1988 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1988 between Footscray and Sydney during round 1 of the 1988 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Sydney at VFL Park.
Rick Kennedy captained the hosts.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), L. Bamblett, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, M. Cullen, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, M. Hannebery, D. Hawkins, M. Hogg, M. Hunter, T. McGuinness, B. Royal, R. Shields, B. Vilcins, T. Wallace, S. Williams
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, D. Bolton, J. Brinkkotter, R. Carter, G. Coleman, G. Cordy, N. Cordy, C. Davis, G. Healy, L. Higgins, M. Lockman, D. McAsey, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, M. Phyland, I. Roberts, T. Smith, B. Toohey, S. Wright
Footscray (16.6.102) defeated Sydney (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (5), R. Shields (5), D. Baxter (2), P. Foster, D. Hawkins, M. Hunter, T. Wallace
Sydney: C. Davis (4), L. Higgins (2), T. Morwood (2), J. Brinkkotter, D. Murphy, S. Wright
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder and Sydney were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Sydney
Date:
Monday 4 April 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
18,980
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 6 | (102) |
| Sydney | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | SYDN by 3 | SYDN by 3 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Tom Hafey
(Sydney)
Captains:
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Harris,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Cousins | FOOT | 2 | 3 |
| Russell Shields | FOOT | 10 | 2 |
| Glenn Coleman | SYDN | 23 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Cullen, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Hannebery, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Hogg, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Shields, Russell | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Vilcins, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Williams, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 6 | 311 | 220 | 91 | 74 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 26 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Brinkkotter, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Higgins, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 39 | Lockman, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | McAsey, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Phyland, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Smith, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | 286 | 190 | 96 | 47 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 29 | |||