1986 VFL Round 19: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1986 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 19 of the 1986 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by John Devine.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), D. Allday, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, L. Gandini, G. Healy, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, P. Payne, R. Richards, F. Rugolo, S. Stretch, S. Turner, R. White, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck
Geelong
G. Ablett, A. Bews, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, D. Drum, J. Fitzgerald, S. Hocking, M. Lenaghan, D. Morgan, J. Mossop, R. Neal, M. Schulze, R. Scott, P. Whyte, M. Yeates
Melbourne (18.19.127) defeated Geelong (17.18.120).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Lyon (7), F. Rugolo (3), A. Battiston, C. Connolly, R. Flower, L. Gandini, D. Hughes, A. Johnson, R. Richards, B. Wilson
Geelong: G. Ablett (4), J. Mossop (3), A. Bews (2), J. Fitzgerald (2), D. Morgan (2), N. Bruns, P. Couch, D. Drum, S. Hocking
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1986 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1986
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,635
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 36 | GEEL by 3 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
John Devine
(Geelong)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Dore,
G. Sidebottom
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Lyon | MELB | 3 | 3 |
| Damian Bourke | GEEL | 30 | 2 |
| Brian Wilson | MELB | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Allday, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Gandini, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 50 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Rugolo, Francesco | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 298 | 197 | 101 | 49 | 6 | 27 | 23 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Cleave, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Drum, Damian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Fitzgerald, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Lenaghan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Whyte, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | 277 | 168 | 109 | 59 | 28 | 23 | 27 | |||