1987 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1987 between Footscray and Sydney during round 15 of the 1987 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Sydney at VFL Park.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Footscray
M. Athorn, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, B. Cordy, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, M. Cullen, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, F. Lesiputty, T. Liberatore, T. McGuinness, T. Moloney, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, S. Wallis
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, M. Browning, M. Byrne, W. Capper, R. Carter, G. Coleman, G. Cordy, N. Cordy, P. Hawke, G. Healy, W. Henwood, C. Holden, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, M. Neagle, P. Quirk, T. Thripp, B. Toohey, G. Williams
Footscray (10.13.73) were defeated by Sydney (16.10.106).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), P. Cronan (2), M. Athorn, R. Cousins, D. Hawkins, A. Petraglia, B. Royal
Sydney: T. Morwood (6), W. Capper (2), P. Hawke (2), G. Williams (2), M. Bayes, C. Holden, D. Murphy, B. Toohey
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Sydney remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
27,075
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Sydney | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 11 | SYDN by 21 | SYDN by 33 | SYDN by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Tom Hafey
(Sydney)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
P. Carey
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Morwood | SYDN | 21 | 3 |
| Neil Cordy | SYDN | 29 | 2 |
| Rod Carter | SYDN | 13 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Athorn, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Cullen, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 55 | Lesiputty, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Moloney, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | 259 | 185 | 74 | 59 | 24 | 18 | 40 | 34 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | Capper, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Cordy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | Hawke, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Holden, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Quirk, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Thripp, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 10 | 285 | 183 | 102 | 71 | 22 | 39 | 34 | 40 | |||