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Geelong defeated by Essendon
Round 8, GMHBA Stadium, Attendance: 19590
Saturday, 26th May 1979, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5.3 6.5 11.6 12.11 83
Essendon 3.1 6.7 9.8 12.12 84
Geelong Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Geelong Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Rod Olsson  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Bruce Nankervis 24 3 27 2 2 1 0 4 2
Ian Nankervis 18 4 22 3 0 0 0 2 1
David Clarke 21 1 22 3 2 1 0 2 2
Bryan Cousins 13 9 22 4 1 3 0 1 2
Michael Turner 20 0 20 6 2 1 0 4 4
Terry Bright 15 4 19 5 0 0 0 2 1
Neville Bruns 12 3 15 4 2 0 0 1 4
John Burns 12 2 14 2 1 2 0 3 2
Mark Bos 11 2 13 0 0 0 0 2 1
Robert Neal 6 6 12 2 0 0 0 1 3
Ray Card 10 2 12 1 0 0 0 3 1
Sam Newman 6 6 12 5 0 0 5 1 3
Gary Malarkey 8 3 11 3 0 0 0 1 1
Jack Hawkins 4 7 11 4 0 0 0 1 2
Murray Witcombe 6 4 10 3 0 0 0 1 3
Jeff Cassidy 8 2 10 1 0 1 0 1 1
Rod Blake 8 1 9 4 0 0 13 0 1
Andy Preston 6 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 2
Glenn Middlemiss 4 2 6 3 2 0 0 1 1
John Mossop 3 0 3 0 0 0 9 2 0
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Barry Davis  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Peter Bennett 16 6 22 5 1 0 0 3 4
Steven Taubert 15 4 19 6 0 0 4 5 1
Alan Reid 16 3 19 9 0 1 0 2 1
Ian Marsh 14 4 18 2 0 0 0 3 4
Neale Daniher 14 3 17 3 0 0 0 3 1
Stephen Robins 15 2 17 6 0 0 0 1 2
Russell Muir 14 2 16 2 1 0 0 1 1
Ken Mansfield 8 8 16 2 0 0 0 1 2
Garry Foulds 13 2 15 3 0 0 0 0 2
Paul Van Der Haar 8 6 14 2 1 0 0 2 0
Peter Keenan 12 2 14 8 3 1 18 3 0
Tim Watson 13 0 13 2 2 2 0 3 1
Wayne Primmer 10 3 13 3 1 2 0 0 1
Simon Madden 9 2 11 4 0 2 7 3 1
Glenn Hawker 9 2 11 2 1 1 0 3 0
Allan Davis 8 1 9 0 0 1 0 2 3
Colin Boyd 6 3 9 2 0 0 0 1 2
Terry Daniher 5 3 8 5 2 1 0 0 3
Denis Scanlon 4 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 3
Merv Neagle 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Head to Head
Geelong Statistic Essendon
215 Kicks 210
61 Handballs 60
276 Disposals 270
3.52 Kick to Handball Ratio 3.50
56 Marks 68
27 Hitouts 29
33 Frees For 37
37 Frees Against 33
12 Goals Kicked 12
10 Behinds Kicked 11
1 Rushed Behinds 1
23 Scoring Shots 24
52.2% Conversion 50.0%
23.00 Disposals Per Goal 22.50
12.00 Disps Per Scoring Shot 11.25
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Geelong First Quarter Essendon
5.3 33 Score 3.1 19
8 Scoring Shots 4
62.5% Conversion 75.0%
Won quarter by 14 Result Lost quarter by 14
Leading by 14 End of Quarter Trailing by 14
Geelong Second Quarter Essendon
1.2 8 Score 3.6 24
3 Scoring Shots 9
33.3% Conversion 33.3%
Lost quarter by 16 Result Won quarter by 16
Trailing by 2 Halftime Leading by 2
Geelong Third Quarter Essendon
5.1 31 Score 3.1 19
6 Scoring Shots 4
83.3% Conversion 75.0%
Won quarter by 12 Result Lost quarter by 12
Leading by 10 End of Quarter Trailing by 10
Geelong Final Quarter Essendon
1.5 11 Score 3.4 22
6 Scoring Shots 7
16.7% Conversion 42.9%
Lost quarter by 11 Result Won quarter by 11
Lost game by 1 End of Game Won game by 1
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Geelong First Half Essendon
6.5 41 Score 6.7 43
11 Scoring Shots 13
54.5% Conversion 46.2%
Lost half by 2 Result Won half by 2
Trailing by 2 Halftime Leading by 2
Geelong Second Half Essendon
6.6 42 Score 6.5 41
12 Scoring Shots 11
50.0% Conversion 54.5%
Won half by 1 Result Lost half by 1
Lost game by 1 End of Game Won game by 1
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