1980 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1980 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1980 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Carl Ditterich.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bortolotto, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, G. Middlemiss, R. Murrie, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, M. Reed, M. Turner, M. Witcombe
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), G. Baker, S. Bickford, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, W. Gordon, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, T. Martyn, B. Nettlefold, R. Rowe, R. Walters, G. Wells, D. Whitford, M. Wingate, C. Woodman
Geelong (17.17.119) defeated Melbourne (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Featherby (3), M. Turner (3), D. Clarke (2), T. Floyd (2), S. Lunn (2), B. Nankervis (2), N. Bruns, G. Middlemiss, R. Murrie
Melbourne: G. Baker (3), C. Woodman (3), R. Walters (2), M. Byrne, T. Elshaug, R. Flower, G. Gaunt, B. Nettlefold, R. Rowe
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1980 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 April 1980
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,504
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Geelong),
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Bortolotto, Mario | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Floyd, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Reed, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | 333 | 243 | 90 | 93 | 36 | 32 | 25 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Bickford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Rowe, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | 311 | 198 | 113 | 61 | 25 | 25 | 32 | |||