1987 VFL Semi Final 1: Sydney v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1987 between Sydney and Melbourne in the first semi final of the 1987 VFL season.
Sydney "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Dennis Carroll captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, D. Bolton, M. Browning, R. Carter, G. Coleman, N. Cordy, P. Hawke, G. Healy, W. Henwood, C. Holden, J. Ironmonger, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, I. Roberts, B. Scott, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Wright
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, W. Dean, S. Eishold, G. Healy, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, D. Koop, B. Lovett, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Sydney (10.13.73) were defeated by Melbourne (21.23.149).
Goalkickers
Sydney: D. Carroll (2), G. Healy (2), T. Morwood (2), G. Coleman, B. Scott, G. Williams, S. Wright
Melbourne: R. Flower (4), T. Campbell (3), G. Healy (3), S. Stretch (2), T. Viney (2), G. Yeats (2), W. Dean, R. Jackson, J. Stynes, D. Williams, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Sydney were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Sydney
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 13 September 1987
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
80,292
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 18 | 21 | . | 23 | 21 | . | 23 | (149) |
| Margin | SYDN by 5 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 60 | MELB by 76 | MELB by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Sydney),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
D. Howlett
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Hawke, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Holden, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Ironmonger, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Scott, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | 259 | 178 | 81 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 22 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 23 | 272 | 195 | 77 | 68 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 33 | |||