1986 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1986 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1986 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Mick Turner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Devine.

North Melbourne
D. Ackerly, M. Arceri, G. Atkins, A. Demetriou, D. Dwyer, I. Fairley, P. German, R. Glendinning, D. Harris, S. Hickey, P. Jonas, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, M. Passmore, R. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele

Geelong
M. Turner (capt.), G. Ablett, A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, B. Brownless, D. Cameron, D. Christensen, C. Cleave, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, J. Hoiles, P. Johnston, B. Lindner, D. Morgan, D. O'Keeffe, S. Reynoldson, M. Schulze, M. Yeates

North Melbourne (24.10.154) defeated Geelong (14.8.92).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Spargo (5), P. Krakouer (4), D. McDonald (4), M. Arceri (3), I. Fairley (2), J. Krakouer (2), G. Atkins, P. German, S. McCann, D. Steele
Geelong: B. Lindner (4), G. Ablett (3), B. Brownless (2), D. Morgan (2), D. Cameron, D. Christensen, D. O'Keeffe

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Friday 25 April 1986
Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 40,117

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 24.10.154 - 14.8.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 3 12 . 6 18 . 7 24 . 10 24 . 10 (154)
Geelong 3 . 2 7 . 2 12 . 6 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Margin NMLB by 1 NMLB by 34 NMLB by 37 NMLB by 62 NMLB by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (North Melbourne), John Devine (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Mick Turner (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. McDonald, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Phil Krakouer NMLB 8 3
Mark Arceri NMLB 17 2
Mick Turner GEEL 9 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
10 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 2 1
17 Arceri, Mark ? ? 3 2 26 19 7 4 0 0 3
36 Atkins, Graeme ? ? 1 0 16 6 10 1 0 1 1
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 0
32 Dwyer, David ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 1 1
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 2 2 19 12 7 2 0 2 2
29 German, Peter ? ? 1 2 28 19 9 4 0 3 2
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 1 1
26 Harris, Darren ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 0
24 Hickey, Steve ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1
45 Jonas, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 6 13 1 0 0 2
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 2 0 25 20 5 2 0 1 0
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 4 1 15 9 6 5 0 1 0
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 3 2
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 9 13 2 1
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 4 1 18 12 6 8 1 0 1
37 Passmore, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 2 0 2 1
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 0 0 2
31 Spargo, Paul ? ? 5 0 19 14 5 5 0 2 2
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 3 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 24 10 315 215 100 62 17 24 24

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 3 2 9 8 1 3 0 2 2
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 25 13 12 5 0 0 3
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 1 22 18 4 2 0 1 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 3 2
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 2 2 10 7 3 6 6 1 1
36 Cameron, David ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1
39 Christensen, Damien ? ? 1 0 25 16 9 5 0 0 0
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 1 1
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 2 0 2 3
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 13 1 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 1 1
49 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 1 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 1 1
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 4 1 16 10 6 5 0 1 1
11 Morgan, Darren ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 0
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 1 1 18 17 1 4 0 1 2
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 2 1
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 4 2 1
9 Turner, Mick (c) ? ? 0 0 27 20 7 8 0 3 2
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 0 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 8 278 185 93 60 23 24 24

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