1979 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1979 between Footscray and Geelong during round 17 of the 1979 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Geoff Jennings captained the hosts. Ian Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.

Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), B. Berry, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, M. Kelly, M. McKenna, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, R. Murrie, G. Polson, B. Reid, J. Reid, A. Smedts, K. Templeton, T. Whitten

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bortolotto, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, P. Featherby, J. Fehring, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, G. Malarkey, G. Middlemiss, B. Nankervis, A. Preston, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Witcombe

Footscray (12.10.82) were defeated by Geelong (18.14.122).

Goalkickers
Footscray: I. Morrison (5), G. Jennings, M. Kelly, M. McKenna, B. Reid, A. Smedts, K. Templeton, T. Whitten
Geelong: T. Bright (5), P. Johnston (5), N. Bruns (3), J. Burns (2), D. Clarke (2), B. Cousins

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 28 July 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 14,284

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Geelong
Score: 12.10.82 - 18.14.122

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 0 6 . 3 8 . 6 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Geelong 4 . 5 7 . 8 14 . 13 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 11 GEEL by 43 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Quinn, J. Wright

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
52 Berry, Bill ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 7 0 1
6 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 0 0 0 2
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 2 0 4 3
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 2 3
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 2 1
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 4 1
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 12 20 2 3
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 0 0 2 0
25 Jennings, Geoff (c) ? ? 1 0 23 16 7 1 0 1 4
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 2 0 1 4
34 McKenna, Michael ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 2 0 0 2
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 5 3 17 14 3 4 0 3 1
9 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 1 0 2 2
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 0 5 3
19 Polson, Gordon ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 0 1
5 Reid, Bruce ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 2 0 2 2
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 1 2
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 3
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 1 2 14 13 1 8 0 3 1
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 1 1 16 13 3 2 0 2 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 10 289 201 88 51 27 36 44

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 8 20 3 1
29 Bortolotto, Mario ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 2 2
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 5 1 19 17 2 8 0 5 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 3 0 21 21 0 7 0 2 1
12 Burns, John ? ? 2 2 22 16 6 4 0 2 1
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 5 5
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 2 24 21 3 7 0 2 1
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 2 0 0 1
6 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 1 0 0 1
25 Fehring, Jeff ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 4 9 0 3
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 8 0 3 3
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 5 4 11 10 1 7 2 1 3
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 0 4 2
2 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 5 0 1 5
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 2 15 14 1 3 0 4 2
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 0 0 4 1
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 5 0 2 3
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 1 25 17 8 0 0 3 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 5 0 1 0
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 14 322 239 83 84 31 44 36

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