1987 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1987 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1987 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), D. Ackerly, B. Allison, M. Arceri, D. Crocker, A. Demetriou, D. Dwyer, I. Fairley, D. Harris, D. Holmes, J. Holt, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, D. McRae, J. Mossop, R. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele, J. Stevenson
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, T. Campbell, C. Connolly, W. Dean, P. Giles, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, S. Newport, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, S. Turner, T. Viney, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
North Melbourne (13.14.92) defeated Melbourne (7.17.59).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Holt (3), I. Fairley (2), P. Krakouer (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), D. Dwyer, M. Larkin, J. Law, J. Mossop
Melbourne: D. Williams (3), B. Bailey, R. Flower, A. Johnson, T. Viney
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Friday 3 April 1987
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,035
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
13.14.92 - 7.17.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| Margin | NMLB by 1 | MELB by 1 | NMLB by 22 | NMLB by 33 | NMLB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett,
G. Walsh
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Arceri | NMLB | 17 | 3 |
| John Law | NMLB | 13 | 2 |
| Darren Crocker | NMLB | 27 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Arceri, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Demetriou, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Dwyer, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Harris, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Holmes, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Holt, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | McRae, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | Stevenson, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | 284 | 198 | 86 | 40 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 20 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 17 | 260 | 199 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 30 | |||