1986 VFL Semi Final 1: Sydney v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1986 between Sydney and Fitzroy in the first semi final of the 1986 VFL season. Sydney hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Matthew Rendell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Sydney
M. Bayes, D. Bolton, M. Browning, W. Capper, R. Carter, G. Coleman, A. Daniher, P. Hawke, G. Healy, C. Holden, D. McAsey, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, M. Neagle, I. Roberts, T. Smith, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Wright

Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), D. Barwick, J. Blakey, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, M. Dwyer, B. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Keane, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, C. McGrath, S. McIvor, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, P. Roos, R. Thornton, D. Turner

Sydney (13.11.89) were defeated by Fitzroy (13.16.94).

Goalkickers
Sydney: T. Morwood (4), M. Bayes (2), D. Bolton (2), W. Capper (2), A. Daniher (2), S. Wright
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (4), B. Quinlan (3), R. Osborne (2), B. Harris, B. Lokan, C. McGrath, S. McIvor

As a result of this match, Sydney were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Fitzroy faced Hawthorn in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Sydney v Fitzroy
Date: Sunday 14 September 1986
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 65,763

Match Results

Outcome: Sydney def. by Fitzroy
Score: 13.11.89 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sydney 3 . 2 8 . 5 11 . 8 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Fitzroy 4 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 14 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin FITZ by 8 SYDN by 9 SYDN by 12 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Sydney), David Parkin (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (Sydney), Matthew Rendell (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, R. Castle

Player Statistics

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Bayes, Mark ? ? 2 1 14 13 1 4 0 4 0
16 Bolton, David ? ? 2 1 12 7 5 1 0 1 1
11 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 0 1
39 Capper, Warwick ? ? 2 2 6 4 2 2 0 2 1
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 2 0 4
23 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 5 1 1
19 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 2 0
34 Hawke, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 2 0 1 2
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 3 17 13 4 3 0 2 0
22 Holden, Craig ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 1
12 McAsey, Darren ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 4 3 2 1
10 Mitchell, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 4 1 15 7 8 4 0 2 0
35 Murphy, David ? ? 0 1 21 13 8 6 0 0 1
4 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 28 21 7 10 0 1 2
5 Roberts, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 1 1
42 Smith, Tony ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 8 2 2
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 0 3
2 Williams, Greg ? ? 0 0 26 11 15 5 0 2 1
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 1 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 11 260 175 85 56 19 24 23

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 0 3 14 9 5 2 0 2 0
18 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 1 0 0 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 4 0 0 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 4 2 14 14 0 1 0 3 1
58 Dwyer, Mark ? ? 0 1 19 9 10 3 0 0 4
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 1 0 0 1
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 2 1
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 0
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 1 0 26 22 4 3 0 1 1
35 McGrath, Craig ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 3 2 0 1
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 1 2 23 13 10 3 0 2 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 2 1 17 16 1 5 0 3 0
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 2 0 1 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 3 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 0 9 8 1 4 3 0 0
9 Rendell, Matthew (c) ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 9 4 3
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 6 0 0 2
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 4 0 2 1
14 Turner, Dean ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 0 0 1
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 13 16 296 215 81 59 14 23 24

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