1987 VFL Elimination Final: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1987 between North Melbourne and Melbourne in the elimination final of the 1987 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
North Melbourne
D. Ackerly, J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, D. Crocker, A. Demetriou, P. German, D. Harris, M. Hepburn, P. Jonas, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, J. Love, S. McCann, D. McDonald, J. Mossop, R. Smith, S. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, D. Chiron, W. Dean, S. Eishold, G. Healy, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, D. Koop, B. Lovett, S. Newport, R. Richards, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, G. Yeats
North Melbourne (5.10.40) were defeated by Melbourne (22.26.158).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Krakouer (2), M. Hepburn, S. Smith, D. Steele
Melbourne: R. Flower (5), T. Campbell (3), W. Dean (3), R. Jackson (3), D. Williams (3), J. Stynes (2), B. Bailey, R. Richards, T. Viney
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 5th overall) and Melbourne faced Sydney in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 6 September 1987
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
72,628
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
5.10.40 - 22.26.158
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 16 | 22 | . | 26 | 22 | . | 26 | (158) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 80 | MELB by 118 | MELB by 118 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Chandler, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Demetriou, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Harris, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Hepburn, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Jonas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Love, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | 211 | 145 | 66 | 58 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 24 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 3 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 26 | 287 | 209 | 78 | 81 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 20 | |||