1987 VFL Round 20: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1987 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 20 of the 1987 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Rick Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
North Melbourne
D. Ackerly, J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, I. Fairley, P. German, M. Hepburn, S. Hickey, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, J. Love, S. McCann, D. McDonald, J. Mossop, M. Passmore, R. Smith, S. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), M. Athorn, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, B. Cordy, G. Eppelstun, L. Fitzpatrick, M. Ford, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, S. Kolyniuk, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, T. Moloney, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, S. Wallis, S. Williams
North Melbourne (18.17.125) drew with Footscray (18.17.125).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Krakouer (4), P. Spargo (3), J. Krakouer (2), J. Love (2), J. Mossop (2), J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, M. Hepburn, M. Larkin, D. McDonald
Footscray: S. MacPherson (4), S. Beasley (3), P. Foster (3), D. Hawkins (2), S. Williams (2), B. Cordy, T. McGuinness, T. Moloney, S. Wallis
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,921
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
drew with
Footscray
Score:
18.17.125 - 18.17.125
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Margin | NMLB by 5 | FOOT by 3 | NMLB by 3 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Krakouer | NMLB | 3 | 3 |
| Brian Royal | FOOT | 33 | 2 |
| Matthew Larkin | NMLB | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | Chandler, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Hepburn, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Hickey, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Love, Jason | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Passmore, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | 296 | 212 | 84 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 24 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Athorn, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Fitzpatrick, Lynton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 59 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Moloney, Troy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Williams, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | 276 | 202 | 74 | 79 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 27 | |||