1984 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1984 between Footscray and Geelong during round 12 of the 1984 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Mick Turner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Footscray
D. Baxter, S. Beasley, J. Bennett, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, E. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, M. Egan, P. Foster, R. Groenewegen, D. Hawkins, R. Kennedy, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, M. McKenna, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams

Geelong
M. Turner (capt.), G. Ablett, A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Byrne, D. Drum, M. Jackson, G. Malarkey, D. Morgan, J. Mossop, R. Neal, D. O'Keeffe, B. Peake, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, R. Watt, G. Williams, M. Yeates

Footscray (13.11.89) defeated Geelong (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Bennett (3), B. Duperouzel (3), N. Cordy, R. Groenewegen, D. Hawkins, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, B. Royal, J. Sewell
Geelong: M. Jackson (4), G. Ablett (2), T. Bright, D. Morgan, J. Mossop, M. Turner

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 June 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 16,619

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 13.11.89 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 6 . 6 8 . 8 11 . 11 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Geelong 4 . 1 6 . 6 10 . 9 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin FOOT by 17 FOOT by 14 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 16 FOOT by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (Footscray), Tom Hafey (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (Footscray), Mick Turner (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, N. Nash

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Doug Hawkins FOOT 7 3
Stephen MacPherson FOOT 27 2
Peter Foster FOOT 32 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 2 3
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 0 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 0
13 Bennett, John ? ? 3 0 6 6 0 2 0 3 0
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 3 1
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 2 0 2 0
4 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 2 3 3
38 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 3 0 9 3 6 1 0 0 1
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 2 3
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 3 0 5 3
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 3 0 2 3
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 1 27 19 8 4 0 1 1
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 3 3
43 MacPherson, Rod ? ? 1 2 18 6 12 5 0 3 3
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 3 0 2 3
34 McKenna, Michael ? ? 0 1 34 29 5 3 0 5 4
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 4 5 4
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 1 2 19 19 0 4 0 2 2
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 6 3 4 4
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 5 0 2 3
5 Williams, Ian ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 11 284 214 70 59 9 50 44

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 2 1 17 12 5 3 0 4 6
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 1
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 1 1 3
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 1 16 11 5 3 1 4 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 3 0 1 2
2 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 2 0
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 0 1 10 3 7 1 0 3 1
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 4 5 16 12 4 5 0 2 6
6 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 1
47 Morgan, Darren ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 4 0 1 2
10 Mossop, John ? ? 1 0 23 16 7 4 47 7 2
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 0 2 1 5
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 1 1 5
7 Peake, Brian ? ? 0 0 28 20 8 1 1 3 5
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 1 1 2
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 4 1
9 Turner, Mick (c) ? ? 1 0 18 16 2 3 1 2 2
53 Watt, Ron ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 1 1
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 2
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 2 0 4 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 13 287 203 84 40 55 44 50

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s