1983 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1983 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1983 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Steven Smith captained the hosts. Ian Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Melbourne
S. Smith (capt.), G. Boland, C. Connolly, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Fidge, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, S. McCarthy, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, M. Reynolds, R. Richards, K. Templeton, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), A. Bews, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, R. Card, T. Darcy, P. Featherby, P. Johnston, M. Kol, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, B. Peake, A. Reid, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, M. Turner, R. Waddell, M. Yeates

Melbourne (10.19.79) defeated Geelong (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (2), S. McCarthy (2), K. O'Donnell (2), K. Templeton (2), D. Dickson, S. Zantuck
Geelong: T. Bright (2), S. Reynoldson (2), B. Toohey (2), P. Featherby, M. Kol, M. Turner, R. Waddell

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 July 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,155

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 10.19.79 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 4 3 . 7 6 . 12 10 . 19 10 . 19 (79)
Geelong 2 . 3 4 . 5 8 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin MELB by 7 GEEL by 4 GEEL by 10 MELB by 6 MELB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Tom Hafey (Geelong)
Captains: Steven Smith (Melbourne), Ian Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Morrow, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
45 Boland, Glenn ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 2
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 6 0 2 2
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 3 0 1 2
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 2 0 1 1
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 0 3 11 10 1 5 0 0 1
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 3 0 0 3
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 6 0 0 1
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 2 0
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 1 26 22 4 4 0 3 1
24 McCarthy, Stephen ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 0
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 8 13 1 4
10 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 3 17 14 3 6 3 1 5
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 2 0 28 18 10 2 0 2 1
46 Reynolds, Michael ? ? 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 3
35 Smith, Steven (c) ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 6 0 5 0
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 2 2 6 5 1 4 0 1 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 4 21 11 10 7 1 5 1
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 3 0 6 2
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 1 0 4 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 19 299 216 83 75 17 37 31

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 1 0 3
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 8 0 1 2
43 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 1 14 11 3 7 1 2 1
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 4 0
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 1 14 7 7 5 0 2 3
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 1 1 28 26 2 3 0 5 0
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 7 2 1 1
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 1 2 19 15 4 3 0 2 3
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 9 37 7 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 1 4
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 5 0 0 0
7 Peake, Brian ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 4 0 1 2
30 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 2
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 6 3 1 1
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 2 2 7 6 1 3 0 0 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 6 0 0 4
6 Waddell, Rod ? ? 1 2 11 9 2 1 0 1 2
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 2 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 13 289 215 74 82 44 31 37

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