burns, B. Cousins
Essendon: P. Keenan (3), T. Daniher (2), T. Watson (2), P. Bennett, G. Hawker, R. Muir, W. Primmer, P. Vander Haar

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 26 May 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 19,590

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Essendon
Score: 12.11.83 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 3 6 . 5 11 . 6 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Essendon 3 . 1 6 . 7 9 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin GEEL by 14 ESSE by 2 GEEL by 10 ESSE by 1 ESSE by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rod Olsson (Geelong), Barry Davis (Essendon)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Simon Madden (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Moss, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 13 0 1
44 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 0 0 2 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 5 0 2 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 2 0 15 12 3 4 0 1 4
12 Burns, John ? ? 1 2 14 12 2 2 0 3 2
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 3 1
15 Cassidy, Jeff ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 1 0 1 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 1 22 21 1 3 0 2 2
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 1 3 22 13 9 4 0 1 2
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 4 0 1 2
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 1 1
2 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 3 0 1 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 9 2 0
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 2 1 27 24 3 2 0 4 2
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 3 0 2 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 1 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 5 1 3
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 1 0 0 2
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 2 1 20 20 0 6 0 4 4
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 11 276 215 61 56 27 33 37

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 0 22 16 6 5 0 3 4
17 Boyd, Colin ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 2
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 0 3 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 2 1 8 5 3 5 0 0 3
29 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 0 0 2 3
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 0 2
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 2 0 3 0
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 3 1 14 12 2 8 18 3 0
27 Madden, Simon (ac) ? ? 0 2 11 9 2 4 7 3 1
13 Mansfield, Ken ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 2 0 1 2
37 Marsh, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 0 3 4
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 2 0 1 1
34 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
15 Primmer, Wayne ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 3 0 0 1
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 9 0 2 1
24 Robins, Stephen ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 0 1 2
36 Scanlon, Denis ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 0 3
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 6 4 5 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 1 0 14 8 6 2 0 2 0
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 2 2 13 13 0 2 0 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 12 270 210 60 68 29 37 33

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