1983 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1983 between Geelong and Carlton during round 17 of the 1983 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at Kardinia Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Mike Fitzpatrick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), A. Bews, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, R. Card, D. Christensen, R. Christensen, T. Darcy, P. Featherby, B. Flynn, P. Johnston, M. Kol, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, M. Turner, M. Witcombe

Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), R. Ashman, R. Austin, P. Bosustow, J. Buckley, M. Buckley, R. Ditchburn, B. Doull, D. English, D. Glascott, W. Harmes, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, S. Kourkoumelis, J. Madden, F. Marchesani, A. Marcou, V. Perovic, K. Sheldon, G. Southby

Geelong (11.7.73) were defeated by Carlton (15.18.108).

Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Turner (4), R. Christensen (2), A. Bews, D. Bourke, P. Featherby, M. Kol, M. Witcombe
Carlton: W. Johnston (3), A. Marcou (3), P. Bosustow (2), K. Hunter (2), J. Madden (2), M. Buckley, R. Ditchburn, D. Glascott

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 23 July 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 17,657

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Carlton
Score: 11.7.73 - 15.18.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 4 6 . 4 8 . 4 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Carlton 2 . 2 3 . 7 11 . 10 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Margin GEEL by 2 GEEL by 15 CARL by 24 CARL by 35 CARL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Geelong), David Parkin (Carlton)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Mike Fitzpatrick (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, G. James

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 3 0 0 0
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 1 1 0 1
43 Bourke, Damian ? ? 1 1 4 4 0 1 9 2 2
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 7 0 1 4
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 2 1
49 Christensen, Damien ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 2 0 1 1
41 Christensen, Ross ? ? 2 0 13 5 8 4 0 0 2
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 3 0 0 1
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 1 0 32 26 6 8 2 4 3
34 Flynn, Basil ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 6 0 2 3
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 4 0 3 3
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 8 30 4 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 2 2
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 1 0 3 0
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 1 0 2 3
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 4 1 1 0
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 1 2 2
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 4 1 16 11 5 5 0 2 2
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 1 0 19 17 2 3 0 2 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 11 7 287 193 94 73 44 34 35

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 3 0 3 4
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 0 0 6 1
4 Bosustow, Peter ? ? 2 1 15 9 6 3 0 0 2
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 0 5 18 13 5 4 0 2 3
10 Buckley, Mark ? ? 1 1 18 9 9 4 1 2 2
8 Ditchburn, Ross ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 2 1 1 1
27 English, Des ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 0 0 2 0
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 22 4 5
32 Glascott, David ? ? 1 1 32 17 15 5 0 3 1
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 1 20 16 4 6 0 1 1
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 2 0 15 10 5 7 0 1 1
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 3 2 24 18 6 2 0 1 2
28 Kourkoumelis, Spiro ? ? 0 2 11 9 2 2 0 1 2
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 2 1 7 6 1 6 10 1 3
25 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 0 2 19 8 11 0 0 0 1
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 3 1 20 16 4 5 0 1 3
15 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 9 0 2 1
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 5 11 7 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 18 327 213 114 69 34 35 34

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