1985 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1985 between Melbourne and Sydney during round 10 of the 1985 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Sydney at MCG.
Gerard Healy captained the hosts.
Mark Browning captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, J. Fidge, T. Fidge, P. Giles, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, D. Louttit, M. O'Sullivan, R. Richards, R. White, S. Wight, B. Wilson, M. Withers, S. Zantuck
Sydney
M. Browning (capt.), D. Ackerly, M. Bayes, C. Braddy, D. Carroll, R. Carter, A. Daniher, J. Duursma, B. Evans, G. Frangalas, P. Hawke, C. Holden, J. Ironmonger, D. McAsey, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, I. Roberts, M. Roberts, M. Russell, S. Wright
Melbourne (15.19.109) defeated Sydney (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Wight (3), P. Giles (2), B. Wilson (2), M. Withers (2), A. Battiston, T. Fidge, G. Healy, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, S. Zantuck
Sydney: B. Evans (3), P. Hawke (3), M. Roberts (3), A. Daniher (2), J. Duursma (2), D. Carroll
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Sydney remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,764
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Sydney | 7 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | SYDN by 13 | level | level | MELB by 17 | MELB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
John Northey
(Sydney)
Captains:
Gerard Healy
(Melbourne),
Mark Browning
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
D. Howlett
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ironmonger | SYDN | 1 | 3 |
| Gerard Healy | MELB | 3 | 2 |
| Alan Jarrott | MELB | 47 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Louttit, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 19 | 316 | 213 | 103 | 63 | 15 | 27 | 22 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Braddy, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Frangalas, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Hawke, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Holden, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Ironmonger, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | McAsey, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Russell, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 8 | 280 | 188 | 92 | 61 | 18 | 22 | 27 | |||