1985 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1985 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 18 of the 1985 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Gerard Healy captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Melbourne
Gerard Healy (capt.), A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, J. Fidge, T. Fidge, Greg Healy, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, N. Kol, D. Louttit, P. Moore, S. Newport, M. O'Sullivan, L. Parish, R. Richards, R. White, R. Wright, S. Zantuck
Geelong
G. Ablett, C. Alderdice, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, D. Morgan, R. Neal, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams
Melbourne (12.14.86) were defeated by Geelong (21.18.144).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Fidge (3), Greg Healy (3), Gerard Healy (2), A. Battiston, C. Connolly, A. Jarrott, P. Moore
Geelong: G. Ablett (9), T. Bright (5), A. Bews (3), C. Alderdice, P. Couch, D. Flanigan, D. Morgan
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,421
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 18 | 21 | . | 18 | (144) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 45 | GEEL by 58 | GEEL by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Gerard Healy
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett,
J. Russo
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ablett | GEEL | 5 | 3 |
| Terry Bright | GEEL | 4 | 2 |
| Andrew Bews | GEEL | 27 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Kol, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Louttit, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 48 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Parish, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 290 | 195 | 95 | 60 | 12 | 26 | 25 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Alderdice, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Cleave, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Reed, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | Williams, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 18 | 313 | 202 | 111 | 73 | 20 | 25 | 26 | |||