1988 VFL Round 1: Geelong v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1988 between Geelong and West Coast during round 1 of the 1988 VFL season. Geelong hosted West Coast at Kardinia Park. Damian Bourke captained the hosts. Ross Glendinning captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by John Todd.

Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, D. Morgan, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Turner, M. Yeates

West Coast
R. Glendinning (capt.), M. Brennan, J. Gastev, D. Hart, A. Ishchenko, D. Lamb, K. Langdon, A. Lockyer, C. Mainwaring, S. Malaxos, G. McKenna, G. Miles, M. O'Connell, P. Peos, M. Rance, P. Scott, D. Turner, J. Worsfold, M. Wrensted, M. Zanotti

Geelong (11.17.83) were defeated by West Coast (14.20.104).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Lindner (5), G. Ablett (2), D. Cameron (2), P. Couch, S. Denham
West Coast: M. O'Connell (5), R. Glendinning (2), P. Scott (2), D. Hart, D. Lamb, K. Langdon, G. Miles, P. Peos

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder and West Coast were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v West Coast
Date: Saturday 2 April 1988
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 20,781

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by West Coast
Score: 11.17.83 - 14.20.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 6 6 . 9 8 . 14 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
West Coast 4 . 2 7 . 8 9 . 15 14 . 20 14 . 20 (104)
Margin WCST by 2 WCST by 5 WCST by 7 WCST by 21 WCST by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Devine (Geelong), John Todd (West Coast)
Captains: Damian Bourke (Geelong), Ross Glendinning (West Coast)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, M. Sneddon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Alex Ishchenko WCST 26 3
Mark Zanotti WCST 27 2
Dwayne Lamb WCST 5 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 2 5 15 12 3 7 0 0 2 3
3 Bairstow, Mark ? ? 0 0 28 18 10 1 0 1 0 2
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 4 0 5 2 0
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 0 2 0
30 Bourke, Damian (c) ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 7 0 1 0
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 0 2 1
36 Cameron, David ? ? 2 3 14 9 5 2 0 1 2 1
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 1 28 21 7 8 0 1 0 1
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 19 7 12 9 0 1 0 2
18 Denham, Sean ? ? 1 0 10 3 7 2 0 1 0 2
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 8 9 0 1 1
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 1 3 2
2 Lindner, Bruce ? ? 5 1 13 11 2 8 0 0 0 0
11 Morgan, Darren ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 1 0 1 0 3
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 1 0 0 0
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 2 0 3 0 1
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 1 16 7 9 6 2 1 3 2
10 Troy, Darren ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 3 2 2
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 1 1
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 0 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 11 17 316 200 116 78 19 19 21 26

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Brennan, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 2 2 1
30 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 2
4 Glendinning, Ross (c) ? ? 2 8 17 14 3 10 1 4 0 4
36 Hart, David ? ? 1 1 15 13 2 4 0 0 1 0
26 Ishchenko, Alex ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 11 13 1 2 0
5 Lamb, Dwayne ? ? 1 1 27 19 8 5 0 1 2 1
19 Langdon, Karl ? ? 1 3 11 9 2 3 0 3 1 0
45 Lockyer, Andrew ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 1 1
3 Mainwaring, Chris ? ? 0 1 17 17 0 3 0 3 0 1
8 Malaxos, Steve ? ? 0 1 30 19 11 4 0 0 3 0
17 McKenna, Guy ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 6 0 1 2 1
6 Miles, Geoff ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 7 0 0 0 0
22 O'Connell, Michael ? ? 5 0 17 14 3 10 0 1 2 0
20 Peos, Paul ? ? 1 1 21 15 6 8 0 0 0 1
23 Rance, Murray ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 4 0 0 2 3
12 Scott, Phil ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 7 4 0 2 1
10 Turner, Dean ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 5 0 0 2 0
24 Worsfold, John ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 7 1 2 4 2
32 Wrensted, Murray ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 4 0 1 1 0
27 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 7 12 4 1 1 0 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 20 337 239 98 108 20 20 27 20

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s