1981 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1981 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1981 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at SCG.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Garry Baker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, P. Jeffreys, L. King, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, R. Murrie, B. Nankervis, A. Preston, S. Reynoldson, Z. Taylor, B. Toohey, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates
Melbourne
G. Baker (capt.), S. Bickford, V. Catoggio, B. Crosswell, R. Ellingworth, R. Elliott, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, W. Gordon, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, M. Jackson, P. Keenan, T. Martyn, P. Maynard, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell, M. Seddon, S. Smith
Geelong (22.21.153) defeated Melbourne (16.8.104).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Bright (5), L. King (3), S. Reynoldson (3), S. Lunn (2), Z. Taylor (2), N. Bruns, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, A. Preston, M. Witcombe
Melbourne: M. Jackson (5), V. Catoggio (3), G. Healy (2), S. Bickford, G. Gaunt, P. Keenan, T. Martyn, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 3 May 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
11,077
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 18 | 22 | . | 21 | 22 | . | 21 | (153) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 37 | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 49 | GEEL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Garry Baker
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Floyd, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 38 | King, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 39 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Taylor, Zane | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 21 | 328 | 239 | 89 | 66 | 46 | 37 | 40 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 44 | Bickford, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Maynard, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 8 | 284 | 186 | 98 | 69 | 24 | 40 | 37 | |||