1983 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1983 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1983 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park. Ian Nankervis captained the hosts. Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, R. Christensen, P. Featherby, B. Flynn, P. Johnston, M. Kol, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, S. Nichols, B. Toohey, M. Turner, R. Waddell, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, G. Coleman, P. Francis, B. Gotch, L. Harris, W. Irwin, B. Lokan, L. Murnane, M. Nettlefold, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, M. Scott, L. Serafini, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton

Geelong (7.7.49) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.15.111).

Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Kol (2), S. Nichols (2), R. Christensen, B. Flynn, M. Yeates
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (5), L. Murnane (3), B. Gotch (2), L. Carlson, L. Harris, L. Parish, P. Roos, G. Sidebottom, G. Wilson

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 30 July 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 14,718

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Fitzroy
Score: 7.7.49 - 16.15.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 1 4 . 3 6 . 5 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Fitzroy 5 . 0 8 . 6 12 . 9 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Margin FITZ by 29 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 40 FITZ by 62 FITZ by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Geelong), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Sidebottom, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 4 8 1 0
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 1 4 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 3 0 4 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 4 0 2 3
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 0 2 0
41 Christensen, Ross ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 4
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 1 0 3 5
34 Flynn, Basil ? ? 1 1 13 11 2 2 0 2 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 6 0 3 1
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 2 2 24 19 5 1 0 2 0
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 26 18 8 5 0 4 0
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 2 23 1 0
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 1 0 3 3
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 8 0 4 1
2 Nichols, Stephen ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 2
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 0 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 1
6 Waddell, Rod ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 1 0 3 4
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 2 0 1 1
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 2 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 7 7 298 205 93 57 32 43 29

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 1 0 31 24 7 4 0 4 1
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 5 0
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 6 0 0 2
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 0 1
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 2 2 30 18 12 7 0 3 6
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 0 23 11 12 1 0 1 4
13 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 5 0 0 0
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 3 1 14 9 5 5 0 0 5
25 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 1 21 12 9 5 0 1 3
27 Parish, Les ? ? 1 1 34 26 8 12 0 1 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 1 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 5 4 16 13 3 8 1 1 4
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 0 22 10 12 8 22 2 3
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 1 2 14 8 6 5 0 0 3
19 Scott, Mark ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 6 0 3 1
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 1 0 23 13 10 7 5 1 5
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 5 0 3 1
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 1 2 28 17 11 8 0 3 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 15 385 238 147 99 28 29 43

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