1987 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears

This is the match report for the match played on 27 March 1987 between North Melbourne and Brisbane Bears during round 1 of the 1987 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Brisbane Bears at MCG. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts. Mark Mickan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Peter Knights.

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), D. Ackerly, M. Arceri, D. Crocker, D. Dwyer, P. German, D. Harris, S. Hickey, D. Holmes, J. Holt, J. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, J. Love, S. McCann, D. McDonald, J. Mossop, R. Smith, D. Steele, J. Stevenson

Brisbane Bears
M. Mickan (capt.), P. Banfield, M. Campbell, D. Dickson, J. Edmond, J. Fidge, B. Hardie, B. Harris, N. Hein, M. McCarthy, C. O'Brien, D. O'Keeffe, B. Phillips, G. Raines, S. Reynoldson, M. Richardson, M. Roberts, P. Walsh, C. Waterson, M. Williams

North Melbourne (15.14.104) were defeated by Brisbane Bears (19.23.137).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Crocker (2), D. Harris (2), J. Krakouer (2), M. Larkin (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), M. Arceri, J. Holt, J. Mossop, R. Smith, J. Stevenson
Brisbane Bears: B. Phillips (5), J. Edmond (3), B. Hardie (2), B. Harris (2), N. Hein (2), M. Williams (2), M. Campbell, M. McCarthy, D. O'Keeffe

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and Brisbane Bears were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears
Date: Friday 27 March 1987
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 14,096

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Brisbane Bears
Score: 15.14.104 - 19.23.137

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 5 6 . 9 10 . 13 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Brisbane Bears 4 . 6 10 . 11 15 . 17 19 . 23 19 . 23 (137)
Margin BRIB by 7 BRIB by 26 BRIB by 34 BRIB by 33 BRIB by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (North Melbourne), Peter Knights (Brisbane Bears)
Captains: Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne), Mark Mickan (Brisbane Bears)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Sheehan, M. Sneddon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brenton Phillips BRIB 11 3
Mark Mickan BRIB 1 2
Phil Walsh BRIB 18 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 4 0 2 2 0
17 Arceri, Mark ? ? 1 0 19 17 2 8 0 0 1 1
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 2 1 16 9 7 4 0 2 1 0
5 Dwyer, David ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 0 0 1 0
29 German, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 2 1 0
26 Harris, Darren ? ? 2 4 13 11 2 6 2 3 0 0
24 Hickey, Steve ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 3 0 3 1 1
44 Holmes, Dale ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
2 Holt, John ? ? 1 0 20 11 9 7 0 1 1 1
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 2 0 18 13 5 7 0 1 1 1
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 2 0 26 12 14 6 0 2 1 0
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 2 1 0 3
39 Love, Jason ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 4 0 2 0
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 2 1 1 2
4 Mossop, John ? ? 1 0 11 5 6 6 5 2 1 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 2 0 19 12 7 6 0 1 0 1
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 3 0 1 1 3
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 3 25 18 7 5 0 0 0 0
43 Stevenson, Jamie ? ? 1 1 9 9 0 6 0 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 15 14 303 204 99 84 15 22 15 14

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
12 Banfield, Peter ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 1 0 4 1 2
25 Campbell, Matt ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 2 0 3 0 0
6 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 0 1 0 1
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 3 3 16 11 5 6 0 2 0 1
10 Fidge, John ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 4 0 2 3 0
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 2 3 17 14 3 2 0 0 0 0
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 2 1 30 17 13 3 0 1 1 0
15 Hein, Neil ? ? 2 0 4 2 2 2 6 0 0 0
9 McCarthy, Michael ? ? 1 3 21 13 8 5 3 0 0 2
1 Mickan, Mark (c) ? ? 0 1 18 8 10 7 20 0 0 1
28 O'Brien, Cameron ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 1
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 2 0 6 1 0
11 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 5 2 28 18 10 5 1 1 1 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 1 0 1 2 0
3 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 6 0 1 0 1
8 Richardson, Mike ? ? 0 1 22 9 13 3 0 0 1 1
27 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 1 0 1
18 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 1 31 17 14 5 0 3 2 1
17 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 2 0 0
2 Williams, Mark ? ? 2 2 27 16 11 5 0 3 2 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 19 23 357 224 133 70 30 31 14 15

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