1983 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 26 March 1983 between Geelong and Footscray during round 1 of the 1983 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at VFL Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Jim Edmond captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ian Hampshire.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), A. Bews, R. Blake, T. Bright, R. Card, D. Drum, P. Featherby, P. Johnston, M. Kol, D. Lenaghan, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, D. O'Keeffe, B. Peake, B. Toohey, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates, P. Zychla

Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), R. Christensen, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, M. Egan, R. Groenewegen, C. Hansen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, T. Love, S. Lunn, B. Perrin, A. Purser, B. Royal, R. Semmens, J. Sewell, J. Taylor, S. Wallis, I. Williams

Geelong (15.16.106) defeated Footscray (11.9.75).

Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Blake (4), T. Bright (3), D. Lenaghan (3), A. Bews, P. Featherby, P. Johnston, D. O'Keeffe, B. Peake
Footscray: J. Edmond (3), R. Christensen (2), N. Cordy (2), S. Lunn, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Taylor

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 26 March 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 18,377

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 15.16.106 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 5 . 10 8 . 14 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Footscray 3 . 2 5 . 3 9 . 8 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin level GEEL by 7 level GEEL by 31 GEEL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Geelong), Ian Hampshire (Footscray)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Jim Edmond (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, D. Howlett

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 0 0 2 3
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 4 2 12 12 0 5 8 2 3
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 3 2 10 7 3 4 0 1 2
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 2 2
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 1 1 29 24 5 6 0 4 2
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 1 2 16 10 6 9 0 2 3
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 0 2 11 11 0 0 0 1 2
8 Lenaghan, Denis ? ? 3 1 15 13 2 0 0 1 0
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 3 0 0 2
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 5 19 2 4
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 0 3 2
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 2 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 1 5
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 8 0 5 0
7 Peake, Brian ? ? 1 3 21 16 5 11 0 3 2
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 3 2
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 1 0 1 1
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 0 1 0
38 Zychla, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 16 261 194 67 70 27 36 37

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
41 Christensen, Ross ? ? 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 2 2
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 2 0 18 13 5 7 0 2 1
20 Edmond, Jim (c) ? ? 3 0 25 17 8 9 2 2 3
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 1 0 2 1
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 3 1 1
17 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 1 3 3
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 1 0 1 3
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 11 0 2 2
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 4 3
19 Love, Terry ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 0 0 0 0
15 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 1 2 14 11 3 5 0 1 5
40 Perrin, Brian ? ? 0 0 20 8 12 5 0 2 1
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 1 0 15 8 7 5 20 3 1
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 1 3 21 18 3 4 0 0 3
31 Semmens, Robert ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 2 0 1 2
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 2 2
23 Taylor, John ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 0 5 3 1
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 25 15 10 4 0 4 1
5 Williams, Ian ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 5 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 9 291 189 102 71 31 37 36

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