1985 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 13 April 1985 between Footscray and Geelong during round 3 of the 1985 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Jim Edmond captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, A. Daniels, M. Egan, M. Ford, P. Foster, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
Geelong
G. Ablett, K. Ablett, A. Bews, D. Bolton, T. Bright, N. Bruns, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Jackson, P. Jeffreys, M. Lenaghan, B. Lindner, D. Morgan, J. Mossop, R. Neal, D. O'Keeffe, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, G. Williams, P. Zychla
Footscray (26.14.170) defeated Geelong (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (7), S. MacPherson (4), A. Daniels (3), J. Edmond (3), T. Buhagiar (2), D. Hawkins (2), L. Bamblett, R. Groenewegen, M. McLean, B. Royal, J. Sewell
Geelong: M. Jackson (5), G. Ablett (4), M. Lenaghan (3), B. Lindner (2), N. Bruns, D. Flanigan
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 13 April 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
23,259
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 10 | 26 | . | 14 | 26 | . | 14 | (170) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 65 | FOOT by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Tom Hafey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jim Edmond
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
B. Woodhead
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | GEEL | 11 | 3 |
| Tony Buhagiar | FOOT | 21 | 2 |
| Stephen MacPherson | FOOT | 27 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Daniels, Allen | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 26 | 14 | 317 | 241 | 76 | 80 | 14 | 38 | 25 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Ablett, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Lenaghan, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | O'Keeffe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Reed, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Zychla, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | 310 | 191 | 119 | 54 | 38 | 25 | 38 | |||