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Geelong defeats Essendon
Round 1, GMHBA Stadium, Attendance: 37256
Saturday, 28th March 1981, 2:10 PM AEDT
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3.4 6.9 8.14 10.17 77
Essendon 3.2 4.5 9.8 10.11 71
Geelong Player StatsEssendon Player StatsMatch Head to Head StatsScoring Breakdown
  Geelong Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Bill Goggin  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Peter Featherby 14 11 25 3 0 0 0 5 2
Rod Blake 13 10 23 7 0 0 13 2 1
Ian Nankervis 16 6 22 4 0 0 0 2 1
Neville Bruns 18 2 20 4 0 0 0 4 0
Michael Turner 17 2 19 6 1 2 0 2 0
Ray Card 15 3 18 2 0 0 0 6 3
Gary Malarkey 10 7 17 1 0 1 0 6 2
John Mossop 12 4 16 7 1 1 10 3 4
Stephen Lunn 12 4 16 1 1 1 0 3 1
Tommy Floyd 12 4 16 2 0 0 0 2 3
Mark Bos 10 5 15 4 0 1 0 0 1
Bruce Nankervis 12 3 15 3 0 1 0 3 2
Peter Johnston 10 4 14 10 2 1 0 0 5
Terry Bright 12 1 13 4 2 3 0 1 2
Garry Sidebottom 9 2 11 4 1 3 1 3 2
Steve Reynoldson 7 3 10 4 1 0 0 2 0
Murray Witcombe 5 4 9 1 0 1 0 0 0
Zane Taylor 7 2 9 1 1 0 0 2 1
Paul Jeffreys 5 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 1
Malcolm Reed 4 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 1
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Kevin Sheedy  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Tony Buhagiar 19 6 25 4 3 2 0 5 4
Glenn Hawker 18 6 24 3 0 0 0 1 2
Alan Reid 15 8 23 6 0 1 0 1 4
Ron Andrews 15 7 22 7 0 0 0 3 4
Peter Bennett 11 8 19 5 0 0 0 3 2
Merv Neagle 11 6 17 1 1 1 0 0 4
Neil Clarke 13 3 16 1 0 0 0 0 1
Terry Daniher 12 3 15 6 2 2 0 1 3
Shane Heard 8 7 15 4 0 1 0 2 2
Paul Van Der Haar 14 0 14 7 1 1 3 3 1
Stephen Carey 9 5 14 1 0 0 0 3 1
Grant Fowler 8 6 14 2 0 0 0 0 2
Neale Daniher 9 4 13 4 0 0 0 1 3
Garry Foulds 10 3 13 2 0 1 0 0 0
Max Crow 8 5 13 7 2 1 2 1 4
Steven Taubert 11 1 12 0 0 0 0 4 1
Simon Madden 5 3 8 3 1 0 18 2 2
Neil Besanko 6 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 2
Phil Carman 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 4
Roger Merrett 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
Head to Head
Geelong Statistic Essendon
220 Kicks 208
83 Handballs 86
303 Disposals 294
2.65 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.42
73 Marks 69
24 Hitouts 23
46 Frees For 31
32 Frees Against 46
10 Goals Kicked 10
15 Behinds Kicked 11
2 Rushed Behinds 0
27 Scoring Shots 21
37.0% Conversion 47.6%
30.30 Disposals Per Goal 29.40
11.22 Disps Per Scoring Shot 14.00
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Geelong First Quarter Essendon
3.4 22 Score 3.2 20
7 Scoring Shots 5
42.9% Conversion 60.0%
Won quarter by 2 Result Lost quarter by 2
Leading by 2 End of Quarter Trailing by 2
Geelong Second Quarter Essendon
3.5 23 Score 1.3 9
8 Scoring Shots 4
37.5% Conversion 25.0%
Won quarter by 14 Result Lost quarter by 14
Leading by 16 Halftime Trailing by 16
Geelong Third Quarter Essendon
2.5 17 Score 5.3 33
7 Scoring Shots 8
28.6% Conversion 62.5%
Lost quarter by 16 Result Won quarter by 16
Draw End of Quarter Draw
Geelong Final Quarter Essendon
2.3 15 Score 1.3 9
5 Scoring Shots 4
40.0% Conversion 25.0%
Won quarter by 6 Result Lost quarter by 6
Won game by 6 End of Game Lost game by 6
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Geelong First Half Essendon
6.9 45 Score 4.5 29
15 Scoring Shots 9
40.0% Conversion 44.4%
Won half by 16 Result Lost half by 16
Leading by 16 Halftime Trailing by 16
Geelong Second Half Essendon
4.8 32 Score 6.6 42
12 Scoring Shots 12
33.3% Conversion 50.0%
Lost half by 10 Result Won half by 10
Won game by 6 End of Game Lost game by 6
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