1979 VFL Round 22: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1979 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 22 of the 1979 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Rod Olsson and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bortolotto, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, A. Preston, M. Reed, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, M. Turner
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, K. O'Keeffe, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Geelong (16.16.112) defeated Fitzroy (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (6), K. Sheehan (4), P. Johnston (2), D. Clarke, P. Featherby, K. Matthews, M. Reed
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (3), B. Quinlan (3), D. McMahon (2), R. Walls (2), G. Wilson (2), C. Hansen, L. Harris, N. Mugavin
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,801
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 10 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rod Olsson
(Geelong),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Bortolotto, Mario | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | Reed, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 6 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | 295 | 233 | 62 | 78 | 30 | 40 | 37 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | 304 | 215 | 89 | 81 | 25 | 37 | 40 | |||