1987 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1987 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 17 of the 1987 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Damian Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Devine.
North Melbourne
A. Clarkson, A. Demetriou, D. Dwyer, I. Fairley, P. German, D. Harris, P. Jonas, R. Kerr, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, J. Mossop, R. Robertson, C. Sholl, R. Smith, S. Smith, D. Steele
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, P. Baldwin, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, G. Cameron, R. Card, P. Couch, T. Darcy, G. Exell, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Kol, D. Russell, B. Stoneham, D. Troy
North Melbourne (11.13.79) were defeated by Geelong (27.14.176).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: I. Fairley (2), J. Krakouer (2), S. Smith (2), D. Steele (2), P. Jonas, D. McDonald, R. Robertson
Geelong: D. Cameron (8), G. Ablett (6), B. Brownless (5), N. Bruns (4), M. Bairstow, G. Cameron, D. Russell, B. Stoneham
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 18 July 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
20,880
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
11.13.79 - 27.14.176
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 6 | 21 | . | 10 | 27 | . | 14 | 27 | . | 14 | (176) |
| Margin | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 51 | GEEL by 108 | GEEL by 97 | GEEL by 97 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
John Devine
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Damian Bourke
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
I. Clayton
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ablett | GEEL | 5 | 3 |
| Mark Bairstow | GEEL | 3 | 2 |
| Neville Bruns | GEEL | 19 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Demetriou, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Dwyer, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | Harris, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Jonas, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 59 | Kerr, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Robertson, Rohan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 51 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | 283 | 186 | 97 | 59 | 5 | 32 | 34 | 35 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 44 | Baldwin, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 8 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Cameron, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Exell, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Kol, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Russell, Dwayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 27 | 14 | 353 | 230 | 123 | 89 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 34 | |||