1979 VFL Round 20: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1979 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 20 of the 1979 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Ricky Quade captained the hosts.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), D. Ackerly, G. Brice, R. Dean, N. Fields, J. Hummel, M. James, M. Kruse, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, J. Rantall, I. Roberts, B. Round, M. Smith, L. Thompson, M. Wright, S. Wright
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bortolotto, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, J. Burns, R. Card, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, J. Fehring, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, B. Nankervis, G. Nichols, A. Preston, K. Sheehan, M. Turner
South Melbourne (16.6.102) defeated Geelong (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: P. Morrison (4), P. Morwood (4), T. Morwood (4), M. Smith (3), L. Thompson
Geelong: D. Clarke (3), K. Matthews (3), R. Blake, M. Bos, P. Johnston, K. Sheehan
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
11,298
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
16.6.102 - 10.12.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 8 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 6 | (102) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 47 | SMLB by 45 | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Hummel, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Kruse, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Murphy, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Smith, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 6 | 300 | 225 | 75 | 62 | 36 | 44 | 43 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | Bortolotto, Mario | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Fehring, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Nichols, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | 302 | 227 | 75 | 54 | 37 | 43 | 44 | |||