1988 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 April 1988 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1988 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
John Law captained the hosts.
Damian Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Devine.
North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), D. Ackerly, B. Allison, M. Arceri, I. Fairley, P. German, D. Harris, M. Hepburn, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Lisle, M. Martyn, D. McRae, J. Mossop, M. Murphy, M. O'Donoghue, W. Schwass, P. Spargo, D. Steele, J. Stevenson
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, P. Whyte, M. Yeates
North Melbourne (20.7.127) were defeated by Geelong (21.16.142).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Krakouer (3), P. German (2), P. Krakouer (2), D. McRae (2), M. O'Donoghue (2), P. Spargo (2), B. Allison, M. Arceri, I. Fairley, M. Hepburn, J. Mossop, W. Schwass, J. Stevenson
Geelong: B. Lindner (9), M. Bairstow (3), G. Ablett (2), R. Scott (2), D. Cameron, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, P. Whyte, M. Yeates
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (up from 14th) and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 April 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,233
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
20.7.127 - 21.16.142
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 8 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 4 | 20 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 7 | (127) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 16 | 21 | . | 16 | (142) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 22 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
John Devine
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Law
(North Melbourne),
Damian Bourke
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bulluss,
P. Carey
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Lindner | GEEL | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Bairstow | GEEL | 3 | 2 |
| Jim Krakouer | NMLB | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Arceri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Harris, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Hepburn, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Law, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Lisle, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | McRae, Dean | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Murphy, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 49 | O'Donoghue, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Stevenson, Jamie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 7 | 262 | 205 | 57 | 51 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 26 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Cleave, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 9 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Whyte, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 16 | 313 | 214 | 99 | 67 | 26 | 12 | 26 | 25 | |||