1987 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1987 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1987 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Tony Shaw captained the visitors with David Cloke as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Leigh Matthews.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, W. Dean, P. Giles, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, A. Johnson, G. Lyon, S. O'Dwyer, P. Payne, E. Spalding, B. Sparks, S. Stretch, S. Turner, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Collingwood
T. Shaw (capt.), D. Cloke (vice-capt.), G. Atkins, D. Banks, P. Bradbury, G. Brown, M. Christian, J. Croall, M. Gayfer, T. Keays, M. Lockman, J. Manson, D. Millane, P. Morwood, A. Richardson, P. Rizonico, M. Ryan, C. Starcevich, B. Taylor, J. Turner
Melbourne (18.18.126) defeated Collingwood (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Flower (6), S. Wight (3), W. Dean (2), P. Giles, G. Healy, A. Johnson, G. Lyon, P. Payne, D. Williams, B. Wilson
Collingwood: M. Ryan (5), B. Taylor (3), C. Starcevich (2), D. Banks, D. Millane
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Collingwood remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,215
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
18.18.126 - 12.8.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 18 | (126) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 59 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Leigh Matthews
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Tony Shaw
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
David Cloke
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Dore,
D. Howlett
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Flower | MELB | 2 | 3 |
| Warren Dean | MELB | 23 | 2 |
| Matthew Ryan | COLL | 45 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Sparks, Bradley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 18 | 308 | 206 | 102 | 80 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 24 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Atkins, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Brown, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Christian, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Cloke, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 56 | Croall, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Gayfer, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 60 | Keays, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Lockman, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Manson, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Millane, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Rizonico, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Ryan, Matthew | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Starcevich, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Taylor, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | Turner, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | 304 | 195 | 109 | 77 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 34 | |||