1987 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Brisbane Bears
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1987 between Melbourne and Brisbane Bears during round 18 of the 1987 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Brisbane Bears at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Mark Mickan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Peter Knights.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Chiron, W. Dean, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Brisbane Bears
M. Mickan (capt.), P. Banfield, M. Campbell, D. Carlson, J. Fidge, M. Gibson, B. Hardie, Ben Harris, Bernie Harris, K. Judge, R. MacPherson, M. McCarthy, D. O'Keeffe, B. Phillips, S. Reynoldson, M. Richardson, P. Walsh, C. Waterson, M. Williams, M. Withers
Melbourne (22.21.153) defeated Brisbane Bears (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Williams (7), G. Healy (4), J. Stynes (4), R. Flower (2), B. Bailey, S. Eishold, R. Jackson, G. Lovett, T. Viney
Brisbane Bears: J. Fidge (5), B. Phillips (2), M. Richardson (2), Ben Harris, Bernie Harris, K. Judge, M. McCarthy, S. Reynoldson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Brisbane Bears remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Brisbane Bears
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
10,307
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Brisbane Bears
Score:
22.21.153 - 14.15.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 19 | 22 | . | 21 | 22 | . | 21 | (153) |
| Brisbane Bears | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 54 | MELB by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Peter Knights
(Brisbane Bears)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Mark Mickan
(Brisbane Bears)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Wilson | MELB | 7 | 3 |
| Earl Spalding | MELB | 35 | 2 |
| Todd Viney | MELB | 12 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 7 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 21 | 301 | 215 | 86 | 64 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 24 | |||
Brisbane Bears
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Banfield, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Campbell, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Carlson, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Gibson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | Harris, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Harris, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Judge, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MacPherson, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | McCarthy, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Mickan, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | O'Keeffe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Phillips, Brenton | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Richardson, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Walsh, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Waterson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 280 | 197 | 83 | 70 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 28 | |||