1987 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1987 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1987 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. Damian Bourke captained the hosts. Matthew Rendell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, G. Exell, G. Hocking, G. Landy, B. Lindner, D. Russell, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Turner

Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), M. Armstrong, D. Barwick, J. Blakey, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, D. Kappler, G. Keane, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, S. McIvor, G. Osborne, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, P. Roos, M. Scott, K. Thomas, M. Trewella

Geelong (29.10.184) defeated Fitzroy (17.7.109).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Lindner (7), M. Turner (7), B. Brownless (6), D. Russell (3), R. Scott (2), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, N. Bruns, D. Troy
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (4), D. Barwick (3), P. Roos (3), G. Keane (2), B. Lokan (2), G. Osborne, M. Rendell, K. Thomas

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 25 April 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 18,236

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 29.10.184 - 17.7.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 4 17 . 5 22 . 7 29 . 10 29 . 10 (184)
Fitzroy 4 . 0 7 . 2 13 . 6 17 . 7 17 . 7 (109)
Margin GEEL by 16 GEEL by 63 GEEL by 55 GEEL by 75 GEEL by 75
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Devine (Geelong), David Parkin (Fitzroy)
Captains: Damian Bourke (Geelong), Matthew Rendell (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, B. Sheehan

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Damian Bourke GEEL 30 3
Darren Troy GEEL 10 2
Andrew Bews GEEL 27 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 5 0 0 2 3
3 Bairstow, Mark ? ? 1 0 19 6 13 3 0 1 1 2
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 1 1 0
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 0 1 3
30 Bourke, Damian (c) ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 7 33 1 0 2
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 6 2 17 15 2 10 1 1 2 3
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 1 0 25 20 5 3 1 1 3 2
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 1 2 0
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 1 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 8 12 4 0 2 3 1
17 Exell, Gavin ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 2 1 1
51 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 0 1 2
39 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 5 0 1 0 1
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 7 5 18 17 1 7 0 3 2 2
6 Russell, Dwayne ? ? 3 2 21 14 7 4 0 2 3 1
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
45 Scott, Robert ? ? 2 0 25 17 8 4 0 3 1 3
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 3 1 2 0 2
10 Troy, Darren ? ? 1 0 26 15 11 8 0 0 2 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 7 1 15 13 2 4 0 2 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 29 10 318 217 101 85 38 24 27 29

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 1 1 0
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 3 1 7 7 0 4 0 3 3 1
18 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 0 2 1 2
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 1 0 3 2 4
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 4 0 11 9 2 4 0 1 0 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 1 0 2 3 3
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 4 0 1 2 1
21 Kappler, Darren ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 1 0 1
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 2 3 25 16 9 11 4 1 1 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 5 0 0 5 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 2 0 19 16 3 4 0 1 3 1
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 16 5 11 3 0 2 2 2
19 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 6 0 1 2 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 0 0 0 1
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 2 0 2 0 1
9 Rendell, Matthew (c) ? ? 1 0 27 17 10 11 8 1 2 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 3 1 14 12 2 6 0 0 0 2
23 Scott, Mark ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 Thomas, Keith ? ? 1 0 18 10 8 2 0 3 1 1
39 Trewella, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 2 0 2 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 7 302 188 114 75 12 27 29 27

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