1985 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1985 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1985 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Gerard Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Geelong
G. Ablett, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, N. Bruns, P. Couch, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, P. Johnston, M. Lenaghan, G. Malarkey, D. Morgan, R. Neal, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams, M. Yeates, P. Zychla
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cox, J. Fidge, P. Giles, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Moore, M. O'Sullivan, P. Payne, R. Richards, R. White, B. Wilson, M. Withers, G. Yeats, S. Zantuck
Geelong (12.13.85) defeated Melbourne (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (5), D. Morgan (2), A. Bews, D. Bolton, N. Bruns, P. Johnston, S. Reynoldson
Melbourne: M. Withers (3), B. Wilson, G. Yeats
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
16,785
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 45 | GEEL by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Gerard Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
K. Smith
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Yeates | GEEL | 21 | 3 |
| Gary Ablett | GEEL | 5 | 2 |
| Gary Malarkey | GEEL | 6 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Drum, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 41 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Lenaghan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Williams, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Zychla, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | 332 | 221 | 111 | 59 | 27 | 37 | 32 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | 279 | 206 | 73 | 42 | 22 | 32 | 35 | |||