1979 Games · 1979 Player Statistics

Geelong 73 – 123 North Melbourne

← · 1979 · Round 4 · 28/04/1979 2:10 · Kardinia Park · Crowd 21353 · →

Geelong 2.4.166.6.427.9.5110.13.73
North Melbourne 6.1.3710.2.6217.4.10619.9.123
Qrt margin NM by 21NM by 20NM by 55NM by 50
Qrt scores NM 37-16GE 26-25NM 44-9GE 22-17
Field umpires Jim Chapman (79), Graeme Marcy (13)

Geelong Match Statistics (73) — 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 11 9 7 18 10 3
4 Terry Bright 16 6 9 25 1 2
19 Neville Bruns 10 3 3 13 1 1 1 1
12 John Burns 6 3 1 7 1 2 1
20 Ray Card 1 1
15 Jeff Cassidy 10 4 5 15 2 3
14 David Clarke 19 4 7 26 1 2
24 Bryan Cousins 17 4 1 18 2 3 2 2
23 Larry Donohue 5 3 2 7 1 1 1 2 1
26 Jack Hawkins 12 5 12 24 1 5
3 Peter Johnston 3 1 1 4 1 1
5 Gary Malarkey 6 7 9 15 2
10 John Mossop 14 6 7 21 3 5 4
33 Bruce Nankervis 16 3 4 20 1 1
40 Ian Nankervis 13 2 9 22 5
17 Sam Newman 11 12 8 19 1 2 1 5 4
28 Andy Preston 8 4 5 13 1 4 3
1 Malcolm Reed 4 2 11 15 1
9 Michael Turner 20 2 4 24 2 2
18 Murray Witcombe 11 1 5 16 1 2 4
Totals 213811103231011164032
Opposition 23989126365199323240

North Melbourne Match Statistics (123) — Coach: Ron Barassi

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
2 Stan Alves 16 5 3 19 1 1 2
29 Phil Baker 11 3 5 16 1 1 1
15 Malcolm Blight 11 7 3 14 5 1 3
14 Shane Bond 7 3 2 9 1 1
44 Maurice Boyse 12 8 20 1 1 1 1
9 Kevin Bryant 1 1 1 1
21 John Byrne 24 6 15 39 2 4
3 John Cassin 7 2 4 11 1 1 1 3
24 Gary Dempsey 11 8 8 19 20 2 4
23 David Dench 12 4 3 15 1
1 Stephen Easton 8 5 4 12 4
7 Russell Ebert 12 6 10 22 1 1 3 1
27 Keith Greig 14 2 10 24 3 1
36 Steven Icke 14 6 14 28 2 4
13 John Law 9 3 3 12 1 1
16 Stephen McCann 16 3 5 21 1 10 4 1
17 Graeme Melrose 15 4 12 27 1 1 2 1
38 Roy Ramsay 10 7 10 20 4
20 Wayne Schimmelbusch 17 11 4 21 3 1 4 3
5 Darryl Sutton 12 4 3 15 3 2 3 3
Totals 23989126365199323240
Opposition 213811103231011164032

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 26y 317d 99 (40-0-59 40.40%) 35 (0.35) ← ←
4 Terry Bright 21y 75d 57 (27-0-30 47.37%) 74 (1.30) ← ←
19 Neville Bruns 20y 207d 10 (3-0-7 30.00%) 7 (0.70) ← ←
12 John Burns 29y 261d 97 (62-0-35 63.92%) 70 (0.72) 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) 2 (1.00)
20 Ray Card 22y 24d 28 (13-0-15 46.43%) ← ←
15 Jeff Cassidy 22y 213d 37 (18-0-19 48.65%) 16 (0.43) ← ←
14 David Clarke 26y 118d 147 (59-0-88 40.14%) 196 (1.33) ← ←
24 Bryan Cousins 25y 120d 53 (21-0-32 39.62%) 35 (0.66) ← ←
23 Larry Donohue 24y 6d 94 (41-0-53 43.62%) 312 (3.32) ← ←
26 Jack Hawkins 24y 342d 128 (51-0-77 39.84%) 18 (0.14) ← ←
3 Peter Johnston 21y 166d 31 (7-0-24 22.58%) 36 (1.16) 1 (0-0-1 0.00%)
5 Gary Malarkey 25y 340d 45 (20-0-25 44.44%) ← ←
10 John Mossop 19y 318d 4 (1-0-3 25.00%) 2 (0.50) ← ←
33 Bruce Nankervis 28y 257d 145 (61-0-84 42.07%) 37 (0.26) ← ←
40 Ian Nankervis 31y 115d 228 (105-1-122 46.27%) 198 (0.87) ← ←
17 Sam Newman 33y 127d 269 (143-2-124 53.53%) 84 (0.31) ← ←
28 Andy Preston 21y 255d 27 (11-0-16 40.74%) 8 (0.30) ← ←
1 Malcolm Reed 21y 76d 7 (4-0-3 57.14%) 3 (0.43) ← ←
9 Michael Turner 24y 143d 88 (40-0-48 45.45%) 43 (0.49) ← ←
18 Murray Witcombe 22y 178d 30 (14-0-16 46.67%) 24 (0.80) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 256d 1624 (741-3-880 45.72%) 1198 (0.74)
C Rod Olsson 37y 5d 73 (34-0-39 46.58%) ←

North Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) North Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) North Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
2 Stan Alves 32y 341d 252 (100-0-152 39.68%) 167 (0.66) 26 (20-0-6 76.92%) 7 (0.27)
29 Phil Baker 27y 37d 104 (50-1-53 48.56%) 125 (1.20) 95 (48-1-46 51.05%) 116 (1.22)
15 Malcolm Blight 29y 71d 108 (74-0-34 68.52%) 194 (1.80) ← ←
14 Shane Bond 24y 312d 41 (25-0-16 60.98%) 31 (0.76) 2 (2-0-0 100.00%) 2 (1.00)
44 Maurice Boyse 23y 299d 30 (16-0-14 53.33%) 19 (0.63) 21 (13-0-8 61.90%) 18 (0.86)
9 Kevin Bryant 24y 110d 4 (4-0-0 100.00%) ← ←
21 John Byrne 23y 63d 69 (49-0-20 71.01%) 42 (0.61) ← ←
3 John Cassin 27y 300d 98 (56-0-42 57.14%) 92 (0.94) 47 (34-0-13 72.34%) 60 (1.28)
24 Gary Dempsey 30y 157d 211 (95-3-113 45.73%) 109 (0.52) 4 (4-0-0 100.00%) 4 (1.00)
23 David Dench 27y 248d 191 (97-2-92 51.31%) 21 (0.11) ← ←
1 Stephen Easton 19y 259d 7 (5-0-2 71.43%) 5 (0.71) ← ←
7 Russell Ebert 29y 310d 4 (4-0-0 100.00%) 3 (0.75) ← ←
27 Keith Greig 27y 187d 170 (90-2-78 53.53%) 36 (0.21) ← ←
36 Steven Icke 23y 52d 72 (50-0-22 69.44%) 27 (0.38) ← ←
13 John Law 20y 110d 6 (4-0-2 66.67%) ← ←
16 Stephen McCann 20y 332d 31 (23-0-8 74.19%) 18 (0.58) ← ←
17 Graeme Melrose 30y 8d 93 (62-0-31 66.67%) 123 (1.32) ← ←
38 Roy Ramsay 23y 115d 31 (24-0-7 77.42%) ← ←
20 Wayne Schimmelbusch 26y 99d 152 (100-1-51 66.12%) 185 (1.22) ← ←
5 Darryl Sutton 26y 275d 50 (34-1-15 69.00%) 33 (0.66) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 349d 1724 (962-10-752 56.09%) 1230 (0.71)
C Ron Barassi 43y 60d 302 (202-3-97 67.38%) 154 (102-2-50 66.88%)

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.