1986 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1986 between Footscray and Geelong during round 18 of the 1986 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Rick Kennedy captained the hosts. Mick Turner captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by John Devine.

Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), P. Baxter, S. Beasley, B. Cordy, M. Crow, A. Daniels, M. Egan, R. Evans, P. Foster, T. Gepp, B. Hardie, P. Maylin, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, B. Royal, C. Somerville, Z. Tzatzaris, S. Wallis

Geelong
M. Turner (capt.), G. Ablett, A. Bews, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, S. Carey, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, D. Drum, J. Fitzgerald, S. Hocking, J. Mossop, R. Neal, M. Schulze, R. Scott, S. Williams, M. Yeates

Footscray (11.13.79) defeated Geelong (10.16.76).

Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), T. McGuinness (3), M. McLean (2), B. Royal (2), S. Wallis
Geelong: G. Ablett (3), P. Couch (2), M. Yeates (2), J. Mossop, M. Turner, S. Williams

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 2 August 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 11,460

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 11.13.79 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 5 6 . 6 9 . 7 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Geelong 4 . 4 7 . 7 8 . 14 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 1 FOOT by 3 FOOT by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Michael McLean FOOT 51 3
Paul Couch GEEL 7 2
Andrew Bews GEEL 27 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Baxter, Peter ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 3 0 1 3
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 3 3 10 9 1 5 0 1 1
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 1 2
6 Crow, Max ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 5 4 1 3
5 Daniels, Allen ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 1
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 0 0 4 1
20 Evans, Robert ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 1 1
12 Gepp, Tim ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 3
4 Hardie, Brad ? ? 0 2 12 10 2 2 0 2 0
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 3
17 Maylin, Phil ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 4
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 3 1 17 10 7 0 0 0 2
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 2 0 24 13 11 1 0 1 0
38 Petraglia, Angelo ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 2 0
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 4 12 3 2
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 2 2 21 15 6 3 0 3 1
25 Somerville, Craig ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 1 0 0 1
19 Tzatzaris, Zeno ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 5 1
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 1 1 21 14 7 6 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 13 259 184 75 48 16 34 30

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 3 5 22 18 4 8 0 1 6
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 2 29 14 15 2 0 1 3
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 1 21 10 11 5 0 1 0
30 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 1 13 6 7 4 14 2 3
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 4 0 0 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 0 1
25 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 1 0 0 2
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 25 15 10 9 0 0 1
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 5 0 1 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 2 1 24 16 8 3 0 3 0
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 2 0 3 1
49 Fitzgerald, John ? ? 0 3 22 16 6 4 0 2 6
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 2 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 1 2 9 3 6 2 3 1 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 0 0 0 0
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 4 0
50 Scott, Robert ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 2
9 Turner, Mick (c) ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0
8 Williams, Shane ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 5 0 2 5
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 2 0 22 14 8 7 0 6 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 16 329 202 127 68 17 30 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