1988 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1988 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 3 of the 1988 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
Damian Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by John Devine.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, W. Dean, S. Eishold, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, D. Koop, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Yeates
Melbourne (9.18.72) defeated Geelong (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Eishold (2), A. Lovell (2), T. Campbell, W. Dean, R. Jackson, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding
Geelong: G. Ablett (4), M. Bairstow, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, P. Couch, D. Drum
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
30,873
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
John Devine
(Geelong)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
Damian Bourke
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven O'Dwyer | MELB | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Healy | MELB | 33 | 2 |
| Robert Scott | GEEL | 8 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 18 | 284 | 204 | 80 | 66 | 20 | 36 | 31 | 34 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Drum, Damian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 305 | 203 | 102 | 71 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 33 | |||