1983 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1983 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1983 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), A. Bews, R. Blake, T. Bright, R. Card, P. Featherby, P. Johnston, M. Kol, D. Lenaghan, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, B. Peake, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, M. Turner, R. Waddell, M. Yeates
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, K. Templeton, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck
Geelong (16.14.110) were defeated by Melbourne (18.13.121).
Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Blake (4), P. Featherby (3), T. Bright (2), D. Lenaghan (2), R. Waddell (2), M. Kol, J. Mossop, S. Reynoldson
Melbourne: K. Templeton (8), B. Wilson (4), L. Bamblett (2), R. Flower (2), T. Elshaug, G. Healy
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 25 April 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
28,591
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | (121) |
| Margin | GEEL by 36 | GEEL by 20 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Kol, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Lenaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Peake, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Reed, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Waddell, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 300 | 203 | 97 | 59 | 45 | 42 | 24 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 13 | 266 | 192 | 74 | 61 | 25 | 24 | 42 | |||