1981 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1981 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1981 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Peter Moore captained the visitors. 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, D. Clarke, C. Dowsett, P. Featherby, P. Johnston, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, G. Middlemiss, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, G. Sidebottom, Z. Taylor, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates

Collingwood
P. Moore (capt.), G. Allan, R. Barham, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, I. Cooper, C. Davis, M. Hannebery, D. Herbert, P. McCormack, K. Morris, B. Picken, D. Shaw, T. Shaw, A. Smith, C. Stewart, M. Taylor, D. Twomey, M. Williams, K. Worthington

Geelong (9.14.68) were defeated by Collingwood (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Bright (5), D. Clarke (2), G. Middlemiss, M. Witcombe
Collingwood: C. Davis (6), K. Morris (3), P. Moore, C. Stewart

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Monday 20 April 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 41,395

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.14.68 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 2 6 . 4 7 . 11 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Collingwood 2 . 5 6 . 9 8 . 9 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin GEEL by 15 COLL by 5 COLL by 4 COLL by 8 COLL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Tom Hafey (Collingwood)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Peter Moore (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 12 2 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 3 0 1 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 5 1 13 11 2 5 0 0 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 1 22 14 8 1 0 1 1
27 Dowsett, Craig ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 2 1
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 1 24 20 4 4 0 4 3
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 2 7 6 1 4 0 1 1
39 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 1 0
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 9 0 3 1
14 Middlemiss, Glenn ? ? 1 0 15 9 6 3 0 3 4
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 13 3 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 3 0 3 1
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 2 0 3 3
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 3 0 2 1
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 9 1 0 4
6 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 2 13 7 6 6 0 0 2
34 Taylor, Zane ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 6 0 0 3
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 1 20 18 2 5 0 3 3
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 1 0 23 15 8 4 0 0 3
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 5 0 2 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 9 14 335 222 113 78 26 34 38

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 1 27 23 4 1 0 4 2
1 Barham, Ricky ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 4
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 1 1
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 1
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 2 2
19 Davis, Craig ? ? 6 2 18 16 2 9 0 1 1
4 Hannebery, Mark ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 3 0 2 3
26 Herbert, Des ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 0 1 1
6 McCormack, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 4 0
30 Moore, Peter (c) ? ? 1 0 23 14 9 7 26 2 2
14 Morris, Kevin ? ? 3 1 11 10 1 4 0 3 1
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 6 0 5 0
43 Shaw, Derek ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 Shaw, Tony ? ? 0 2 24 17 7 0 0 3 2
50 Smith, Andrew ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0
9 Stewart, Craig ? ? 1 0 20 13 7 6 6 3 2
28 Taylor, Michael ? ? 0 1 24 14 10 1 1 2 3
37 Twomey, David ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 1 2
21 Williams, Mark ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 3 0 1 5
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 2 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 10 300 217 83 59 33 38 34

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