1978 Games · 1978 Player Statistics

Geelong 126 – 139 Melbourne

← · 1978 · Round 7 · 13/05/1978 2:10 · Waverley Park · Crowd 13072 · →

Geelong 3.2.206.8.449.13.6718.18.126
Melbourne 8.7.5513.9.8717.12.11421.13.139
Qrt margin ME by 35ME by 43ME by 47ME by 13
Qrt scores ME 55-20ME 32-24ME 27-23GE 59-25
Field umpires Jim Chapman (62), Geoff Polites (27)

Geelong Match Statistics (126) — Coach: Rod Olsson

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
16 Rod Blake 5 1 1 6 6 1 2
4 Terry Bright 12 2 4 16 2 2 1
19 Neville Bruns 16 4 16 3 4 1
20 Ray Card 6 4 11 17 1 1
15 Jeff Cassidy 15 6 6 21 4 1 4 1
14 David Clarke 24 4 1 25 3 1 1 2
24 Bryan Cousins 18 3 1 19 1 1 1
23 Larry Donohue 7 4 1 8 3 3 1 3
25 Jeff Fehring 4 2 4 7 1 1
26 Jack Hawkins 5 4 5 10 3 1
39 Kevin Higgins 13 5 7 20 1 1
5 Gary Malarkey 5 1 2 7 2 1
6 David Manson 6 4 2 8 1 4 3 3
33 Bruce Nankervis 16 2 1 17 1 1 4 2
40 Ian Nankervis 11 4 11 22 7 2
35 Robert Neal 10 2 12 2 3 1
3 Ken Newland 11 5 4 15 2 4 5 2
9 Michael Turner 5 1 2 7 2 1
18 Murray Witcombe 18 2 7 25 1 1 5 1
11 Alan Woodman 3 3 6 1
Totals 21058712811818234527
Opposition 232100402722111262545

Melbourne Match Statistics (139) — Coach: Dennis Jones

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
1 Garry Baker 9 10 1 10 1 7 1
6 Ross Brewer 14 6 2 16 2
44 David Code 19 3 1 20 1 1 1 3
13 Henry Coles 17 7 4 21 6 2 5
7 Barry Denny 9 2 2 11 1
28 Anthony Dullard 8 2 8 1 3
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 15 5 15 1 2
2 Robert Flower 19 4 2 21 1 1 3 2
9 Laurie Fowler 17 8 4 21 3 3
17 Shane Grambeau 9 9 4 1
5 Graham Hunnibell 7 4 7 1 7 3
43 Greg Hutchison 6 3 5 11 1 2
8 Peter Johnston 9 6 2 11 2 1 1 4
29 Andrew Moir 9 5 9 2
12 Barry Norsworthy 9 7 2 11 2 2 4
15 Phil Seaton 10 5 4 14 1 1 2
35 Steven Smith 7 1 7 9 2 2
40 Peter Thorne 8 1 1 9 1 2 2
16 Robert Walters 9 7 9 3 3 2 2
11 Greg Wells 22 14 10 32 1 2 2 1 2
Totals 232100402722111262545
Opposition 21058712811818234527

Geelong Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Geelong Games (W-D-L W%) Geelong Goals (Ave.)
16 Rod Blake 25y 332d 90 (36-0-54 40.00%) 34 (0.38) ← ←
4 Terry Bright 20y 90d 44 (21-0-23 47.73%) 63 (1.43) ← ←
19 Neville Bruns 19y 222d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
20 Ray Card 21y 39d 16 (7-0-9 43.75%) ← ←
15 Jeff Cassidy 21y 228d 24 (12-0-12 50.00%) 13 (0.54) ← ←
14 David Clarke 25y 133d 127 (49-0-78 38.58%) 176 (1.39) ← ←
24 Bryan Cousins 24y 135d 39 (14-0-25 35.90%) 26 (0.67) ← ←
23 Larry Donohue 23y 21d 74 (31-0-43 41.89%) 238 (3.22) ← ←
25 Jeff Fehring 22y 22d 8 (0-0-8 0.00%) ← ←
26 Jack Hawkins 23y 357d 109 (42-0-67 38.53%) 18 (0.17) ← ←
39 Kevin Higgins 27y 82d 118 (49-0-69 41.53%) 31 (0.26) ← ←
5 Gary Malarkey 24y 355d 27 (11-0-16 40.74%) ← ←
6 David Manson 27y 91d 25 (14-0-11 56.00%) 5 (0.20) ← ←
33 Bruce Nankervis 27y 272d 125 (51-0-74 40.80%) 29 (0.23) ← ←
40 Ian Nankervis 30y 130d 211 (96-1-114 45.73%) 197 (0.93) ← ←
35 Robert Neal 21y 148d 76 (34-0-42 44.74%) 11 (0.14) ← ←
3 Ken Newland 29y 9d 212 (109-2-101 51.89%) 248 (1.17) 194 (100-1-93 51.80%) 236 (1.22)
9 Michael Turner 23y 158d 70 (30-0-40 42.86%) 30 (0.43) ← ←
18 Murray Witcombe 21y 193d 25 (12-0-13 48.00%) 21 (0.84) ← ←
11 Alan Woodman 22y 340d 39 (13-0-26 33.33%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 58d 1460 (631-3-826 43.32%) 1141 (0.78)
C Rod Olsson 36y 20d 53 (24-0-29 45.28%) ←

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
1 Garry Baker 25y 50d 82 (25-1-56 31.10%) 81 (0.99) 68 (20-0-48 29.41%) 72 (1.06)
6 Ross Brewer 24y 272d 114 (39-0-75 34.21%) 191 (1.68) ← ←
44 David Code 21y 37d 2 (1-0-1 50.00%) 1 (0.50) ← ←
13 Henry Coles 27y 63d 96 (51-1-44 53.65%) 123 (1.28) 52 (20-0-32 38.46%) 75 (1.44)
7 Barry Denny 25y 3d 8 (3-0-5 37.50%) 1 (0.13) ← ←
28 Anthony Dullard 22y 304d 78 (24-0-54 30.77%) 40 (0.51) ← ←
23 Shane Fitzsimmons 22y 140d 50 (21-0-29 42.00%) 27 (0.54) ← ←
2 Robert Flower 22y 281d 97 (33-0-64 34.02%) 86 (0.89) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 26y 135d 117 (63-0-54 53.85%) 24 (0.21) 68 (27-0-41 39.71%) 17 (0.25)
17 Shane Grambeau 25y 208d 89 (41-0-48 46.07%) 47 (0.53) 38 (13-0-25 34.21%) 8 (0.21)
5 Graham Hunnibell 23y 131d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 1 (1.00) ← ← debut
43 Greg Hutchison 20y 334d 26 (8-0-18 30.77%) 2 (0.08) ← ←
8 Peter Johnston 20y 181d 18 (6-0-12 33.33%) 20 (1.11) ← ←
29 Andrew Moir 19y 130d 12 (3-0-9 25.00%) 3 (0.25) ← ←
12 Barry Norsworthy 26y 209d 8 (3-0-5 37.50%) 7 (0.88) ← ←
15 Phil Seaton 21y 129d 7 (3-0-4 42.86%) 3 (0.43) ← ←
35 Steven Smith 21y 356d 76 (28-0-48 36.84%) 89 (1.17) ← ←
40 Peter Thorne 18y 109d 4 (3-0-1 75.00%) 4 (1.00) ← ←
16 Robert Walters 22y 181d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 4 (1.33) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 27y 341d 177 (62-1-114 35.31%) 214 (1.21) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 107d 1065 (420-3-642 39.58%) 968 (0.91)
C Dennis Jones 41y 181d 7 (3-0-4 42.86%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.