1988 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1988 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1988 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Paul Roos captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Fitzroy
P. Roos (capt.), M. Armstrong, J. Blakey, A. Brockhurst, S. Clayton, M. Gale, D. Handley, L. Harris, J. Ironmonger, D. Kappler, P. Knight, A. Lynch, R. Lyon, C. McGrath, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Stephens, R. Thornton, J. Wynd
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, D. Chiron, J. Duursma, S. Febey, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Fitzroy (12.17.89) were defeated by Melbourne (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. McGrath (4), P. Knight (3), R. Osborne (2), D. Handley, R. Lyon, P. Roos
Melbourne: R. Jackson (5), A. Lovell (3), D. Williams (3), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, A. Johnson, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
12,747
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Fitzroy),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Paul Roos
(Fitzroy),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett,
D. Rich
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Jackson | MELB | 45 | 3 |
| Steven O'Dwyer | MELB | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Healy | MELB | 33 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Armstrong, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Brockhurst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Clayton, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Handley, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Ironmonger, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Kappler, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Knight, Phillip | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Lyon, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | McGrath, Craig | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Pekin, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Pert, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Stephens, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Thornton, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Wynd, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | 347 | 217 | 130 | 72 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 350 | 253 | 97 | 106 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 21 | |||