1988 VFL Round 5: Sydney v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1988 between Sydney and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1988 VFL season.
Sydney hosted Melbourne at SCG.
Dennis Carroll captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), D. Bolton, M. Byrne, R. Carter, G. Coleman, D. Cordner, N. Cordy, C. Davis, G. Healy, W. Henwood, L. Higgins, M. Lockman, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, M. Parsons, I. Roberts, T. Thripp, B. Toohey, G. Williams
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
Sydney (12.17.89) were defeated by Melbourne (17.14.116).
Goalkickers
Sydney: C. Davis (3), G. Coleman (2), B. Mitchell (2), M. Byrne, L. Higgins, M. Lockman, T. Morwood, D. Murphy
Melbourne: R. Jackson (4), G. Lyon (4), B. Bailey (2), T. Campbell, G. Healy, A. Lovell, S. Newport, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, G. Yeats
As a result of this match, Sydney remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Sydney
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 1 May 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
9,269
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Margin | SYDN by 19 | MELB by 8 | SYDN by 4 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Sydney),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bulluss,
I. Clayton
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Cordy | SYDN | 29 | 3 |
| Steven Stretch | MELB | 18 | 2 |
| Ricky Jackson | MELB | 45 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Higgins, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Lockman, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Parsons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Thripp, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | 334 | 211 | 123 | 80 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 26 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 14 | 302 | 227 | 75 | 77 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 36 | |||