1988 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1988 between Essendon and Geelong during round 19 of the 1988 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Terry Daniher captained the hosts. Damian Bourke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Devine.

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), G. Anderson, L. Baker, D. Bewick, A. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, T. Watson, D. Williams

Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, C. Alderdice, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hamilton, S. Hocking, A. McCrabb, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, M. Yeates

Essendon (12.18.90) were defeated by Geelong (24.13.157).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (4), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, M. Harvey, P. Salmon, D. Wallis, D. Williams
Geelong: G. Ablett (5), D. Cameron (5), S. Hamilton (3), C. Alderdice (2), P. Couch (2), D. Drum (2), A. McCrabb (2), M. Bairstow, D. Flanigan, R. Scott

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 6 August 1988
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,636

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Geelong
Score: 12.18.90 - 24.13.157

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 7 . 8 11 . 12 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Geelong 6 . 5 10 . 9 17 . 10 24 . 13 24 . 13 (157)
Margin GEEL by 25 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 67 GEEL by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), John Devine (Geelong)
Captains: Terry Daniher (Essendon), Damian Bourke (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Paul Couch GEEL 7 3
Mark Bairstow GEEL 3 2
Darren Flanigan GEEL 14 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 5 0 1 2 0
4 Baker, Leon ? ? 0 1 23 18 5 4 0 0 4 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 4 26 21 5 5 0 1 3 0
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 0 1 0
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 3 0 0 3 3
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 1 0 1 1 6
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 3 19 16 3 7 0 3 1 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 2 11 9 2 1 0 1 2 0
16 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 2 6 2 0 0 0 0
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 1 2 18 14 4 4 0 4 2 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 3 0 1 0 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 4 0 16 11 5 7 4 0 1 2
44 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 4 1 2
40 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 0 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 1 2 12 8 4 5 0 4 2 1
42 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 3 8 0 1 2
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 1 0 6 6 0 2 0 4 1 4
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 1 0 0 0 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 1 28 16 12 7 0 4 2 1
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 3 0 1 5 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 18 271 191 80 67 12 30 32 29

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 5 5 15 13 2 5 0 2 2 3
34 Alderdice, Craig ? ? 2 0 7 5 2 2 1 1 1 2
3 Bairstow, Mark ? ? 1 0 25 13 12 3 0 2 2 2
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 1 0 0
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 2 2 1
30 Bourke, Damian (c) ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 5 0 0 0
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 1 1 1
36 Cameron, David ? ? 5 1 11 8 3 3 0 2 1 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 2 0 35 24 11 5 0 1 2 4
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 2
18 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 3 20 12 8 3 0 4 2 0
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 2 0 16 10 6 4 0 1 3 0
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 2 6 1 2 0
25 Hamilton, Shane ? ? 3 1 15 12 3 2 0 0 2 2
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 4 0 3 1 1
38 McCrabb, Austin ? ? 2 0 20 13 7 2 0 2 1 1
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 4 0 0 2 2
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 1 1 15 9 6 1 0 0 1 2
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 4
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 5 0 4 2 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 24 13 293 192 101 52 12 28 28 32

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