1988 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1988 between Melbourne and Sydney during round 15 of the 1988 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Sydney at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Chiron, J. Duursma, S. Febey, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), A. Battiston, M. Bayes, D. Bolton, R. Carter, G. Coleman, G. Cordy, N. Cordy, G. Healy, W. Henwood, M. Kellett, M. Lloyd, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, M. Parsons, C. Potter, B. Toohey, G. Williams, D. Willis, S. Wright
Melbourne (8.9.57) were defeated by Sydney (19.16.130).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Jackson (2), S. Wight (2), D. Flintoff, A. Johnson, S. Newport, J. Stynes
Sydney: G. Coleman (5), D. Bolton (3), B. Toohey (3), G. Healy (2), D. Murphy (2), S. Wright (2), W. Henwood, G. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Sydney were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
20,269
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Sydney | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 16 | (130) |
| Margin | SYDN by 17 | SYDN by 30 | SYDN by 63 | SYDN by 73 | SYDN by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Sydney)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bulluss,
P. Howe
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Healy | SYDN | 3 | 3 |
| Dennis Carroll | SYDN | 7 | 2 |
| Matthew Lloyd | SYDN | 18 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | 270 | 166 | 104 | 54 | 20 | 18 | 34 | 36 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 46 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Parsons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Potter, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Willis, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 16 | 298 | 209 | 89 | 73 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 34 | |||