1980 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1980 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1980 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), G. Baker, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, B. Crosswell, A. Dullard, J. Durnan, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, P. Giles, W. Gordon, G. Hutchison, T. Martyn, A. Moir, B. Nettlefold, P. Pinnell, R. Rowe, M. Seddon, S. Smith, M. Wingate
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, P. Johnston, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, G. Middlemiss, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, K. Sheehan, Z. Taylor, M. Turner, M. Witcombe
Melbourne (15.15.105) were defeated by Geelong (17.12.114).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Baker (5), B. Crosswell (2), T. Elshaug (2), S. Smith (2), C. Clayton, R. Flower, B. Nettlefold, R. Rowe
Geelong: T. Bright (4), D. Clarke (2), P. Johnston (2), K. Sheehan (2), R. Blake, P. Featherby, P. Jeffreys, G. Middlemiss, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, Z. Taylor
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1980 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1980
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,327
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Durnan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 42 | Rowe, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 347 | 202 | 145 | 72 | 28 | 37 | 29 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Floyd, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Taylor, Zane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | 319 | 234 | 85 | 82 | 36 | 29 | 37 | |||