1981 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1981 between Geelong and Richmond during round 15 of the 1981 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Bryan Wood captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, B. Peake, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates

Richmond
B. Wood (capt.), K. Bartlett, E. Dunne, J. Jess, G. Landy, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, A. Martello, M. Nugent, G. Raines, M. Roach, G. Robertson, B. Rowlings, T. Smith, G. Strachan, M. Wall, C. Waterson, D. Weightman, P. Welsh, R. Wiley

Geelong (12.10.82) defeated Richmond (8.4.52).

Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Blake (2), T. Bright (2), N. Bruns (2), K. Matthews (2), M. Witcombe (2), R. Neal, S. Reynoldson
Richmond: M. Roach (4), K. Bartlett, T. Smith, D. Weightman, P. Welsh

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 11 July 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 26,634

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 12.10.82 - 8.4.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 3 6 . 5 10 . 8 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Richmond 2 . 2 5 . 2 7 . 2 8 . 4 8 . 4 (52)
Margin GEEL by 1 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 24 GEEL by 30 GEEL by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Tony Jewell (Richmond)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Bryan Wood (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Morgan, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 2 1 6 5 1 2 11 0 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 2 13 11 2 4 0 1 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 2 2 29 27 2 2 0 5 4
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 1 0 1 4
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 0 26 21 5 4 0 4 2
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 3 0 1 0
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 6 0 4 0
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 2 0
7 Matthews, Kelvin ? ? 2 1 7 5 2 2 0 2 3
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 22 7 5
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 1 20 20 0 6 0 3 2
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 5 0 5 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 2 0 1 3
27 Peake, Brian ? ? 0 0 28 23 5 5 0 5 4
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 5 0 1 4
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 0 2 6
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 2 0 24 18 6 8 0 2 1
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 10 302 237 65 66 34 47 46

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 3 10 9 1 1 0 1 2
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 5 9 4 2
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 7 0 0 6
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 9 0 4 1
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 22 4 7
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 4 0 6 2
15 Martello, Alan ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 6 1 0 2
37 Nugent, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 1 0 2 2
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 28 16 12 1 0 4 5
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 4 0 8 5 3 4 0 0 0
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 1 0 0 0
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 3 0 2 4
10 Smith, Terry ? ? 1 0 19 9 10 6 0 1 3
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 4 0 4 2
43 Wall, Matthew ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 0 0 3 3
12 Waterson, Colin ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 4 0 3 1
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 0 0 3 1
31 Welsh, Peter ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 2 0 3 2
16 Wood, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 4 306 206 100 62 32 46 47

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