1988 VFL Elimination Final: West Coast v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1988 between West Coast and Melbourne in the elimination final of the 1988 VFL season.
West Coast hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Ross Glendinning captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Todd and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
West Coast
R. Glendinning (capt.), J. Gastev, D. Hart, L. Keene, D. Laidley, D. Lamb, K. Langdon, C. Lewis, A. Lockyer, C. Mainwaring, S. Malaxos, W. Matera, G. McKenna, G. Miles, D. O'Connell, M. Rance, P. Scott, D. Turner, J. Worsfold, M. Wrensted
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), J. Duursma, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, D. Koop, A. Lovell, 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 (10.11.71) were defeated by Melbourne (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
West Coast: R. Glendinning (5), A. Lockyer (2), D. Hart, K. Langdon, S. Malaxos
Melbourne: R. Jackson (2), A. Lovell (2), S. Wight (2), G. Healy, A. Johnson, G. Lyon, E. Spalding, D. Williams
As a result of this match, West Coast were eliminated (finishing 5th overall) and Melbourne faced Collingwood in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
West Coast
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 September 1988
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
43,438
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
10.11.71 - 11.7.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | WCST by 9 | WCST by 22 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Todd
(West Coast),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ross Glendinning
(West Coast),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
B. Sheehan
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Gastev, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Hart, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Keene, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lamb, Dwayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Langdon, Karl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Lockyer, Andrew | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Mainwaring, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Malaxos, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Matera, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | McKenna, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Miles, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | O'Connell, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Scott, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Turner, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Wrensted, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | 289 | 215 | 74 | 79 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | 274 | 216 | 58 | 79 | 17 | 35 | 22 | 23 | |||