1986 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1986 between Geelong and Footscray during round 6 of the 1986 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Mick Turner captained the hosts. Rick Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Geelong
M. Turner (capt.), G. Ablett, A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, D. Christensen, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Drum, C. Evans, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, J. Mossop, D. O'Keeffe, B. Stoneham, M. Yeates

Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), D. Baxter, S. Beasley, G. Cordy, A. Daniels, T. Gepp, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, D. Saunders, J. Sewell, S. Wallis

Geelong (16.14.110) defeated Footscray (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (6), B. Brownless (3), B. Lindner (3), B. Stoneham (2), A. Bews, C. Evans
Footscray: S. Beasley (5), S. MacPherson (2), D. Baxter, G. Cordy, R. Kennedy, R. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, A. Petraglia

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 3 May 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 16,157

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 16.14.110 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 5 6 . 8 14 . 12 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Footscray 5 . 4 7 . 7 10 . 7 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin FOOT by 5 FOOT by 5 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Devine (Geelong), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Mick Turner (Geelong), Rick Kennedy (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Castle, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Andrew Bews GEEL 27 3
Damien Christensen GEEL 39 2
Bill Brownless GEEL 16 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 6 5 15 13 2 10 0 2 3
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 2 22 16 6 5 0 3 3
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 27 17 10 1 4 3 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 1 2
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 3 0 17 11 6 7 3 2 6
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 3 17 13 4 2 0 0 2
39 Christensen, Damien ? ? 0 0 28 14 14 5 0 2 4
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 0 0 0
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 14 3 11 1 0 2 1
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 5 0 2 1
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 0 0 15 2 13 2 0 3 4
43 Evans, Craig ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 2 0 2 1
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 2 1
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 3 0 11 5 6 2 0 1 2
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 1 21 3 0
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 0 1 23 16 7 8 0 0 2
53 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 2 0 12 7 5 1 4 2 0
9 Turner, Mick (c) ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 2 5
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 14 312 182 130 65 32 34 39

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 1 0 2 0
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 5 1 6 6 0 4 2 1 0
28 Cordy, Graeme ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 1
5 Daniels, Allen ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 7 0 1 3
12 Gepp, Tim ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 3 1
4 Hardie, Brad ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 7 0 2 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 1 0 6 3
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 2 0 2 3
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 3 0 2 3
43 MacPherson, Rod ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 3 0 2 3
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 2 2 15 9 6 1 0 1 0
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 1 0 1 1
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
38 Petraglia, Angelo ? ? 1 2 6 4 2 0 0 1 1
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 20 3 2
15 Rance, Murray ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 5 3
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 2 0 2 5
39 Saunders, Darren ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 1
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 5 2 0 2
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 13 242 179 63 51 24 39 34

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