1988 VFL Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1988 between Collingwood and Melbourne in the first semi final of the 1988 VFL season. Collingwood "hosted" Melbourne at MCG. Tony Shaw captained the hosts with Denis Banks as vice-captain. Greg Healy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Leigh Matthews and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Collingwood
T. Shaw (capt.), D. Banks (vice-capt.), D. Barwick, G. Brown, M. Christian, G. Crosisca, P. Daicos, W. Fellowes, P. Hawke, S. Kerrison, J. Manson, M. McGuane, R. McKeown, S. Morwood, M. Ryan, D. Saunders, C. Starcevich, B. Taylor, J. Turner, G. Wright

Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), J. Duursma, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, D. Koop, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats

Collingwood (12.10.82) were defeated by Melbourne (13.17.95).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Taylor (6), M. McGuane (2), R. McKeown (2), M. Ryan, G. Wright
Melbourne: S. Wight (3), G. Lyon (2), S. Newport (2), J. Stynes (2), B. Wilson (2), S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding

As a result of this match, Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Melbourne faced Carlton in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Collingwood v Melbourne
Date: Sunday 11 September 1988
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 87,407

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Melbourne
Score: 12.10.82 - 13.17.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 5 5 . 6 9 . 7 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Melbourne 3 . 8 8 . 11 10 . 13 13 . 17 13 . 17 (95)
Margin MELB by 9 MELB by 23 MELB by 12 MELB by 13 MELB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Leigh Matthews (Collingwood), John Northey (Melbourne)
Captains: Tony Shaw (Collingwood), Greg Healy (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Denis Banks (Collingwood), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey, B. Sheehan

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
12 Banks, Denis (vc) ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 3 2 2
17 Barwick, Doug ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 0 1 1
26 Brown, Gavin ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 3 0 0 0 1
21 Christian, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 4 0 2 0 1
28 Crosisca, Gavin ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 0 0 3
35 Daicos, Peter ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 3 0 2 4 0
15 Fellowes, Wes ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 9 3 3 3
4 Hawke, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 0 0
44 Kerrison, Shane ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 2 0 4
30 Manson, James ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 4 8 0 1 1
34 McGuane, Mick ? ? 2 1 23 17 6 3 0 1 1 2
25 McKeown, Ron ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 3 0 0 1 1
7 Morwood, Shane ? ? 0 1 15 8 7 5 0 2 0 0
45 Ryan, Matthew ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 0 0 1 0 1
46 Saunders, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 6 0 3
22 Shaw, Tony (c) ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 3 0 1 0 3
27 Starcevich, Craig ? ? 0 3 14 11 3 9 1 0 0 2
9 Taylor, Brian ? ? 6 2 11 8 3 7 0 0 1 1
24 Turner, Jamie ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 2 3 0
19 Wright, Graham ? ? 1 1 9 5 4 2 0 1 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 10 256 172 84 61 18 27 18 29

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
28 Duursma, Jamie ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 1 1 1 4 2
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 5 0 1 3 1
33 Healy, Greg (c) ? ? 0 1 18 7 11 0 0 1 0 1
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 6 0 0 3 1
45 Jackson, Ricky ? ? 0 2 7 6 1 2 0 1 1 2
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 1 0
39 Koop, Doug ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
16 Lovell, Andy ? ? 0 2 22 14 8 5 0 4 3 1
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 6 0 0 0 0
3 Lyon, Garry ? ? 2 1 21 15 6 5 0 2 2 0
34 Newport, Stephen ? ? 2 0 11 7 4 3 0 2 0 3
1 O'Dwyer, Steven ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 6 13 0 1 1
5 Spalding, Earl ? ? 1 4 14 10 4 3 1 2 0 1
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 3 0 0
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 2 1 12 11 1 2 4 1 3 2
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 3 0 8 7 1 5 1 0 1 1
15 Williams, David ? ? 0 2 11 11 0 2 0 0 1 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 2 0 10 6 4 3 0 2 3 2
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 6 0 2 3 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 13 17 249 181 68 65 20 24 29 18

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