1979 VFL Round 9: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1979 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1979 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at VFL Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Ricky Quade captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, J. Hawkins, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, P. Sarah, M. Turner
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), M. Browning, B. Evans, M. Fraser, C. Hounsell, J. Hummel, M. James, R. Lamb, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, M. Smith, L. Thompson, M. Wright, S. Wright, S. Zantuck
Geelong (18.15.123) defeated South Melbourne (17.8.110).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Clarke (4), L. Donohue (4), P. Sarah (4), N. Bruns (3), B. Nankervis, S. Newman, A. Preston
South Melbourne: M. Smith (4), T. Morwood (3), M. James (2), P. Morrison (2), B. Evans, R. Lamb, J. Murphy, R. Quade, S. Wright, S. Zantuck
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
15,750
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
18.15.123 - 17.8.110
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | level | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | 308 | 223 | 85 | 85 | 20 | 36 | 56 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Hummel, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 28 | Smith, Michael | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 8 | 300 | 244 | 56 | 91 | 18 | 56 | 36 | |||