1987 VFL Round 7: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1987 between Carlton and Geelong during round 7 of the 1987 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts. Damian Bourke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by John Devine.

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), I. Aitken, T. Alvin, C. Bradley, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, M. Gallagher, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, M. Hanna, W. Johnston, M. Kennedy, J. Madden, P. Meldrum, F. Murphy, M. Naley, D. Ogier, D. Rhys-Jones, S. Robertson, S. Silvagni

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

Carlton (22.18.150) defeated Geelong (14.10.94).

Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Naley (5), M. Gallagher (3), S. Kernahan (3), J. Madden (2), F. Murphy (2), D. Ogier (2), C. Bradley, J. Dorotich, A. Gleeson, P. Meldrum, S. Robertson
Geelong: B. Lindner (3), M. Bairstow (2), G. Exell (2), R. Scott (2), M. Turner (2), G. Ablett, N. Bruns, D. Russell

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 9 May 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 31,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Geelong
Score: 22.18.150 - 14.10.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 3 10 . 8 16 . 14 22 . 18 22 . 18 (150)
Geelong 4 . 3 5 . 3 9 . 8 14 . 10 14 . 10 (94)
Margin level CARL by 35 CARL by 48 CARL by 56 CARL by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Carlton), John Devine (Geelong)
Captains: Stephen Kernahan (Carlton), Damian Bourke (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, B. Sheehan

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Craig Bradley CARL 21 3
Jon Dorotich CARL 6 2
Justin Madden CARL 44 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Aitken, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 0 2
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 2 2 1
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 1 0 29 22 7 5 0 5 2 0
3 Dennis, Richard ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 1 0 2
6 Dorotich, Jon ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 11 3 2 4 2
29 Gallagher, Michael ? ? 3 2 6 5 1 4 6 0 0 1
32 Glascott, David ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 1 0 0 1 2
12 Gleeson, Adrian ? ? 1 3 21 16 5 3 0 1 2 2
13 Hanna, Mil ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 1 2 2
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 0 3 30 20 10 2 0 5 1 1
43 Kennedy, Michael ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 1 3 1
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 3 3 14 9 5 8 0 0 0 1
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 2 0 12 9 3 2 17 1 2 2
23 Meldrum, Paul ? ? 1 0 21 10 11 4 0 3 3 0
30 Murphy, Fraser ? ? 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 Naley, Mark ? ? 5 1 26 15 11 3 0 1 2 2
34 Ogier, Darren ? ? 2 3 11 8 3 4 0 4 2 3
26 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 1 10 4 6 1 0 1 2 0
38 Robertson, Shane ? ? 1 0 22 10 12 3 0 2 3 1
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 4 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 18 312 202 110 61 26 31 35 28

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 1 3 12 11 1 3 1 0 0 2
3 Bairstow, Mark ? ? 2 1 24 14 10 8 0 1 1 2
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 2 0 1 2 0
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 2 0 0 1 1
30 Bourke, Damian (c) ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 7 0 2 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 1 0 0
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 0 1 11 5 6 1 3 1 2 3
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 4 0 2 1 1
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 0 1 2 0
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 2 1
17 Exell, Gavin ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 6 0 0 0 3
51 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 5 0 0 0 3
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 1 1 4
39 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 6 0 0 1 0
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 3 0 1 5 2
6 Russell, Dwayne ? ? 1 1 21 16 5 9 0 2 2 4
45 Scott, Robert ? ? 2 0 16 9 7 2 0 3 3 3
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 3 2 1
10 Troy, Darren ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 0 1 3
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 2 2 9 8 1 4 0 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 10 270 182 88 71 11 17 28 35

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