1988 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1988 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1988 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. Damian Bourke captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, G. Cameron, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, D. Morgan, D. Russell, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, M. Turner, M. Yeates

Fitzroy
M. Armstrong, J. Blakey, A. Brockhurst, T. Carafa, M. Gale, D. Handley, L. Harris, J. Ironmonger, D. Kappler, P. Knight, G. Lawrie, R. Lyon, C. McGrath, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, M. Scott, B. Stephens, D. Strooper, R. Thornton

Geelong (20.13.133) defeated Fitzroy (15.10.100).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (7), B. Brownless (4), R. Scott (3), B. Stoneham (3), G. Cameron, M. Christensen, D. Morgan
Fitzroy: R. Osborne (8), T. Carafa, M. Gale, L. Harris, D. Kappler, T. Pekin, M. Scott, D. Strooper

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 13th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 28 May 1988
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 13,968

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 20.13.133 - 15.10.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 2 14 . 4 18 . 6 20 . 13 20 . 13 (133)
Fitzroy 5 . 1 8 . 4 11 . 9 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Margin GEEL by 7 GEEL by 36 GEEL by 39 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Devine (Geelong), David Parkin (Fitzroy)
Captains: Damian Bourke (Geelong), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Harris, P. Saville

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Robert Scott GEEL 8 3
Andrew Bews GEEL 27 2
Paul Couch GEEL 7 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 7 1 15 13 2 5 0 1 1 1
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 35 25 10 5 0 1 1 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 3 0 1 3 0
30 Bourke, Damian (c) ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 4 1 14 10 4 9 0 0 1 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 2 35 29 6 8 0 2 2 0
13 Cameron, Gary ? ? 1 0 32 21 11 3 0 2 4 3
15 Christensen, Martin ? ? 1 2 20 12 8 4 0 1 1 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 30 16 14 7 0 2 2 0
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 26 14 12 9 0 1 2 2
18 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 1 33 21 12 8 0 2 3 3
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 6 15 0 0 2
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 30 14 16 6 0 1 1 0
11 Morgan, Darren ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 6 0 1 1 0
6 Russell, Dwayne ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 6 0 1 2 1
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 22 8 14 8 1 1 2 1
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 3 2 31 16 15 11 0 3 2 3
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 3 0 18 11 7 4 2 2 4 3
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 0 2 8 3 5 5 0 0 0 0
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 20 13 430 275 155 116 18 22 33 23

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 2 0 1 0 0
18 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 3 0 0 3 4
5 Brockhurst, Andrew ? ? 0 0 18 5 13 7 0 0 1 1
13 Carafa, Tony ? ? 1 1 27 14 13 4 0 1 1 0
7 Gale, Michael ? ? 1 1 26 14 12 9 0 2 1 5
27 Handley, Darren ? ? 0 0 25 17 8 1 0 2 1 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 0 17 9 8 5 0 1 2 3
6 Ironmonger, John ? ? 0 0 20 5 15 5 16 1 0 0
21 Kappler, Darren ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 1 0 2 0 0
36 Knight, Phillip ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 2 0 4 2 3
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 2 1
29 Lyon, Ross ? ? 0 2 23 12 11 4 0 0 2 3
35 McGrath, Craig ? ? 0 0 25 12 13 11 0 0 2 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 8 4 13 13 0 9 0 0 1 2
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 1 0 22 7 15 5 0 4 0 2
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 1 1 2
23 Scott, Mark ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 7 0 0 0 1
33 Stephens, Brett ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 4 0 1 0 3
31 Strooper, David ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 4 0 2 2 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 5 0 2 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 10 363 199 164 92 16 24 23 33

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