1982 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1982 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1982 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Brian Peake captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, C. Connolly, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, T. Fidge, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, M. Jackson, A. Johnson, P. Keenan, S. McKenzie, P. O'Brien, M. O'Sullivan, M. Seddon, S. Smith, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

Geelong
B. Peake (capt.), R. Blake, N. Bruns, R. Card, P. Harrison, P. Jeffreys, P. Johnston, G. Malarkey, A. Mangels, J. Mossop, R. Murrie, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Sheehan, Z. Taylor, B. Toohey, M. Turner, R. Waddell, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates

Melbourne (21.8.134) defeated Geelong (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (4), B. Wilson (4), A. Battiston (3), M. Jackson (3), M. Seddon (2), C. Connolly, R. Flower, S. Icke, A. Johnson, M. O'Sullivan
Geelong: J. Mossop (3), P. Harrison (2), N. Bruns, P. Johnston, K. Sheehan, B. Toohey, M. Witcombe

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 19 June 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 23,365

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 21.8.134 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 7 . 3 11 . 5 18 . 6 21 . 8 21 . 8 (134)
Geelong 1 . 2 4 . 5 5 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin MELB by 37 MELB by 42 MELB by 78 MELB by 64 MELB by 64
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Bill Goggin (Geelong)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Brian Peake (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, P. Howe

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 3 0 25 18 7 5 0 0 3
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 0 0 0 1
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 4 0 1 5
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 0 0 0 1
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 1 5
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 7 0 2 4
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 0 2 0
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 3 0 4 2
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 4 1 10 8 2 5 0 0 3
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 1 0 26 11 15 3 0 3 1
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 3 2 9 8 1 1 0 2 4
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 1 2 23 19 4 3 0 2 1
10 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 18 1 2
49 McKenzie, Stuart ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 5 7 2 2
40 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 2 0 2 3
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 1 0 21 11 10 1 0 2 1
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 2 0 23 17 6 1 0 5 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 3 1 0 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 4 0 38 23 15 5 0 10 7
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 1 0 3 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 21 8 339 228 111 57 26 42 45

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 5 24 4 3
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 1 1 25 22 3 2 0 6 1
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 2 1
23 Harrison, Phil ? ? 2 2 7 5 2 2 0 1 3
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 6 0 5 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 5 0 2 3
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 0 3 0
12 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 3 1 19 9 10 4 17 2 1
31 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 3 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 7 5
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 1 0 0 4
27 Peake, Brian (c) ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 1 2
8 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 1 0 0 1
34 Taylor, Zane ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 6
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 1 0 5 2
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 4 0 2 3
6 Waddell, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 0 1
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 2 0 0 0
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 2 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 10 279 208 71 53 41 45 42

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