1987 VFL Round 20: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1987 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1987 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Tony Shaw captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Leigh Matthews and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Collingwood
T. Shaw (capt.), G. Atkins, M. Beers, G. Crosisca, P. Daicos, W. Fellowes, G. Howard, A. Hrysoulakis, S. Kerrison, M. McGuane, D. Millane, P. Morwood, S. Morwood, M. Orval, M. Perkins, P. Rizonico, M. Ryan, C. Starcevich, B. Taylor, B. Yorgey

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Chiron, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, D. Koop, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats

Collingwood (8.11.59) were defeated by Melbourne (15.24.114).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: M. Orval (2), M. Perkins (2), B. Taylor (2), M. McGuane, M. Ryan
Melbourne: R. Flower (3), G. Lyon (3), R. Jackson (2), J. Stynes (2), G. Healy, S. Stretch, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 August 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 16,540

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Melbourne
Score: 8.11.59 - 15.24.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 5 5 . 6 6 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Melbourne 1 . 7 7 . 14 11 . 19 15 . 24 15 . 24 (114)
Margin COLL by 4 MELB by 20 MELB by 41 MELB by 55 MELB by 55
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Leigh Matthews (Collingwood), John Northey (Melbourne)
Captains: Tony Shaw (Collingwood), Robert Flower (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore, M. Sneddon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Darren Millane COLL 42 3
Todd Viney MELB 12 2
Peter Daicos COLL 35 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Atkins, Graeme ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 5 0 2 0 0
40 Beers, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 6 0 0 0 0
28 Crosisca, Gavin ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 8 0 4 3 2
35 Daicos, Peter ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 2 0 3 4 2
15 Fellowes, Wes ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 9 10 0 1 3
11 Howard, Glenn ? ? 0 0 23 13 10 4 0 3 3 0
37 Hrysoulakis, Athas ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 2 1 0
44 Kerrison, Shane ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 0 1
54 McGuane, Mick ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 4 0 0 0 2
42 Millane, Darren ? ? 0 0 30 19 11 9 0 0 2 1
4 Morwood, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 1 2 0
7 Morwood, Shane ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 3 0 2 0 1
10 Orval, Mark ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 5 0 2 4 2
41 Perkins, Mark ? ? 2 0 13 12 1 4 0 0 1 1
32 Rizonico, Paul ? ? 0 1 9 4 5 2 0 2 3 2
45 Ryan, Matthew ? ? 1 1 24 11 13 4 0 0 0 3
22 Shaw, Tony (c) ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
27 Starcevich, Craig ? ? 0 3 17 15 2 5 8 0 1 2
9 Taylor, Brian ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 4 0 0 0 0
16 Yorgey, Brett ? ? 0 2 22 15 7 6 0 1 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 11 303 192 111 84 18 24 26 23

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 0 0 0 1 2
29 Chiron, Dean ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 4 0 1 2 0
25 Eishold, Simon ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 0 1 0
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 3 1 13 9 4 5 0 0 0 0
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 1 0 1
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 1 0 1 4 1
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
45 Jackson, Ricky ? ? 2 2 19 10 9 1 0 1 2 1
39 Koop, Doug ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 1 0 1
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 0 2 0 1
3 Lyon, Garry ? ? 3 6 20 14 6 7 0 1 2 3
32 O'Dwyer, Steven ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 3 16 1 1 0
35 Spalding, Earl ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 5 0 1 1 0
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 6 0 1 1 3
37 Stynes, Jim ? ? 2 1 17 10 7 5 6 0 1 3
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 0 2 17 13 4 7 0 2 1 3
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 1 1 2 2
15 Williams, David ? ? 1 3 17 11 6 8 0 0 2 3
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 1 3 17 11 6 4 0 0 2 0
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 1 2 27 23 4 7 0 2 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 24 313 212 101 75 23 16 23 26

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