1988 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 April 1988 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1988 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Rick Kennedy captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), L. Bamblett, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, M. Cullen, D. Davies, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, M. Hannebery, D. Hawkins, M. Hogg, M. Hunter, T. McGuinness, B. Royal, R. Shields, B. Vilcins, T. Wallace
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, W. Dean, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Footscray (9.12.66) were defeated by Melbourne (13.8.86).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), R. Shields (2), M. Cullen, D. Davies, P. Foster, B. Royal
Melbourne: T. Campbell (2), G. Lyon (2), B. Wilson (2), G. Healy, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Wight, G. Yeats
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 April 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,693
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Margin | MELB by 31 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
G. Forster
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Hawkins | FOOT | 7 | 3 |
| Brett Lovett | MELB | 17 | 2 |
| Jim Stynes | MELB | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Cullen, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Davies, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Hannebery, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 43 | Hogg, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Shields, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Vilcins, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 262 | 182 | 80 | 67 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 27 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | 247 | 189 | 58 | 56 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 31 | |||