1978 Geelong Cats Statistics
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 12-10 - 48 points
Finishing 5th in the VFL
Postseason: 0-1 Finals qualifier
Coach: Rod Olsson (12-10)
1978 Geelong Cats RosterTeam Record: 12-10 - 48 points
Finishing 5th in the VFL
Postseason: 0-1 Finals qualifier
Coach: Rod Olsson (12-10)
The Geelong Cats of the Victorian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 12 wins and 10 losses for 48 points finishing fifth in the VFL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1. Rod Olsson coached the team. The 1978 Geelong Cats Finals qualifier.
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Player Totals:
| Player | GP | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | I50 | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Donohue | 23 | 195 | 136 | 44 | 239 | 95 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Clarke | 23 | 420 | 110 | 126 | 546 | 32 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 14 | 251 | 56 | 41 | 292 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 16 | 129 | 51 | 63 | 192 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 23 | 489 | 111 | 105 | 594 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 21 | 327 | 91 | 71 | 398 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 7 | 38 | 21 | 24 | 62 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 9 | 95 | 17 | 41 | 136 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Manson | 19 | 90 | 81 | 104 | 194 | 10 | 1 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 15 | 131 | 85 | 104 | 235 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Browne | 11 | 135 | 57 | 57 | 192 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 8 | 100 | 18 | 26 | 126 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 16 | 200 | 60 | 84 | 284 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 23 | 318 | 64 | 120 | 438 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 13 | 95 | 52 | 50 | 145 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 8 | 74 | 27 | 39 | 113 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cousins | 12 | 128 | 28 | 40 | 168 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 15 | 135 | 40 | 82 | 217 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Floyd | 7 | 56 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 7 | 81 | 17 | 5 | 86 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Higgins | 17 | 236 | 60 | 62 | 298 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 11 | 56 | 29 | 32 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 10 | 104 | 33 | 42 | 146 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Doyle | 6 | 84 | 29 | 30 | 114 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Woolnough | 7 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Koehler | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 22 | 326 | 84 | 191 | 517 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Fehring | 8 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Reed | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Dowsett | 4 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 22 | 179 | 123 | 172 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 22 | 197 | 84 | 113 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Card | 16 | 153 | 59 | 114 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Woodman | 21 | 159 | 53 | 86 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 460 | 5096 | 1721 | 2128 | 7224 | 317 | 282 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 877 | 861 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
