1988 VFL Round 21: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1988 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 21 of the 1988 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Paul Roos captained the hosts.
Rick Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Fitzroy
P. Roos (capt.), M. Armstrong, J. Blakey, T. Board, A. Brockhurst, P. Broderick, T. Carafa, M. Conlan, M. Gale, L. Harris, J. Ironmonger, D. Kappler, A. Lynch, C. McGrath, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Stephens, D. Strooper, J. Wynd
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), D. Baxter, S. Beasley, A. Campbell, D. Collins, R. Cousins, D. Davies, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, M. Hogg, M. Hunter, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, B. Royal, T. Wallace, S. Wallis, S. Wigney
Fitzroy (19.13.127) defeated Footscray (17.11.113).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Osborne (8), P. Roos (3), M. Armstrong (2), P. Broderick (2), L. Harris, J. Ironmonger, B. Stephens, D. Strooper
Footscray: S. Wallis (4), T. McGuinness (3), S. Beasley (2), D. Collins (2), D. Hawkins (2), R. Cousins, P. Foster, S. MacPherson, B. Royal
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (up from 13th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
12,841
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Fitzroy),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Paul Roos
(Fitzroy),
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
J. Russo
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Armstrong | FITZ | 14 | 3 |
| John Blakey | FITZ | 18 | 2 |
| Tony McGuinness | FOOT | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Armstrong, Matt | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Board, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Brockhurst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Broderick, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Carafa, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ironmonger, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Kappler, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | McGrath, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 8 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | Pekin, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Pert, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Stephens, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Strooper, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Wynd, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 13 | 356 | 218 | 138 | 66 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 32 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Campbell, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Collins, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Davies, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Hogg, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 50 | Wigney, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 11 | 286 | 190 | 96 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 20 | |||