1987 VFL Round 16: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1987 between Carlton and Footscray during round 16 of the 1987 VFL season. Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park. Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts. Rick Kennedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), T. Alvin, C. Bradley, P. Dean, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, B. Evans, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, M. Kennedy, J. Madden, W. McKenzie, P. Meldrum, M. Naley, D. Rhys-Jones, S. Robertson, B. Shine, S. Silvagni

Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), M. Athorn, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, D. Collins, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, G. Eppelstun, L. Fitzpatrick, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, S. Wallis

Carlton (20.13.133) defeated Footscray (12.6.78).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gleeson (4), S. Kernahan (4), P. Dean (2), D. Glascott (2), W. Johnston (2), W. McKenzie (2), S. Silvagni (2), J. Dorotich, M. Naley
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), B. Royal (3), A. Petraglia (2), M. Athorn, D. Collins, T. Liberatore, T. McGuinness

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 18 July 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 21,388

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Footscray
Score: 20.13.133 - 12.6.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 6 . 4 10 . 7 15 . 9 20 . 13 20 . 13 (133)
Footscray 1 . 1 4 . 2 7 . 4 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Margin CARL by 33 CARL by 41 CARL by 53 CARL by 55 CARL by 55
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Carlton), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Stephen Kernahan (Carlton), Rick Kennedy (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore, I. Robinson

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
David Rhys-Jones CARL 26 3
Mark Naley CARL 17 2
David Glascott CARL 32 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 1 0 2 1 3
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 1 2 4
35 Dean, Peter ? ? 2 3 6 5 1 5 0 0 0 0
3 Dennis, Richard ? ? 0 1 25 12 13 7 0 1 4 0
6 Dorotich, Jon ? ? 1 0 12 6 6 4 2 1 1 3
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 0 0
32 Glascott, David ? ? 2 1 27 14 13 4 0 0 3 1
12 Gleeson, Adrian ? ? 4 2 21 16 5 2 0 2 3 3
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 2 3 2
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 2 1 18 14 4 3 0 5 1 2
43 Kennedy, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 5 2 1
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 4 1 13 10 3 6 0 1 3 1
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 3 18 0 3 6
45 McKenzie, Warren ? ? 2 0 14 8 6 6 0 0 1 2
23 Meldrum, Paul ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 2 0 1 1 0
17 Naley, Mark ? ? 1 1 34 20 14 4 0 2 3 0
26 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 0 26 12 14 7 0 1 3 0
38 Robertson, Shane ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 4 0 0 3 4
10 Shine, Brad ? ? 0 0 17 6 11 4 0 4 2 2
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 2 0 9 3 6 4 0 2 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 13 336 203 133 71 20 31 39 36

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
52 Athorn, Mark ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 1 1
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 2 1 2
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 3 0 7 4 3 3 0 0 1 2
47 Collins, Darren ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
2 Cousins, Richard ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 3 0 2 5
17 Cronan, Phil ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 2 3
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 2 0 0 3 1
42 Fitzpatrick, Lynton ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 0 1 2
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 6 0 1 4 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 1 20 16 4 10 0 1 5 1
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 0 0 6 1 5 1 0 0 0 1
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 1 1 9 5 4 1 0 3 2 2
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 0 1 2
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 1 2 15 10 5 1 0 1 0 3
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 5 0 0 0 1
38 Petraglia, Angelo ? ? 2 0 8 6 2 3 0 2 0 1
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 3 0 3 2
15 Rance, Murray ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 4 1 0 2 2
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 3 0 30 22 8 6 0 2 5 4
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 4 0 3 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 6 267 185 82 64 7 15 36 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