1979 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1979 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1979 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at VFL Park.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, C. Clayton, J. Durnan, G. Elliott, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, P. Giles, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, T. Martyn, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell, P. Seaton, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, R. Walters, G. Wells, C. Woodman
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, G. Middlemiss, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, A. Preston, M. Turner
Melbourne (9.3.57) were defeated by Geelong (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Flower (3), G. Baker, C. Ditterich, T. Flower, T. Martyn, K. O'Donnell, C. Woodman
Geelong: T. Bright (4), D. Clarke (4), N. Bruns (2), J. Burns, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, K. Matthews, B. Nankervis, M. Turner
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
13,272
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 3 | (57) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 51 | GEEL by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye,
N. Nash,
E:
P. Howe
Boundary Umpire:
R. Prosser
Umpire Replacement:
P. Howe replaced R. Prosser
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Durnan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 45 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 3 | 327 | 219 | 108 | 78 | 24 | 47 | 32 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 357 | 244 | 113 | 77 | 32 | 32 | 47 | |||