1980 VFL Preliminary Final: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1980 between Geelong and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1980 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at VFL Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Ray Shaw captained the visitors with Kevin Morris as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, G. Middlemiss, B. Nankervis, M. Reed, J. Smith, Z. Taylor, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates

Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), K. Morris (vice-capt.), R. Byrne, L. Carlson, P. Daicos, C. Davis, A. Ireland, R. Kink, I. Low, S. Magro, P. McCormack, P. Moore, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, D. Twomey, R. Wearmouth, M. Woolnough, D. Young

Geelong (13.11.89) were defeated by Collingwood (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Bos (3), N. Bruns (3), D. Clarke (3), P. Johnston (2), T. Bright, B. Nankervis
Collingwood: C. Davis (3), R. Shaw (3), R. Wearmouth (3), P. Daicos, P. Moore, C. Stewart, D. Young

As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Collingwood faced Richmond in the grand final.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 20 September 1980
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 75,526

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Collingwood
Score: 13.11.89 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 2 5 . 5 9 . 8 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Collingwood 3 . 5 6 . 8 12 . 10 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin COLL by 9 COLL by 9 COLL by 20 COLL by 4 COLL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Tom Hafey (Collingwood)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Ray Shaw (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Kevin Morris (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 6 41 1 0
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 3 0 15 11 4 2 0 1 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 5 0 0 4
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 3 2 24 14 10 3 0 2 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 3 0 19 15 4 3 0 1 1
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 3 0 2 1
37 Floyd, Tommy ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 2 0 1 2
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 1 2 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 2 2 12 10 2 6 0 2 1
39 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 1 1
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
2 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 0 1 15 7 8 4 0 4 2
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 6 0 1 4
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 1 2
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 1 0 1 0
13 Smith, Jan ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 2
34 Taylor, Zane ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 6 0 2 4
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 32 27 5 12 0 1 5
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 1 22 18 4 6 0 2 2
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 6 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 11 304 212 92 77 42 28 37

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 1 25 16 9 5 0 4 0
29 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 2 3
35 Daicos, Peter ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 4 0 2 2
19 Davis, Craig ? ? 3 3 14 12 2 3 0 2 2
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 1 3 0
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 0 3 19 17 2 7 0 4 2
16 Low, Ian ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 2 0 0 2
3 Magro, Stan ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 1 0
6 McCormack, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 1
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 1 0 18 11 7 9 27 1 2
14 Morris, Kevin (vc) ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 0 0 2 1
34 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 2
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 5 0 3 0
23 Shaw, Ray (c) ? ? 3 2 20 19 1 4 0 2 3
22 Shaw, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 3 1
9 Stewart, Craig ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 11 4 1 0
37 Twomey, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 3 0 21 16 5 2 0 4 1
33 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 2 0 2 1
18 Young, David ? ? 1 2 8 7 1 2 0 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 15 274 211 63 63 32 38 26

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s