1985 VFL Round 20: Geelong v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1985 between Geelong and Sydney during round 20 of the 1985 VFL season. Geelong hosted Sydney at Kardinia Park. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

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, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams, M. Yeates

Sydney
D. Ackerly, M. Bayes, W. Capper, D. Carroll, R. Carter, A. Daniher, J. Duursma, B. Evans, G. Frangalas, C. Holden, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, B. Picken, I. Roberts, M. Roberts, B. Round, A. Sinclair, L. Sneddon, M. Whitzell, S. Wright

Geelong (13.13.91) defeated Sydney (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (5), T. Bright (2), C. Alderdice, A. Bews, P. Couch, D. Morgan, G. Williams, M. Yeates
Sydney: W. Capper (3), C. Holden (2), D. Murphy (2), A. Sinclair, S. Wright

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Sydney remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Geelong v Sydney
Date: Saturday 17 August 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 12,422

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Sydney
Score: 13.13.91 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 4 10 . 7 11 . 10 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Sydney 0 . 3 1 . 3 6 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin GEEL by 13 GEEL by 58 GEEL by 31 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Geelong), John Northey (Sydney)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), unknown (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, G. Lawlor

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Greg Williams GEEL 11 3
Damian Bourke GEEL 30 2
Gary Ablett GEEL 5 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 5 3 13 13 0 4 0 4 2
34 Alderdice, Craig ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 1 27 17 10 3 1 0 3
16 Bolton, David ? ? 0 1 25 16 9 3 0 3 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 3 0 1 0
30 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 7 16 2 3
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 0 11 8 3 3 0 1 3
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 5 0 4 2
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 3 0 1 1
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 1 3
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 2 0 3 2
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 3 5 0 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 21 7 14 1 0 3 2
36 Morgan, Darren ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 4 0 0 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 1 26 16 10 1 0 4 4
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 4 0 0 2
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 5 0 3 3
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 1 1 42 17 25 5 0 4 5
44 Williams, Shane ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 6 1
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 1 0 11 5 6 3 0 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 13 350 202 148 64 23 42 39

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 2 2
30 Bayes, Mark ? ? 0 1 8 8 0 2 0 1 1
39 Capper, Warwick ? ? 3 1 10 9 1 8 0 2 2
7 Carroll, Dennis ? ? 0 0 34 29 5 6 0 5 3
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 4 0 1 1
19 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 9 2 0 2
20 Duursma, Jamie ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 1 0 2
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 1 1
16 Frangalas, Gary ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 2 0 3 3
22 Holden, Craig ? ? 2 0 15 12 3 5 0 4 2
10 Mitchell, Barry ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 3 0 2 3
35 Murphy, David ? ? 2 0 17 10 7 6 0 1 1
14 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 8 0 3 1
5 Roberts, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 2 5
51 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 2 1
25 Round, Barry ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 6 4 2 0
55 Sinclair, Anthony ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 0
54 Sneddon, Lindsay ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 2 2 3
36 Whitzell, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 2 5
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 1 0 23 18 5 6 0 4 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 9 10 285 211 74 87 9 39 42

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