1987 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1987 between Geelong and Sydney during round 9 of the 1987 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Sydney at Kardinia Park.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Geelong
G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, G. Exell, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Kol, B. Lindner, M. Schulze, R. Scott, D. Troy, M. Turner, P. Whyte
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, D. Bolton, M. Browning, W. Capper, R. Carter, G. Cordy, N. Cordy, P. Hawke, G. Healy, W. Henwood, C. Holden, J. Ironmonger, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, M. Neagle, T. Smith, G. Williams, S. Wright
Geelong (15.14.104) defeated Sydney (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Lindner (5), G. Ablett (2), B. Brownless (2), P. Couch (2), G. Exell (2), M. Turner (2)
Sydney: W. Capper (4), M. Bayes (2), B. Mitchell (2), P. Hawke, G. Healy, G. Williams
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Sydney remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Sydney
Date:
Sunday 24 May 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
24,817
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Sydney | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | SYDN by 15 | GEEL by 17 | SYDN by 10 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Devine
(Geelong),
Tom Hafey
(Sydney)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Flanigan | GEEL | 14 | 3 |
| Martin Christensen | GEEL | 47 | 2 |
| Michael Kol | GEEL | 37 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Exell, Gavin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 41 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Kol, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Whyte, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | 311 | 201 | 110 | 72 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 39 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Capper, Warwick | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Cordy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Hawke, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Holden, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ironmonger, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Smith, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | 299 | 176 | 123 | 54 | 19 | 30 | 39 | 35 | |||