1979 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1979 between Essendon and Geelong during round 19 of the 1979 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), C. Barbary, P. Bennett, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Davis, B. Day, G. Foulds, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, K. Steel, S. Taubert, T. Watson
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bortolotto, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, J. Fehring, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, G. Middlemiss, B. Nankervis, A. Preston, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Witcombe
Essendon (14.12.96) defeated Geelong (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Watson (4), A. Davis (2), G. Foulds (2), S. Robins (2), M. Crow, T. Daniher, B. Day, S. Madden
Geelong: P. Featherby (2), R. Blake, M. Bortolotto, T. Bright, D. Clarke, P. Johnston, G. Middlemiss
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,004
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Barbary, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Day, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Steel, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | 301 | 223 | 78 | 62 | 34 | 41 | 50 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Bortolotto, Mario | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | Fehring, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | 254 | 207 | 47 | 53 | 30 | 50 | 41 | |||