1988 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1988 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1988 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at VFL Park.
John Law captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), B. Allison, B. Buckley, A. Clarkson, P. German, S. Hickey, R. Kerr, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, J. Love, M. Martyn, D. McDonald, D. McRae, J. Mossop, R. Robertson, P. Spargo, D. Steele, J. Stevenson
Footscray
D. Baxter, S. Beasley, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, M. Cullen, D. Davies, G. Eppelstun, L. Fitzpatrick, M. Ford, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, M. Hogg, M. Hunter, T. McGuinness, S. Nicol, A. Petraglia, B. Royal, R. Shields, T. Wallace, S. Williams
North Melbourne (19.11.125) defeated Footscray (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Longmire (4), J. Krakouer (3), P. Spargo (3), A. Clarkson (2), J. Love (2), B. Allison, B. Buckley, S. Hickey, J. Law, J. Mossop
Footscray: S. Beasley (4), M. Ford (2), A. Petraglia (2), M. Cullen, D. Davies, P. Foster, S. Nicol, S. Williams
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
14,948
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
19.11.125 - 13.9.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 31 | NMLB by 38 | NMLB by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Law
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bulluss,
R. Castle
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Larkin | NMLB | 9 | 3 |
| Peter German | NMLB | 29 | 2 |
| Jim Krakouer | NMLB | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Buckley, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Hickey, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 59 | Kerr, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Law, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Love, Jason | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | McRae, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Robertson, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stevenson, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 11 | 285 | 201 | 84 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 39 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Cullen, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Davies, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Fitzpatrick, Lynton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Hogg, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 44 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Nicol, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Shields, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Williams, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | 251 | 175 | 76 | 47 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 22 | |||