1988 VFL Round 17: Brisbane Bears v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1988 between Brisbane Bears and Essendon during round 17 of the 1988 VFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Essendon at Carrara Stadium. Tim Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Knights and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Brisbane Bears
P. Banfield, W. Capper, D. Dickson, F. Dunell, J. Fidge, M. Gibson, B. Hardie, R. Lester-Smith, S. McIvor, R. Merrett, B. Phillips, G. Raines, S. Reynoldson, M. Richardson, M. Simpson, A. Taylor, P. Walsh, C. Waterson, M. Williams, M. Withers

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bailey, D. Bewick, S. Clark, A. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, G. Keane, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, P. Somerville, T. Spencer, D. Wallis, K. Walsh

Brisbane Bears (10.14.74) were defeated by Essendon (16.7.103).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: B. Hardie (4), J. Fidge (3), W. Capper, F. Dunell, S. McIvor
Essendon: D. Bailey (3), S. Madden (3), D. Bewick, S. Clark, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Hawker, G. Keane, P. Somerville, T. Spencer, D. Wallis, T. Watson

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Essendon
Date: Sunday 24 July 1988
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Carrara Stadium
Attendance: 15,950

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. by Essendon
Score: 10.14.74 - 16.7.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 4 . 3 5 . 6 8 . 9 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Essendon 4 . 1 9 . 2 13 . 5 16 . 7 16 . 7 (103)
Margin BRIB by 2 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 26 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Knights (Brisbane Bears), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (Brisbane Bears), Tim Watson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Bedford, P. Howe

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Geoff Raines BRIB 4 3
Anthony Daniher ESSE 6 2
Tim Watson ESSE 32 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
12 Banfield, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 3 1 0
39 Capper, Warwick ? ? 1 1 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 2
6 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 3 0 0 2 1
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 1 0 18 7 11 4 0 3 1 0
10 Fidge, John ? ? 3 3 10 8 2 2 0 1 0 1
38 Gibson, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 1 2 2
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 4 3 15 11 4 4 0 0 0 3
21 Lester-Smith, Rod ? ? 0 1 18 18 0 8 0 1 6 0
19 McIvor, Scott ? ? 1 0 10 4 6 3 0 0 1 1
24 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 6 4 2 6 4
11 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 3 0 2 3 4
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 6 0 1 4 0
3 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 2 17 10 7 11 3 1 2 2
8 Richardson, Mike ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 6 0 1 1 3
30 Simpson, Matthew ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 2 0 1
29 Taylor, Andrew ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 4 1 3 4 0
18 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 0 33 26 7 4 0 1 1 0
17 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 0 3 1
2 Williams, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 4 1 4 2 2
37 Withers, Mark ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 4 0 2 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 14 310 221 89 85 9 28 40 27

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 10 6 3 0 0 1 2
31 Bailey, Dean ? ? 3 0 17 7 10 1 0 2 1 2
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 5 0 3 2 1
12 Clark, Steven ? ? 1 1 10 7 3 5 0 2 5 3
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 7 0 0 2 0
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 3 0 0 1 0
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 2 22 17 5 5 0 0 3 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 1 1 1
17 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 0 1 1
16 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 0 0 0 2
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 1 31 22 9 6 0 0 1 2
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 1 28 17 11 8 0 1 0 2
35 Keane, Gavin ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 2 0 4 3 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 3 0 13 7 6 5 10 1 3 5
44 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 2 0 0 0 2
42 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 4 11 1 0 5
23 Spencer, Trevor ? ? 1 0 6 2 4 2 2 0 1 2
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 4 0 2 1 2
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 5 0 2 0 1
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 1 0 22 17 5 7 1 2 1 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 7 329 219 110 82 24 21 27 40

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