1989 VFL Preliminary Final: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1989 between Essendon and Geelong in the preliminary final of the 1989 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at VFL Park.
Tim Watson captained the hosts.
Damian Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, D. Bailey, D. Bewick, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, P. Hamilton, M. Long, S. Madden, A. Manning, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, K. Sporn, M. Thompson, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, M. Werner, D. Williams
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, D. Cameron, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hamilton, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, S. Malakellis, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham
Essendon (10.10.70) were defeated by Geelong (24.20.164).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (2), K. Sporn (2), T. Watson (2), G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, M. Long, A. Manning
Geelong: G. Ablett (8), B. Brownless (4), B. Stoneham (3), P. Couch (2), G. Hocking (2), R. Scott (2), M. Bairstow, A. Bews, D. Cameron
As a result of this match, Essendon were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Geelong faced Hawthorn in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 September 1989
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
67,892
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 15 | 24 | . | 20 | 24 | . | 20 | (164) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 50 | GEEL by 84 | GEEL by 94 | GEEL by 94 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
Damian Bourke
(Geelong)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Antrobus, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 41 | Manning, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sporn, Kieran | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Werner, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | 267 | 186 | 81 | 68 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 34 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 8 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Drum, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Hamilton, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Malakellis, Spiro | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 20 | 312 | 216 | 96 | 76 | 25 | 51 | 34 | 31 | |||