1981 VFL Semi Final 2: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1981 between Carlton and Geelong in the second semi final of the 1981 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Mike Fitzpatrick captained the hosts. Ian Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.

Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), M. Bortolotto, P. Bosustow, J. Buckley, B. Doull, D. English, D. Glascott, W. Harmes, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, P. Maylin, P. McConville, D. McKay, V. Perovic, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, R. Waddell, G. Wells

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, N. Bruns, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, P. Johnston, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, B. Peake, A. Preston, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, M. Turner, M. Witcombe

Carlton (16.17.113) defeated Geelong (11.7.73).

Goalkickers
Carlton: P. Bosustow (3), W. Harmes (3), W. Johnston (3), J. Buckley (2), K. Sheldon (2), D. Glascott, K. Hunter, A. Marcou
Geelong: J. Mossop (3), D. Clarke (2), P. Johnston (2), S. Reynoldson (2), P. Jeffreys, M. Witcombe

As a result of this match, Carlton faced Collingwood in the grand final and Geelong faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 12 September 1981
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 66,078

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Geelong
Score: 16.17.113 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 5 . 8 10 . 12 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
Geelong 3 . 3 5 . 3 9 . 4 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin GEEL by 13 CARL by 5 CARL by 14 CARL by 40 CARL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Carlton), Bill Goggin (Geelong)
Captains: Mike Fitzpatrick (Carlton), Ian Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bortolotto, Mario ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0
4 Bosustow, Peter ? ? 3 1 22 15 7 7 0 3 2
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 2 1 17 16 1 5 0 4 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 0 0
27 English, Des ? ? 0 0 27 23 4 9 0 4 0
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 30 1 0
32 Glascott, David ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 5 0 3 1
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 3 4 20 15 5 6 0 0 0
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 4 0 2 1
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 3 2 25 20 5 4 0 4 4
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 2 2
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 1 1 26 20 6 5 0 0 4
13 Maylin, Phil ? ? 0 1 30 18 12 8 0 1 2
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 7 0 1 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 3 4 3 1 2 9 0 3
15 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 1 1 3
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 2 0 31 24 7 4 0 1 3
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 0
10 Waddell, Rod ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 1
1 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 2 0 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 17 345 256 89 85 40 30 31

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 10 3 1
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 0 0 2 3
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 0 26 24 2 6 0 2 0
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 9 0 1 3
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 6 0 2 0
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 5 1 4 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 2 3 12 12 0 7 0 1 2
39 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 4 0 0 4
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 4 0 2 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 3 1 14 11 3 5 9 2 0
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 27 17 10 2 0 3 1
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 6 0 2 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 4
27 Peake, Brian ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 5 1 2 2
28 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 2 3
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 2 0 7 3 4 2 1 0 1
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 2
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 1 2 14 13 1 1 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 7 286 210 76 73 22 31 30

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