1981 VFL Preliminary Final: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1981 between Geelong and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1981 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at VFL Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, P. Johnston, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, R. Murrie, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, B. Peake, S. Reynoldson, Z. Taylor, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates
Collingwood
G. Allan, S. Atkin, R. Barham, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, I. Cooper, P. Daicos, C. Davis, W. Irwin, R. Kink, N. Lovell, P. McCormack, B. Picken, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, M. Taylor, D. Twomey, M. Weideman, M. Williams
Geelong (11.9.75) were defeated by Collingwood (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Geelong: S. Lunn (3), J. Mossop (3), N. Bruns (2), R. Blake, Z. Taylor, M. Yeates
Collingwood: P. Daicos (4), R. Kink (3), C. Stewart (2), C. Davis, R. Shaw, M. Williams
As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Collingwood faced Carlton in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 19 September 1981
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
69,536
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
11.9.75 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | COLL by 14 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 4 | COLL by 7 | COLL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Geelong),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
M. Dye
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | Peake, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | Taylor, Zane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | 264 | 212 | 52 | 73 | 59 | 38 | 40 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 38 | Atkin, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Daicos, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 54 | Lovell, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Taylor, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Twomey, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Weideman, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | 309 | 200 | 109 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 38 | |||