1985 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1985 between Geelong and Footscray during round 14 of the 1985 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Jim Edmond captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Geelong
G. Ablett, C. Alderdice, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, D. Christensen, P. Couch, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Kol, D. Morgan, R. Neal, M. Reed, M. Schulze, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams, M. Witcombe

Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, A. Daniels, M. Ford, P. Foster, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, Z. Tzatzaris, S. Wallis

Geelong (17.22.124) were defeated by Footscray (23.8.146).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (5), A. Bews (4), T. Bright (3), D. Morgan (3), P. Couch, S. Williams
Footscray: S. Beasley (7), L. Bamblett (5), B. Royal (3), T. Buhagiar (2), A. Daniels (2), J. Edmond, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, J. Sewell

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 29 June 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 19,616

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Footscray
Score: 17.22.124 - 23.8.146

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 7 . 9 10 . 13 14 . 19 17 . 22 17 . 22 (124)
Footscray 7 . 3 12 . 6 17 . 8 23 . 8 23 . 8 (146)
Margin GEEL by 6 FOOT by 5 FOOT by 7 FOOT by 22 FOOT by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brian Royal FOOT 33 3
Robert Neal GEEL 35 2
Andrew Purser FOOT 1 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 5 8 28 20 8 11 0 2 3
34 Alderdice, Craig ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 2 0 0 0
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 4 1 34 17 17 6 0 1 1
16 Bolton, David ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 0 0 1 4
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 2 2 4 3
30 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 4 16 1 2
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 3 1 18 15 3 2 0 3 1
39 Christensen, Damien ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 2 23 13 10 4 0 0 2
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 1 9 4 5 5 2 0 2
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 2 2
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 1
36 Morgan, Darren ? ? 3 0 23 12 11 2 0 0 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 2 26 19 7 3 0 1 0
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 1 0
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 0 1 1 1
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 0 0 40 16 24 3 0 4 1
44 Williams, Shane ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 3 0 2 0
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 22 9 13 2 0 3 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 17 22 337 189 148 57 21 28 25

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Bamblett, Les ? ? 5 1 12 10 2 2 0 0 1
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 7 0 10 9 1 9 2 0 1
21 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 2 1 8 7 1 2 0 2 4
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 0 0
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 3 1
11 Daniels, Allen ? ? 2 1 9 9 0 2 0 0 0
20 Edmond, Jim (c) ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 2 0 1 1
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 0
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 1 5
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 3 0
4 Hardie, Brad ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 6 0 0 1
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 1 29 21 8 8 0 2 2
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 1 2 18 17 1 6 0 2 3
17 Maylin, Phil ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 4 0 2 3
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 2
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 7 16 3 1
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 3 0 30 27 3 6 0 3 1
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 1 1 17 10 7 8 1 2 1
19 Tzatzaris, Zeno ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 27 23 4 10 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 23 8 285 225 60 86 19 25 28

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