1986 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1986 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1986 VFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at VFL Park. Mick Turner captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

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

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, D. Bourke, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, N. Kol, G. Lyon, P. Moore, S. Newport, P. Payne, M. Reynolds, R. Richards, F. Rugolo, S. Turner, M. Withers, R. Wright

Geelong (12.17.89) defeated Melbourne (7.16.58).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (5), B. Brownless (3), B. Lindner (2), D. Drum, D. O'Keeffe
Melbourne: S. Eishold, R. Flower, R. Grinter, A. Jarrott, P. Moore, S. Newport, F. Rugolo

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 May 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 14,504

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Melbourne
Score: 12.17.89 - 7.16.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 3 6 . 9 11 . 14 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Melbourne 2 . 7 3 . 8 5 . 13 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Margin GEEL by 2 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 37 GEEL by 31 GEEL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Devine (Geelong), John Northey (Melbourne)
Captains: Mick Turner (Geelong), Robert Flower (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore, I. Robinson
Goal Umpire: G. Best

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gary Ablett GEEL 5 3
Bill Brownless GEEL 16 2
David O'Keeffe GEEL 31 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 5 6 16 15 1 8 0 1 0
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 3 0 1 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 2 0 0 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 5 0 2 3
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 3 1 14 11 3 8 0 1 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 3 0 1 1
39 Christensen, Damien ? ? 0 1 26 10 16 3 0 1 2
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 3 0 4 0
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 3 0 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 0 2
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 10 0 2 1
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 1 1 8 3 5 2 0 2 2
43 Evans, Craig ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 4 0 1 2
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 1 0 0 1
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 2 2 11 8 3 4 0 2 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 5 17 4 0
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 8 0 3 2
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 1 4 2 2 1 4 0 1
9 Turner, Mick (c) ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 0 2
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 4 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 17 309 199 110 84 24 27 24

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 0 2 19 10 9 4 0 1 1
23 Bourke, Daryl ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 2 0
25 Eishold, Simon ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 1 0 3 0
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 0 12 5 7 3 0 2 1
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 7 0 1 1
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 0 0
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 0 2 16 14 2 2 3 1 3
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 5 2 3 1
38 Kol, Nigel ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 2 0 2 0
3 Lyon, Garry ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 1 1 3
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 1 2 14 10 4 3 9 1 2
34 Newport, Stephen ? ? 1 1 22 13 9 7 0 1 0
43 Payne, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 6 0 1 1
21 Reynolds, Michael ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 3
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 0 2 3
17 Rugolo, Francesco ? ? 1 1 14 9 5 2 0 0 1
41 Turner, Steve ? ? 0 1 7 2 5 1 2 0 2
15 Withers, Mark ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 1 0 2 0
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 0 0 1 4
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 7 16 268 184 84 55 17 24 27

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