1988 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1988 between Carlton and Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1988 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), I. Aitken, T. Alvin, W. Blackwell, C. Bradley, S. Da Rui, J. Dorotich, J. Dunlop, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, M. Hanna, I. Herman, M. Kennedy, J. Madden, P. Meldrum, F. Murphy, M. Naley, D. Rhys-Jones, P. Sartori, S. Silvagni
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), J. Duursma, S. Febey, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Carlton (14.14.98) were defeated by Melbourne (19.6.120).
Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Kernahan (4), P. Sartori (4), F. Murphy (2), W. Blackwell, C. Bradley, A. Gleeson, M. Naley
Melbourne: R. Jackson (5), S. Wight (4), G. Lyon (3), D. Flintoff, G. Healy, A. Lovell, S. O'Dwyer, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
As a result of this match, Carlton were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 September 1988
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
68,516
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 5 | 19 | . | 6 | 19 | . | 6 | (120) |
| Margin | MELB by 30 | CARL by 2 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Stephen Kernahan
(Carlton),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Castle,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Aitken, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Alvin, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Blackwell, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Bradley, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Da Rui, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Dorotich, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Dunlop, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Glascott, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Gleeson, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Hanna, Mil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Herman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | Kennedy, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Kernahan, Stephen (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Meldrum, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Murphy, Fraser | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Naley, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Rhys-Jones, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Sartori, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 250 | 185 | 65 | 44 | 25 | 40 | 29 | 23 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 6 | 265 | 201 | 64 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 29 | |||