1981 VFL Qualifying Final: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1981 between Collingwood and Geelong in the qualifying final of the 1981 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at MCG.
Peter Moore captained the hosts.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
Collingwood
P. Moore (capt.), G. Allan, S. Atkin, D. Banks, R. Barham, R. Byrne, P. Daicos, W. Irwin, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. McCormack, K. Morris, B. Picken, T. Shaw, A. Smith, M. Taylor, D. Twomey, M. Weideman, M. Williams, K. Worthington
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, R. Murrie, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, B. Peake, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates
Collingwood (13.20.98) were defeated by Geelong (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Daicos (4), R. Barham (2), M. Williams (2), S. Atkin, R. Kink, B. Picken, T. Shaw, M. Weideman
Geelong: J. Mossop (7), S. Lunn (3), P. Featherby (2), S. Reynoldson (2), N. Bruns, M. Witcombe
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Fitzroy in the first semi final and Geelong faced Carlton in the second semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1981
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
83,899
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Geelong
Score:
13.20.98 - 16.16.112
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 20 | (98) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | COLL by 18 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Peter Moore
(Collingwood),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Atkin, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Daicos, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 50 | Smith, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Taylor, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Twomey, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Weideman, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 20 | 259 | 181 | 78 | 54 | 33 | 36 | 29 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Peake, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | 245 | 203 | 42 | 69 | 54 | 29 | 36 | |||