1987 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1987 between Footscray and Geelong during round 13 of the 1987 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Rick Kennedy captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by John Devine.

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

Geelong
G. Ablett, A. Bews, M. Bos, D. Cameron, G. Cameron, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, G. Exell, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Kol, B. Lindner, D. Morgan, D. Russell, M. Schulze, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Turner, P. Whyte

Footscray (13.11.89) defeated Geelong (8.2.50).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Petraglia (4), B. Royal (3), S. Beasley (2), P. Cronan (2), T. McGuinness, A. Purser
Geelong: G. Ablett (3), D. Cameron (2), G. Exell, B. Lindner, B. Stoneham

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 20 June 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,749

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 13.11.89 - 8.2.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 3 5 . 6 10 . 8 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Geelong 5 . 1 5 . 2 6 . 2 8 . 2 8 . 2 (50)
Margin GEEL by 22 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 30 FOOT by 39 FOOT by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (Footscray), John Devine (Geelong)
Captains: Rick Kennedy (Footscray), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brian Royal FOOT 33 3
Angelo Petraglia FOOT 38 2
Mark Bos GEEL 24 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 0 2 2
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 2 1 5 4 1 5 0 0 0 2
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Cousins, Richard ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 2 1 0 0 4
17 Cronan, Phil ? ? 2 0 16 15 1 2 0 2 3 4
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 1 3 0
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 1 2 1
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 0 4 2
36 Hannebery, Matt ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 2 0 1 0 0
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 8 0 1 3 1
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 0 0 30 15 15 1 0 2 4 0
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 1 2 6
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 0 0 2 3 4
40 Moloney, Troy ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 2 4 0
38 Petraglia, Angelo ? ? 4 4 21 20 1 1 0 1 1 4
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 4 5 0 0 1
15 Rance, Murray ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 5 0 1 3 4
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 3 2 30 25 5 5 0 2 4 3
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 26 19 7 5 0 0 3 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 11 281 214 67 48 6 17 41 42

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 3 1 13 12 1 2 0 2 0 5
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 1 3 3
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 1 26 22 4 6 0 4 6 2
36 Cameron, David ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 1 0 3 2 3
13 Cameron, Gary ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 3 1
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 2 6 0
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 0 0 2 3 3
17 Exell, Gavin ? ? 1 0 23 15 8 2 0 1 4 1
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 4 4 0 0 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 0 0 1 3 5
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 0 1 4 0
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1
11 Morgan, Darren ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 2
6 Russell, Dwayne ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 1 0 0 4
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 1 0 2 3
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 1 0 11 3 8 4 1 0 1 2
10 Troy, Darren ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 1 2 1
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 0 2
33 Whyte, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 0 0 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 2 238 186 52 42 7 24 42 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