1986 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1986 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1986 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Rick Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), D. Allday, A. Battiston, T. Campbell, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, D. Dickson, S. Eishold, T. Fidge, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, N. Kol, G. Lyon, P. Moore, S. Newport, J. Nichols, P. Payne, R. Richards, R. White, M. Withers
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), L. Bamblett, D. Baxter, P. Baxter, S. Beasley, T. Gepp, R. Groenewegen, M. Hannebery, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, T. McGuinness, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, D. Saunders, S. Wallis
Melbourne (20.12.132) defeated Footscray (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Fidge (4), P. Moore (4), A. Battiston (2), G. Lyon (2), R. Richards (2), D. Dickson, S. Eishold, R. Flower, N. Kol, J. Nichols, R. White
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), R. Groenewegen (2), A. Petraglia (2), L. Bamblett, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) 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 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1986
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,360
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 41 | MELB by 52 | MELB by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
J. Russo
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Richards | MELB | 20 | 3 |
| Brad Hardie | FOOT | 4 | 2 |
| David Allday | MELB | 37 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Allday, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Kol, Nigel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Nichols, Jeremy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 12 | 283 | 217 | 66 | 58 | 17 | 27 | 32 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Baxter, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Hannebery, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | MacPherson, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Maylin, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Saunders, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 277 | 192 | 85 | 55 | 27 | 34 | 27 | |||