1987 VFL Round 9: West Coast v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1987 between West Coast and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1987 VFL season.
West Coast hosted Melbourne at Subiaco Oval.
Ross Glendinning captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Alexander and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
West Coast
R. Glendinning (capt.), J. Annear, A. Barich, M. Brennan, D. Hart, D. Holmes, A. Ishchenko, L. Keene, D. Laidley, D. Lamb, C. Lewis, A. Lockyer, S. Malaxos, G. Miles, P. Peos, D. Turner, R. Wiley, J. Worsfold, M. Wrensted, M. Zanotti
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, W. Dean, P. Giles, R. Grinter, G. Healy, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, D. Koop, G. Lyon, P. Payne, R. Richards, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Turner, S. Wight, D. Williams, G. Yeats
West Coast (20.15.135) defeated Melbourne (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
West Coast: R. Wiley (4), J. Annear (3), R. Glendinning (3), D. Holmes (3), L. Keene (3), P. Peos (2), D. Hart, C. Lewis
Melbourne: R. Flower (4), D. Williams (4), G. Lyon (3), B. Bailey (2), R. Jackson (2), S. Wight (2), S. Turner
As a result of this match, West Coast were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
West Coast
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 24 May 1987
Time:
12:10 PM
Venue:
Subiaco Oval
Attendance:
23,366
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def.
Melbourne
Score:
20.15.135 - 18.11.119
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 5 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | WCST by 35 | WCST by 22 | WCST by 16 | WCST by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Alexander
(West Coast),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ross Glendinning
(West Coast),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Lamb | WCST | 5 | 3 |
| Murray Wrensted | WCST | 32 | 2 |
| Alan Johnson | MELB | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Barich, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Brennan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Hart, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Holmes, Don | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Ishchenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Keene, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Lamb, Dwayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Lockyer, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Malaxos, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Miles, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Peos, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Turner, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Wiley, Robert | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Wrensted, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Zanotti, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 15 | 325 | 211 | 114 | 78 | 49 | 25 | 36 | 36 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | 283 | 214 | 69 | 60 | 24 | 16 | 36 | 36 | |||