1987 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1987 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 18 of the 1987 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Matthew Rendell captained the hosts. Damian Bourke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by John Devine.

Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), M. Armstrong, S. Cameron, T. Carafa, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, M. Gale, L. Harris, D. Kappler, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, C. McGrath, S. McIvor, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, P. Roos, J. Shaw, B. Stephens, K. Thomas, R. Thornton

Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, G. Cameron, R. Card, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Kol, B. Lindner, D. Morgan, D. Russell, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy

Fitzroy (20.9.129) defeated Geelong (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Osborne (5), J. Shaw (5), M. Conlan (4), P. Roos (3), D. Kappler, B. Lokan, S. McIvor
Geelong: B. Lindner (3), M. Bairstow (2), B. Brownless (2), G. Cameron (2), D. Cameron, S. Hocking, R. Scott

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 1 August 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 8,434

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 20.9.129 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 4 7 . 5 15 . 7 20 . 9 20 . 9 (129)
Geelong 2 . 4 6 . 7 7 . 13 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin FITZ by 12 FITZ by 4 FITZ by 42 FITZ by 42 FITZ by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Fitzroy), John Devine (Geelong)
Captains: Matthew Rendell (Fitzroy), Damian Bourke (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. McDonald, D. Rich

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Scott McIvor FITZ 17 3
Michael Gale FITZ 7 2
Robert Scott GEEL 45 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 0 0 1
37 Cameron, Stuart ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 0 5 0 2
13 Carafa, Tony ? ? 0 2 15 11 4 4 0 2 1 2
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 27 22 5 1 0 2 0 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 4 1 17 14 3 3 0 4 0 2
7 Gale, Michael ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 4 0 2 3 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 1 36 13 23 6 0 2 2 0
21 Kappler, Darren ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 4 0 6 1 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 0 1 1 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 1 0 22 13 9 1 0 1 1 1
35 McGrath, Craig ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 2 1 0 0
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 1 0 36 19 17 4 0 2 2 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 5 3 19 17 2 7 0 0 1 3
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 21 5 16 2 0 2 1 0
9 Rendell, Matthew (c) ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 5 0 1 0
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 3 1 19 12 7 8 2 1 2 1
43 Shaw, Jamie ? ? 5 1 7 6 1 5 0 0 1 3
33 Stephens, Brett ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 6 0 0 2 0
2 Thomas, Keith ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 3 0 3 0 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 1 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 20 9 349 208 141 77 9 35 20 24

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
3 Bairstow, Mark ? ? 2 1 24 17 7 1 0 3 1 3
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 24 13 11 1 0 2 1 1
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 27 20 7 2 0 0 0 0
30 Bourke, Damian (c) ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 16 0 1 2
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 2 2 9 7 2 3 1 2 1 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 2 0 2 1 1
36 Cameron, David ? ? 1 3 19 14 5 5 1 0 1 1
13 Cameron, Gary ? ? 2 1 14 5 9 2 0 2 0 2
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 2 2 1
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 1 16 10 6 1 0 1 3 1
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 1 0 1
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 5 1 1 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 1 0 21 8 13 3 0 1 2 0
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 3 0 0 3 1
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 3 2 10 8 2 3 0 0 2 0
11 Morgan, Darren ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 1 0 0 0 2
6 Russell, Dwayne ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 2 0 2 0 0
45 Scott, Robert ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 1 0 2 1 0
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 7 11 5 0 1 2 1
10 Troy, Darren ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 2 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 15 313 189 124 45 23 24 24 20

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