1987 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Brisbane Bears

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1987 between Footscray and Brisbane Bears during round 9 of the 1987 VFL season. Footscray hosted Brisbane Bears at Western Oval. Rick Kennedy captained the hosts. Mark Mickan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Peter Knights.

Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), M. Athorn, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, B. Cordy, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, R. James, T. Liberatore, T. McGuinness, T. Moloney, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, Z. Tzatzaris, S. Wallis

Brisbane Bears
M. Mickan (capt.), P. Banfield, T. Beckett, M. Campbell, A. Giffard, B. Hardie, Ben Harris, Bernie Harris, R. MacPherson, M. McCarthy, D. O'Keeffe, B. Phillips, G. Raines, S. Reynoldson, M. Richardson, M. Roberts, G. Shaw, P. Walsh, C. Waterson, M. Williams

Footscray (14.19.103) defeated Brisbane Bears (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Footscray: T. McGuinness (6), S. Beasley (3), R. Cousins, M. Ford, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, B. Royal
Brisbane Bears: M. Williams (2), P. Banfield, B. Hardie, Ben Harris, Bernie Harris, M. McCarthy, D. O'Keeffe, B. Phillips, G. Shaw

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 13th) and Brisbane Bears were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Footscray v Brisbane Bears
Date: Saturday 23 May 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 10,873

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Brisbane Bears
Score: 14.19.103 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 2 10 . 10 12 . 14 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Brisbane Bears 3 . 4 4 . 5 9 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin BRIB by 2 FOOT by 41 FOOT by 24 FOOT by 32 FOOT by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (Footscray), Peter Knights (Brisbane Bears)
Captains: Rick Kennedy (Footscray), Mark Mickan (Brisbane Bears)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Harris, D. Howlett

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Rick Kennedy FOOT 8 3
Peter Foster FOOT 32 2
Brian Royal FOOT 33 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
52 Athorn, Mark ? ? 0 2 7 5 2 2 0 0 1 0
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 2 1 1
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 3 5 10 9 1 7 0 1 2 1
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 0 1 1
2 Cousins, Richard ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 1 3 1 4 1
17 Cronan, Phil ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 1 0 0 1 0
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 1 2 0
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 1 0 13 7 6 2 0 1 1 0
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 8 2 1 1 2
43 James, Ron ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 3 0 1
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 0 6 4
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 0 3 15 11 4 1 0 1 1 3
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 6 2 27 21 6 2 0 4 3 0
40 Moloney, Troy ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 0
38 Petraglia, Angelo ? ? 1 3 15 14 1 4 0 5 2 3
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 1 0 12 5 7 0 14 2 4 3
15 Rance, Murray ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 3 3 0
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 1 2 27 18 9 4 0 2 2 1
19 Tzatzaris, Zeno ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 1 2 3
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 1 4 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 19 288 209 79 55 19 29 41 26

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
12 Banfield, Peter ? ? 1 1 25 13 12 4 0 2 1 2
41 Beckett, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 3 0 1
25 Campbell, Matt ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 1 0 0 1 4
33 Giffard, Allan ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 2 0 3
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 1 0 24 17 7 2 0 1 4 3
49 Harris, Ben ? ? 1 0 12 5 7 3 1 2 2 4
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 1 2 20 14 6 1 0 0 1 3
16 MacPherson, Rod ? ? 0 1 15 5 10 2 0 0 1 0
9 McCarthy, Michael ? ? 1 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 2
1 Mickan, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 6 30 2 2 2
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 2 0 1 3 3
11 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 1 0 1 1 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 2 0 2 1 3
3 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 3 2 3 1 2
8 Richardson, Mike ? ? 0 2 22 8 14 4 1 1 2 1
27 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 0 0 2
29 Shaw, Gary ? ? 1 0 15 7 8 1 0 0 1 0
18 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 1 1 0
17 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 2 1 2
2 Williams, Mark ? ? 2 2 17 11 6 4 1 2 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 11 306 174 132 46 35 26 26 41

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