1989 VFL Qualifying Final: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1989 between Essendon and Geelong in the qualifying final of the 1989 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at MCG.
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, J. Barnes, D. Bewick, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, P. Hamilton, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, D. Williams
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Drum, G. Exell, D. Flanigan, S. Hamilton, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, D. Morgan, M. Schulze, B. Stoneham, M. Yeates
Essendon (24.13.157) defeated Geelong (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Vander Haar (5), M. Long (4), D. Bewick (3), T. Daniher (3), T. Antrobus (2), B. Plain (2), T. Watson (2), D. Bailey, A. Ezard, S. Madden
Geelong: G. Ablett (3), S. Hamilton (3), A. Bews, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, G. Exell, G. Hocking
As a result of this match, Essendon faced Hawthorn in the second semi final and Geelong faced Melbourne in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Sunday 10 September 1989
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
75,861
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 12 | 24 | . | 13 | 24 | . | 13 | (157) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 77 | ESSE by 76 | ESSE by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
Damian Bourke
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mitchell,
D. Rich
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Antrobus, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 13 | 305 | 216 | 89 | 72 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 22 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Drum, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Exell, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Hamilton, Shane | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 264 | 175 | 89 | 33 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 21 | |||