1988 VFL Round 21: North Melbourne v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1988 between North Melbourne and Sydney during round 21 of the 1988 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Sydney at MCG.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
North Melbourne
D. Ackerly, B. Allison, M. Arceri, P. Bryce, B. Buckley, A. Clarkson, I. Fairley, P. German, D. Harris, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. McRae, J. Mossop, J. Romero, W. Schwass, R. Smith
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, D. Bolton, M. Byrne, R. Carter, G. Coleman, G. Cordy, N. Cordy, M. Eustice, G. Healy, W. Henwood, L. Higgins, M. Kellett, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, C. Potter, B. Toohey, G. Williams, D. Willis, S. Wright
North Melbourne (16.17.113) defeated Sydney (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Allison (3), J. Krakouer (3), M. Arceri (2), A. Clarkson (2), B. Buckley, I. Fairley, D. Harris, M. Larkin, J. Mossop, W. Schwass
Sydney: G. Coleman (5), G. Healy (3), S. Wright (2), D. Bolton, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, B. Toohey
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Sydney were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Sydney
Date:
Friday 19 August 1988
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
14,772
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Sydney
Score:
16.17.113 - 14.17.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Sydney | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | SYDN by 9 | SYDN by 17 | SYDN by 3 | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
Tom Hafey
(Sydney)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Arceri | NMLB | 17 | 3 |
| Brett Allison | NMLB | 33 | 2 |
| Neil Cordy | SYDN | 29 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Arceri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Bryce, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Buckley, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Harris, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 43 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | McCarthy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | McRae, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 17 | 307 | 217 | 90 | 69 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 33 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Cordy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Higgins, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Potter, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Willis, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 296 | 185 | 111 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 34 | |||