1980 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1980 between Essendon and Geelong during round 7 of the 1980 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Simon Madden captained the hosts. Ian Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bennett, N. Clarke, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, F. Dunell, W. Foreman, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Heard, P. Keenan, I. Marsh, R. Merrett, R. Muir, M. Neagle, S. Robins, A. Stoneham, T. Watson

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, G. Middlemiss, R. Murrie, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, K. Sheehan, M. Turner

Essendon (13.15.93) were defeated by Geelong (16.11.107).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Daniher (6), P. Keenan (2), W. Foreman, G. Hawker, S. Madden, A. Stoneham, T. Watson
Geelong: K. Matthews (3), G. Middlemiss (3), T. Bright (2), N. Bruns (2), R. Blake, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, S. Newman, K. Sheehan

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 10 May 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 24,253

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Geelong
Score: 13.15.93 - 16.11.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 7 . 2 8 . 5 8 . 13 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Geelong 3 . 3 6 . 5 10 . 7 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Margin ESSE by 23 ESSE by 12 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Davis (Essendon), Bill Goggin (Geelong)
Captains: Simon Madden (Essendon), Ian Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Morgan, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 0 1 2
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 0 0 30 18 12 2 2 4 1
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 0 0 3 2
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 4 0 3 0
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 6 2 21 18 3 13 0 2 2
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1
22 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 1 1 9 6 3 1 0 1 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 0 2
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 0 0 1 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 0
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 3 2
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 2 0 15 11 4 7 23 0 1
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 1 3 9 6 3 5 10 1 1
37 Marsh, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 2 3
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 3 3
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 6 0 1 0
34 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 2 3
24 Robins, Stephen ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 2 0 0 1
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 1 2 22 13 9 4 0 1 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 2 28 20 8 3 0 6 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 15 310 207 103 69 35 35 28

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 1 2 18 15 3 12 28 1 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 0 0 0 3
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 0 11 11 0 4 0 1 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 2 2 16 13 3 1 0 2 1
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 1 3 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 2 0 1 0
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 1 0 25 21 4 6 0 4 2
37 Floyd, Tommy ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 5 0 0 0
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 4 0 0 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 10 0 5 0 1 2
39 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 6 0 1 0
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 8 12 3 0 0 2
7 Matthews, Kelvin ? ? 3 0 11 11 0 6 0 1 2
2 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 3 1 7 5 2 5 0 1 3
31 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 2 0 2 4
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 3 18 14 4 4 0 2 3
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 2 0 5 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 7 15 1 0
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 1 0 8 8 0 3 0 0 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 4 0 2 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 11 303 222 81 85 44 28 35

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