1986 VFL Round 4: Sydney v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1986 between Sydney and Footscray during round 4 of the 1986 VFL season. Sydney hosted Footscray at SCG. Dennis Carroll captained the hosts. Rick Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, D. Bolton, M. Browning, W. Capper, R. Carter, G. Coleman, A. Daniher, J. Edmond, P. Hawke, G. Healy, C. Holden, B. Mitchell, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, M. Neagle, I. Roberts, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Wright

Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), S. Beasley, N. Cordy, A. Daniels, M. Ford, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, A. Petraglia, A. Preston, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis

Sydney (20.22.142) defeated Footscray (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Sydney: W. Capper (4), T. Morwood (4), A. Daniher (2), J. Edmond (2), S. Wright (2), D. Bolton, M. Browning, P. Hawke, B. Mitchell, P. Morwood, G. Williams
Footscray: A. Daniels (3), B. Hardie (3), S. Beasley (2), D. Hawkins

As a result of this match, Sydney were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Sydney v Footscray
Date: Sunday 20 April 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 18,766

Match Results

Outcome: Sydney def. Footscray
Score: 20.22.142 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sydney 8 . 7 13 . 11 16 . 17 20 . 22 20 . 22 (142)
Footscray 1 . 3 4 . 5 6 . 8 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin SYDN by 46 SYDN by 60 SYDN by 69 SYDN by 76 SYDN by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Sydney), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Dennis Carroll (Sydney), Rick Kennedy (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Morrow, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Merv Neagle SYDN 4 3
Greg Williams SYDN 2 2
Gerard Healy SYDN 3 1

Player Statistics

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Bayes, Mark ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 1 0 0 0
16 Bolton, David ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 3 0 0 1
11 Browning, Mark ? ? 1 0 23 12 11 4 0 0 4
39 Capper, Warwick ? ? 4 2 14 10 4 7 0 1 6
7 Carroll, Dennis (c) ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 4 0 4 0
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1
23 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 2 16 5 2
19 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 2 3 15 10 5 6 2 1 2
8 Edmond, Jim ? ? 2 0 5 4 1 3 0 1 0
34 Hawke, Paul ? ? 1 3 18 11 7 2 0 1 2
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 3 35 23 12 10 0 1 1
22 Holden, Craig ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 1 0
10 Mitchell, Barry ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 1 0 1 4
32 Morwood, Paul ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 6 0 2 3
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 4 1 18 15 3 8 0 4 4
4 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 2 27 16 11 6 0 1 1
5 Roberts, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 2 0
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 12 4 8 1 0 0 0
2 Williams, Greg ? ? 1 1 33 12 21 6 0 1 1
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 2 0 19 18 1 4 0 2 2
Rushed 6
Total (20 players) 20 22 348 216 132 77 18 30 34

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 2 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 2
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 8 0 0 1
5 Daniels, Allen ? ? 3 1 20 18 2 8 0 1 1
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 1
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 3 4 1
4 Hardie, Brad ? ? 3 0 18 14 4 3 0 3 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 4 0 1 1
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 2 2
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 0 1 1
43 MacPherson, Rod ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 1 1
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 3 17 9 8 3 0 4 1
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 3 0 1 1
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 1 1
38 Petraglia, Angelo ? ? 0 2 19 8 11 3 0 2 2
20 Preston, Andy ? ? 0 1 14 8 6 5 0 1 0
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 11 2 5
15 Rance, Murray ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 8 0 2 2
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 4 0 3 3
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 6 0 1 1
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 6 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 12 288 201 87 81 14 34 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