1987 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1987 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 11 of the 1987 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Stephen Kernahan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, P. Giles, G. Healy, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, D. Koop, P. Moore, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, R. Richards, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Turner, R. White, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), I. Aitken, T. Alvin, C. Bradley, P. Dean, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, M. Gallagher, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, M. Hanna, I. Herman, M. Kennedy, J. Madden, M. Majerczak, F. Murphy, M. Naley, D. Rhys-Jones, S. Robertson, B. Shine

Melbourne (13.12.90) were defeated by Carlton (21.9.135).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (4), P. Moore (3), B. Wilson (3), R. Flower, R. Jackson, J. Stynes
Carlton: M. Gallagher (3), J. Madden (3), D. Glascott (2), A. Gleeson (2), S. Kernahan (2), S. Robertson (2), C. Bradley, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, M. Hanna, I. Herman, M. Naley, D. Rhys-Jones

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Monday 8 June 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 49,812

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 13.12.90 - 21.9.135

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 6 . 7 10 . 11 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Carlton 7 . 0 13 . 2 18 . 5 21 . 9 21 . 9 (135)
Margin CARL by 19 CARL by 37 CARL by 42 CARL by 45 CARL by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Melbourne), Robert Walls (Carlton)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Stephen Kernahan (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Stephen Kernahan CARL 4 3
Craig Bradley CARL 21 2
Tom Alvin CARL 31 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 1 2 1
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 2 0 0 0 0
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 2 0 1 3 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 6 0 4 1 1
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 4 0 23 17 6 4 0 1 3 1
45 Jackson, Ricky ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 Koop, Doug ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 4 4 0
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 3 4 13 10 3 7 4 1 1 4
34 Newport, Stephen ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 3 2 1
32 O'Dwyer, Steven ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 18 1 3 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 0 0 2 1 1
35 Spalding, Earl ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 2 0 3 0
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 1 1 1
37 Stynes, Jim ? ? 1 2 7 7 0 0 3 0 2 0
41 Turner, Steve ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 0 2 2
5 White, Robin ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 0 0 1
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 1 0 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 3 2 30 20 10 4 1 0 4 1
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 4 0 5 4 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 12 260 189 71 42 28 25 37 17

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Aitken, Ian ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 4 0 0 0 2
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 3 0 0 0 0
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 1 0 25 22 3 5 0 3 1 3
35 Dean, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 0 1 3 1
3 Dennis, Richard ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 6 1 1 0 0
6 Dorotich, Jon ? ? 1 1 13 6 7 4 1 2 2 5
29 Gallagher, Michael ? ? 3 2 8 6 2 4 0 0 1 3
32 Glascott, David ? ? 2 0 22 10 12 3 0 3 2 5
12 Gleeson, Adrian ? ? 2 0 15 11 4 3 0 1 1 0
13 Hanna, Mil ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 1 1
25 Herman, Ian ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 1 0 0 1 2
43 Kennedy, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 0 0 2 0 0
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 2 3 22 11 11 12 0 1 0 5
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 3 0 14 11 3 4 12 0 0 1
48 Majerczak, Mark ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0
30 Murphy, Fraser ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 1 0 1 0 2
17 Naley, Mark ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 1 2
26 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 1 0 17 9 8 7 0 2 3 3
38 Robertson, Shane ? ? 2 0 21 11 10 1 0 1 1 2
10 Shine, Brad ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 3 0 1 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 21 9 302 188 114 70 14 24 17 37

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