1979 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
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 |