1980 VFL Round 1: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1980 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1980 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Barry Round captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, L. Donohue, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, M. O'Keefe, A. Preston, P. Sarah, K. Sheehan, Z. Taylor, M. Turner

South Melbourne
B. Round (capt.), D. Ackerly, M. Browning, W. Carroll, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, K. Goss, V. Hugo, F. Jackson, N. Jenkinson, R. McGhie, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, R. Quade, J. Roberts, G. Teasdale, M. Wright, S. Wright

Geelong (12.13.85) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.10.88).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (2), J. Mossop (2), A. Preston (2), R. Blake, T. Bright, D. Clarke, M. O'Keefe, Z. Taylor, M. Turner
South Melbourne: T. Morwood (4), J. Roberts (3), B. Evans, N. Fields, K. Goss, P. Morwood, B. Round, M. Wright

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 March 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 22,685

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by South Melbourne
Score: 12.13.85 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 1 8 . 7 11 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
South Melbourne 4 . 3 6 . 3 10 . 7 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin SMLB by 2 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 9 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Barry Round (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Moss, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 5 21 2 3
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 4 0 0 2
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 3 2
15 Cassidy, Jeff ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 4 0 2 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 1 21 20 1 5 0 3 2
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 2 1 6 3 3 2 0 0 1
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 2 20 15 5 2 0 1 0
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 9 0 2 2
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 2 0 0 2
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 0 1 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 2 0 8 5 3 2 6 2 4
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 2 2
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 1 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 7 1 0 0
30 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 2 0 15 10 5 3 0 3 2
11 Sarah, Paul ? ? 0 2 13 10 3 3 0 2 2
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 2 0 2 1
34 Taylor, Zane ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 2 0 4 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 0 23 20 3 6 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 13 261 203 58 69 28 32 32

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 1 1
11 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 1 0 2 2
38 Carroll, Wayne ? ? 0 1 7 3 4 2 0 0 1
18 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 6 0 1 5
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 1 1 17 10 7 2 0 1 0
12 Fields, Neville ? ? 1 2 37 29 8 3 1 4 0
7 Goss, Kevin ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 2 0 3 1
39 Hugo, Victor ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 2
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 4 2
3 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 2 2
1 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 0 0 2 1
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 3 0 1 3
32 Morwood, Paul ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 5 0 2 2
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 4 2 12 10 2 4 0 3 1
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 2 0 0
10 Roberts, John ? ? 3 1 11 9 2 5 1 1 2
25 Round, Barry (c) ? ? 1 0 21 9 12 4 8 3 2
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4
8 Wright, Michael ? ? 1 1 16 8 8 2 0 1 1
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 1 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 10 290 192 98 49 14 32 32

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