1980 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1980 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1980 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Ron Alexander captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

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, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, A. Preston, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Witcombe

Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), B. Beecroft, D. Cox, C. Hansen, W. Irwin, P. Keays, F. Marchesani, G. McCarthy, L. McConnon, D. McMahon, L. Parish, B. Quinlan, D. Rankin, L. Serafini, C. Smith, L. Thompson, R. Thornton, R. Walls, L. Watson, G. Wilson

Geelong (18.15.123) defeated Fitzroy (17.6.108).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Bright (7), S. Lunn (3), T. Floyd (2), P. Johnston (2), D. Clarke, P. Featherby, G. Middlemiss, B. Nankervis
Fitzroy: R. Walls (4), G. Wilson (4), B. Beecroft (3), W. Irwin (2), D. McMahon (2), R. Alexander, B. Quinlan

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 31 May 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 19,581

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 18.15.123 - 17.6.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 7 8 . 11 10 . 14 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
Fitzroy 3 . 0 7 . 3 15 . 5 17 . 6 17 . 6 (108)
Margin GEEL by 13 GEEL by 14 FITZ by 21 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Ron Alexander (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 1 19 13 6 9 33 3 4
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 3 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 7 3 17 14 3 3 0 2 3
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 1 20 16 4 1 0 1 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 2 39 33 6 16 0 2 1
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 1 0 21 11 10 4 0 1 0
37 Floyd, Tommy ? ? 2 1 27 20 7 3 0 4 4
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 7 0 3 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 2 1 17 14 3 7 0 4 2
39 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 3 0 19 18 1 3 0 2 3
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 1
2 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 6 0 2 3
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 1 0 31 25 6 6 0 5 2
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 1 0 3 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 6 2 1
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 6 0 3 3
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 3 0 3 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 9 0 2 4
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 3 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 18 15 366 272 94 95 42 48 38

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 1 1 17 10 7 7 9 1 2
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 3 0 6 4 2 3 1 1 1
11 Cox, Darryl ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 1 3
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 4 0 1 4
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 2 1 20 19 1 2 0 3 5
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 4 2
21 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 4 0 2 1
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 1 0
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 2 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 2 0 21 13 8 7 0 0 2
45 Parish, Les ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 1 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 7 4 2 2
42 Rankin, David ? ? 0 2 9 6 3 3 0 0 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 3 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 30 16 14 11 0 4 1
25 Thompson, Len ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 6 2 3
49 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 2 0 4 4
9 Walls, Robert ? ? 4 1 13 12 1 4 0 1 4
40 Watson, Larry ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 3 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 4 1 32 23 9 7 0 2 6
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 6 291 206 85 78 20 38 48

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