1986 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1986 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 21 of the 1986 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, D. Bourke, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, L. Gandini, G. Healy, A. Jarrott, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, P. Moore, S. Newport, P. Payne, R. Richards, S. Stretch, S. Turner, R. White, D. Williams, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), D. Ackerly, M. Arceri, G. Atkins, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, P. German, R. Glendinning, D. Harris, S. Hickey, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, R. Ramsay, R. Robertson, R. Smith, D. Steele

Melbourne (28.14.182) defeated North Melbourne (14.13.97).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Williams (9), G. Healy (4), R. Flower (3), P. Moore (3), A. Battiston (2), A. Jarrott (2), C. Connolly, G. Lyon, S. Newport, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck
North Melbourne: J. Krakouer (4), M. Arceri (3), R. Glendinning (3), D. Ackerly, D. Harris, D. McDonald, R. Smith

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 August 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,110

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 28.14.182 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 3 11 . 9 19 . 12 28 . 14 28 . 14 (182)
North Melbourne 5 . 2 8 . 6 13 . 7 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin MELB by 1 MELB by 21 MELB by 41 MELB by 85 MELB by 85
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Melbourne), John Kennedy (North Melbourne)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Carland, D. Howlett

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Chris Connolly MELB 22 3
Steve Turner MELB 41 2
David Williams MELB 12 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 2 0 22 17 5 2 0 2 2
23 Bourke, Daryl ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 1 0 26 22 4 5 0 3 2
28 Cordner, David ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 3 1
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 3 3 23 16 7 11 0 0 0
43 Gandini, Len ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 3 0 1 1
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 4 1 36 27 9 8 0 2 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 2 1 27 21 6 6 0 2 0
50 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 2 0 1 2
3 Lyon, Garry ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 4 0 0 1
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 3 1 16 13 3 6 2 1 0
34 Newport, Stephen ? ? 1 1 20 11 9 7 0 2 1
19 Payne, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 9 0 2 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 1 3
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 9 0 1 2
41 Turner, Steve ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 7 15 1 1
5 White, Robin ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 3
12 Williams, David ? ? 9 3 17 16 1 10 0 1 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 6 0 0 1
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 28 14 333 247 86 105 17 23 23

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
10 Ackerly, David ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 5 0 3 1
17 Arceri, Mark ? ? 3 1 21 16 5 9 0 0 0
36 Atkins, Graeme ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 1
14 Crocker, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 5 10 1 0 1 0
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 4 1 1 0
29 German, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 3 0 1 4
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 3 3 15 10 5 5 0 1 1
26 Harris, Darren ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 1 3 1 3
24 Hickey, Steve ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 0 0 2 1
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 4 0 14 8 6 4 0 2 2
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 0 2 8 5 3 0 0 1 2
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 0 1 25 13 12 1 0 0 1
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 2 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 13 1 1
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 3 2 3 1
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 0 0 2 1
12 Robertson, Rohan ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 1 2
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 5 0 0 0
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 0 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 14 13 251 168 83 49 19 23 23

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