1988 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1988 between Geelong and Sydney during round 6 of the 1988 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Sydney at Kardinia Park.
Damian Bourke captained the hosts.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Denneman, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, D. Russell, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Turner
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), A. Battiston, D. Brown, R. Carter, G. Coleman, N. Cordy, C. Davis, G. Healy, L. Higgins, C. Holden, M. Lockman, D. McAsey, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, I. Roberts, T. Thripp, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Wright
Geelong (16.15.111) were defeated by Sydney (17.12.114).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (6), M. Turner (4), P. Couch (3), R. Scott (2), M. Christensen
Sydney: D. Brown (4), T. Morwood (4), B. Mitchell (3), C. Davis (2), B. Toohey (2), G. Healy, G. Williams
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Sydney were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Geelong
v
Sydney
Date:
Sunday 8 May 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
19,132
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Sydney | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 3 | SYDN by 22 | SYDN by 3 | SYDN by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Devine
(Geelong),
Tom Hafey
(Sydney)
Captains:
Damian Bourke
(Geelong),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Harris,
D. Howlett
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Healy | SYDN | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Bairstow | GEEL | 3 | 2 |
| David Murphy | SYDN | 35 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | Denneman, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Drum, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Russell, Dwayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | 331 | 214 | 117 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 33 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Brown, David | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 60 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Higgins, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Holden, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Lockman, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | McAsey, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Thripp, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | 286 | 196 | 90 | 74 | 14 | 30 | 33 | 19 | |||