1986 VFL Round 20: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1986 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1986 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Footscray
P. Baxter, S. Beasley, D. Chiron, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, M. Egan, M. Ford, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, M. Kellett, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, T. McGuinness, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, C. Somerville, Z. Tzatzaris, S. Wallis
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), D. Allday, A. Battiston, T. Campbell, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, T. Fidge, L. Gandini, G. Healy, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, R. Richards, S. Stretch, S. Turner, R. White, D. Williams, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck
Footscray (19.14.128) defeated Melbourne (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (9), S. MacPherson (2), T. McGuinness (2), S. Wallis (2), D. Chiron, T. Liberatore, A. Petraglia, A. Purser
Melbourne: R. Flower (2), G. Healy (2), A. Jarrott (2), T. Campbell, C. Connolly, T. Fidge, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1986 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1986
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,924
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 57 | FOOT by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
P. Carey
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McGuinness | FOOT | 11 | 3 |
| Zeno Tzatzaris | FOOT | 19 | 2 |
| Murray Rance | FOOT | 15 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Baxter, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 9 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Maylin, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Somerville, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Tzatzaris, Zeno | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 14 | 304 | 217 | 87 | 73 | 28 | 31 | 40 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Allday, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 40 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Gandini, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | 260 | 202 | 58 | 58 | 11 | 40 | 31 | |||