1979 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1979 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 100.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake, Rod | #16 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Bortolotto, Mario | #29 | 9 | 1 | R12, R14, R16-22 |
| Bos, Mark | #44 | 6 | 1 | R06-08, R20-22 |
| Bright, Terry | #4 | 22 | 25 | R01-22 |
| Bruns, Neville | #19 | 17 | 25 | R02-06, R08-10, R13-14, R16-22 |
| Burns, John | #12 | 17 | 10 | R01, R04-15, R17-20 |
| Card, Ray | #20 | 18 | 2 | R01, R03-05, R08-21 |
| Cassidy, Jeff | #15 | 12 | 4 | R02-06, R08-11, R13-15 |
| Clarke, David | #14 | 22 | 40 | R01-22 |
| Cousins, Bryan | #24 | 18 | 16 | R01-18 |
| Donohue, Larry | #23 | 11 | 37 | R01-04, R09-13, R21-22 |
| Dowsett, Craig | #27 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Durnan, John | #30 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Featherby, Peter | #6 | 12 | 9 | R11-22 |
| Fehring, Jeff | #25 | 5 | 0 | R16-20 |
| Hawkins, Jack | #26 | 21 | 0 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Jeffreys, Paul | #22 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Johnston, Peter | #3 | 12 | 20 | R04, R06-07, R12, R15-22 |
| Malarkey, Gary | #5 | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-22 |
| Matthews, Kelvin | #7 | 16 | 15 | R05-07, R09-16, R18-22 |
| Middlemiss, Glenn | #2 | 12 | 6 | R01-03, R08, R12-19 |
| Mossop, John | #10 | 15 | 3 | R01-15 |
| Nankervis, Bruce | #33 | 22 | 15 | R01-22 |
| Nankervis, Ian | #40 | 19 | 0 | R04-22 |
| Neal, Robert | #35 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R07-13, R15-16 |
| Newman, Sam | #17 | 13 | 11 | R01-11, R21-22 |
| Nichols, Greg | #31 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Preston, Andy | #28 | 19 | 2 | R01-05, R07-13, R16-22 |
| Reed, Malcolm | #1 | 9 | 3 | R01-07, R12, R22 |
| Sarah, Paul | #13 | 7 | 20 | R01-02, R09-11, R21-22 |
| Sheehan, Kevin | #8 | 9 | 13 | R07, R14-15, R17-22 |
| Turner, Mick | #9 | 22 | 18 | R01-22 |
| Witcombe, Murray | #18 | 10 | 2 | R03-08, R12, R16-17, R19 |
| Woodman, Alan | #11 | 5 | 1 | R03, R05-06, R14-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olsson, Rod | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 50 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 16/04/1979 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 39 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 40 | Rod Olsson | unknown |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 50 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 30 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 25 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 41 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 1 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 13 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 26 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 67 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 6 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 51 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 18 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 1 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 25 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 40 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 61 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 30 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 26 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 5 | Rod Olsson | Ian Nankervis |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.