1988 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1988 between Fitzroy and Sydney during round 7 of the 1988 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Sydney at Princes Park. Dennis Carroll captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Fitzroy
J. Blakey, A. Brockhurst, S. Clayton, M. Gale, D. Handley, L. Harris, J. Ironmonger, D. Kappler, G. Keane, P. Knight, A. Lynch, R. Lyon, C. McGrath, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Stephens, R. Thornton, M. Trewella, J. Wynd

Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), A. Battiston, D. Brown, R. Carter, G. Coleman, D. Cordner, N. Cordy, C. Davis, G. Healy, W. Henwood, L. Higgins, C. Holden, M. Lockman, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, M. Phyland, I. Roberts, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Wright

Fitzroy (15.16.106) defeated Sydney (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Gale (3), C. McGrath (3), R. Osborne (3), P. Knight (2), L. Harris, D. Kappler, R. Lyon, J. Wynd
Sydney: D. Brown (3), W. Henwood (2), A. Battiston, G. Coleman, D. Cordner, S. Wright

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (up from 13th) and Sydney were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Sydney
Date: Saturday 14 May 1988
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 8,394

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Sydney
Score: 15.16.106 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 5 9 . 7 12 . 10 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Sydney 2 . 1 5 . 4 8 . 8 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin FITZ by 22 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 39 FITZ by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Fitzroy), Tom Hafey (Sydney)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Dennis Carroll (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mitchell, M. Sneddon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Darren Kappler FITZ 21 3
Wayne Henwood SYDN 9 2
Jim Wynd FITZ 30 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
18 Blakey, John ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 5 0 2 0 2
5 Brockhurst, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 0 1 1
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 3 0 2 0 1
7 Gale, Michael ? ? 3 1 12 8 4 2 0 2 1 1
27 Handley, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 0 4 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 2 0 1 1 3
6 Ironmonger, John ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 5 14 0 3 3
21 Kappler, Darren ? ? 1 2 32 18 14 6 0 2 1 1
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 1
36 Knight, Phillip ? ? 2 1 20 17 3 6 0 3 1 0
11 Lynch, Alastair ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
29 Lyon, Ross ? ? 1 0 19 7 12 3 0 3 0 1
35 McGrath, Craig ? ? 3 1 10 9 1 7 0 2 0 2
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 3 6 20 17 3 8 0 2 1 3
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 31 12 19 5 0 0 2 3
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 0 2 1
33 Stephens, Brett ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 5 0 2 0 3
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 3 3 4
39 Trewella, Mark ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 2
30 Wynd, Jim ? ? 1 2 29 23 6 3 0 1 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 16 344 214 130 75 14 25 22 34

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
34 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 1 2 14 13 1 3 0 2 2 2
41 Brown, David ? ? 3 1 8 7 1 4 1 0 2 1
7 Carroll, Dennis (c) ? ? 0 2 20 16 4 3 1 1 0 1
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 7 0 1 5 0
23 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 1 1 20 13 7 11 10 0 0 2
11 Cordner, David ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 1 1 3 0
60 Davis, Craig ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 1 33 21 12 6 0 1 1 2
9 Henwood, Wayne ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 10 1 1 0 2
47 Higgins, Leon ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 4 0 0 0 2
22 Holden, Craig ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 3 0 0 2 1
39 Lockman, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 2 0 2 2 1
10 Mitchell, Barry ? ? 0 2 16 11 5 1 0 1 1 0
35 Murphy, David ? ? 0 0 26 11 15 8 0 0 1 0
31 Phyland, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
5 Roberts, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 2 0 2
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 6 0 0 2 2
2 Williams, Greg ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 2 0 1 4 1
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 1 0 21 13 8 1 0 0 7 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 9 13 317 210 107 79 14 13 34 22

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s