1986 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1986 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1986 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. Mick Turner captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Geelong
M. Turner (capt.), A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Jackson, M. Lenaghan, B. Lindner, R. Mitchell, D. Morgan, R. Neal, M. Schulze

Fitzroy
D. Barwick, M. Coates, J. Cooper, M. Gale, B. Harris, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, R. Lyon, S. McIvor, R. Osborne, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Reeves, P. Roos, D. Rowe, R. Thornton, P. Tilley, D. Turner, G. Williamson

Geelong (11.18.84) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.16.112).

Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Jackson (6), B. Brownless (2), P. Couch, D. Drum, M. Lenaghan
Fitzroy: B. Harris (4), B. Quinlan (4), S. McIvor (2), R. Osborne (2), D. Turner (2), L. Harris, R. Lyon

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 29 March 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 17,478

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Fitzroy
Score: 11.18.84 - 16.16.112

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 4 4 . 6 8 . 12 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Fitzroy 6 . 7 11 . 9 13 . 11 16 . 16 16 . 16 (112)
Margin FITZ by 33 FITZ by 45 FITZ by 29 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Devine (Geelong), David Parkin (Fitzroy)
Captains: Mick Turner (Geelong), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Doug Barwick FITZ 11 3
Gary Pert FITZ 3 2
Ross Lyon FITZ 29 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 1 20 12 8 5 0 1 1
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 2 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 3 0 1 4
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 2 2 9 7 2 8 3 0 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 6 0 1 0
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 3 0 3 3
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 3 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 1 14 5 9 7 0 1 1
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 5 0 0 0
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 1 1 21 11 10 4 0 0 2
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 6 20 4 1
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 6 0 0 0
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 6 3 17 15 2 9 3 1 5
32 Lenaghan, Michael ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 4 0 2 0
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 0 3 13 8 5 4 0 2 2
13 Mitchell, Russell ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 2 1
11 Morgan, Darren ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 2 0 1 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 1 21 12 9 3 0 3 2
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 3 1 1 1
9 Turner, Mick (c) ? ? 0 2 19 15 4 1 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 18 316 218 98 87 27 30 29

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 0 1 3
2 Coates, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 3 1
27 Cooper, Jamie ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 1
7 Gale, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 2 6 2 0 0 1
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 4 1 12 10 2 1 0 1 2
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 0 26 16 10 3 0 1 3
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 1 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 4 0 1 1
29 Lyon, Ross ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 2 0 1 1
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 2 0 19 9 10 1 0 1 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 2 4 18 13 5 5 0 2 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 2 23 14 9 5 1 3 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 5 14 11 3 5 0 2 1
28 Reeves, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 5 10 6 0 1 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 29 22 7 6 0 6 2
20 Rowe, Duane ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 1 0 1 1
30 Tilley, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 1 16 1 4
14 Turner, Dean ? ? 2 1 21 15 6 2 0 2 1
6 Williamson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 1 4 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 16 309 194 115 54 21 29 30

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