1987 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1987 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1987 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at VFL Park.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Damian Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by John Devine.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Chiron, W. Dean, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, P. Baldwin, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, G. Cameron, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, G. Exell, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Kol, D. Russell, B. Stoneham, D. Troy
Melbourne (18.9.117) defeated Geelong (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Flower (4), R. Jackson (3), D. Williams (3), B. Bailey (2), W. Dean (2), G. Healy, S. Stretch, T. Viney, B. Wilson
Geelong: D. Cameron (5), D. Russell (3), B. Brownless (2), N. Bruns
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
15,253
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
John Devine
(Geelong)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Damian Bourke
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Sheehan,
G. Vernon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Spalding | MELB | 35 | 3 |
| Brian Wilson | MELB | 7 | 2 |
| Mark Bairstow | GEEL | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 9 | 325 | 224 | 101 | 85 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 37 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Baldwin, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Cameron, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Exell, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Kol, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Russell, Dwayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | 339 | 210 | 129 | 87 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 24 | |||