1987 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v West Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1987 between Melbourne and West Coast during round 21 of the 1987 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted West Coast at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Ross Glendinning captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Ron Alexander.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Chiron, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, D. Koop, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
West Coast
R. Glendinning (capt.), J. Annear, A. Barich, M. Brennan, J. Gastev, D. Hart, D. Holmes, A. Ishchenko, L. Keene, D. Lamb, C. Lewis, A. Lockyer, A. MacNish, C. Mainwaring, S. Malaxos, G. Miles, D. Turner, R. Wiley, J. Worsfold, M. Zanotti
Melbourne (18.21.129) defeated West Coast (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (4), R. Flower (2), S. Newport (2), B. Wilson (2), B. Bailey, R. Jackson, G. Lyon, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, D. Williams, G. Yeats
West Coast: R. Glendinning (3), D. Hart (2), D. Holmes (2), L. Keene (2), A. Ishchenko
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and West Coast remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Melbourne
v
West Coast
Date:
Friday 21 August 1987
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,048
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
West Coast
Score:
18.21.129 - 10.8.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 21 | 18 | . | 21 | (129) |
| West Coast | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | MELB by 27 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 61 | MELB by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Ron Alexander
(West Coast)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Ross Glendinning
(West Coast)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Wight | MELB | 27 | 3 |
| Steven Stretch | MELB | 18 | 2 |
| Brian Wilson | MELB | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 21 | 347 | 240 | 107 | 84 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 25 | |||
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Barich, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Brennan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Gastev, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Hart, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Holmes, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ishchenko, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Keene, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Lamb, Dwayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Lockyer, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MacNish, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mainwaring, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Malaxos, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Miles, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Turner, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Wiley, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Zanotti, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | 291 | 204 | 87 | 82 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 24 | |||