1987 VFL Round 15: Brisbane Bears v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1987 between Brisbane Bears and Geelong during round 15 of the 1987 VFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Geelong at Carrara Stadium. Mark Mickan captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Peter Knights and the visitors were coached by John Devine.

Brisbane Bears
M. Mickan (capt.), P. Banfield, M. Campbell, D. Carlson, D. Dickson, M. Gibson, B. Hardie, B. Harris, K. Judge, R. MacPherson, M. McCarthy, C. O'Brien, D. O'Keeffe, G. Raines, S. Reynoldson, M. Richardson, P. Walsh, C. Waterson, M. Williams, M. Withers

Geelong
G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, D. Cameron, G. Cameron, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Kol, B. Lindner, D. Russell, M. Schulze, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Turner, P. Whyte

Brisbane Bears (18.11.119) defeated Geelong (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: D. O'Keeffe (4), M. Richardson (3), R. MacPherson (2), C. O'Brien (2), M. Williams (2), M. Withers (2), P. Banfield, D. Carlson, B. Harris
Geelong: G. Ablett (2), B. Lindner (2), M. Turner (2), D. Cameron, G. Cameron, M. Christensen, D. Troy

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears were then 12th on the ladder (up from 13th) and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Geelong
Date: Sunday 5 July 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Carrara Stadium
Attendance: 9,370

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. Geelong
Score: 18.11.119 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 5 . 0 9 . 3 14 . 8 18 . 11 18 . 11 (119)
Geelong 2 . 7 4 . 12 7 . 18 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin BRIB by 11 BRIB by 21 BRIB by 32 BRIB by 41 BRIB by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Knights (Brisbane Bears), John Devine (Geelong)
Captains: Mark Mickan (Brisbane Bears), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. McDonald, G. McKeeman

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Geoff Raines BRIB 4 3
Mark Williams BRIB 2 2
Brad Hardie BRIB 5 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
12 Banfield, Peter ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 0 2
25 Campbell, Matt ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 0 0 1
44 Carlson, Darren ? ? 1 1 21 13 8 2 0 3 7 0
6 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 5 0 1 0 4
38 Gibson, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 4 0 1 0 0
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 1 2 0
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 2 0 2 1 0
35 Judge, Ken ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 4 0 1 0 3
16 MacPherson, Rod ? ? 2 0 14 9 5 1 0 1 2 1
9 McCarthy, Michael ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 5 0 1 1
1 Mickan, Mark (c) ? ? 0 1 10 5 5 3 12 0 0 2
28 O'Brien, Cameron ? ? 2 2 8 6 2 4 0 1 1 4
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 4 0 19 13 6 6 0 2 3 0
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 7 0 2 2 1
3 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 1 17 9 8 6 4 3 4 2
8 Richardson, Mike ? ? 3 1 21 14 7 5 0 1 2 0
18 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 0 0 3 2
17 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 1 3 2
2 Williams, Mark ? ? 2 0 28 21 7 6 0 3 6 4
37 Withers, Mark ? ? 2 0 13 8 5 3 0 3 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 11 314 207 107 75 21 27 39 31

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 2 3 14 12 2 4 1 0 2 2
3 Bairstow, Mark ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 8 0 0 1 3
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 3 4 0
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 2 0 5 3 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 2 11 9 2 3 0 0 1 1
36 Cameron, David ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 1 1 2
13 Cameron, Gary ? ? 1 2 11 9 2 0 0 0 2 2
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 4
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 2 0 1 2 1
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 9 0 2 2 3
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 6 0 2 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 1 22 14 8 3 0 1 1 3
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 0 1 17 9 8 1 0 0 0 4
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 2 4 15 12 3 7 0 0 2 3
6 Russell, Dwayne ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 1 1 0 4
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 7 9 1 3 2
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 0 1 0
10 Troy, Darren ? ? 1 0 22 11 11 4 0 1 1 3
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 2 1 8 6 2 3 0 0 0 0
33 Whyte, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 3 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 18 270 190 80 68 17 16 31 39

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