1989 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1989 between Carlton and Footscray during round 1 of the 1989 VFL season. Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park. Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts. Steve Wallis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), T. Alvin, W. Blackwell, C. Bradley, F. Brown, S. Da Rui, J. Dorotich, J. Dunlop, M. Gallagher, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, G. Hawker, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, J. Madden, A. McKinnon, F. Murphy, M. Naley, S. Silvagni, S. Verbeek

Footscray
S. Wallis (capt.), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, A. Campbell, R. Cousins, M. Cullen, D. Davies, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, J. Georgiades, D. Hawkins, M. Hogg, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, P. O'Keeffe, T. Wallace, M. Williams, S. Wynd

Carlton (10.13.73) were defeated by Footscray (19.18.132).

Goalkickers
Carlton: F. Murphy (3), M. Naley (2), D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, S. Kernahan, S. Silvagni, S. Verbeek
Footscray: J. Georgiades (8), P. O'Keeffe (3), A. Campbell (2), R. Cousins (2), M. Cullen (2), T. Wallace, M. Williams

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 14th on the ladder and Footscray were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 1 April 1989
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 21,294

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Footscray
Score: 10.13.73 - 19.18.132

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 2 . 6 8 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Footscray 5 . 3 9 . 6 17 . 13 19 . 18 19 . 18 (132)
Margin FOOT by 25 FOOT by 42 FOOT by 57 FOOT by 59 FOOT by 59
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Carlton), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Stephen Kernahan (Carlton), Steve Wallis (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, P. Carey

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
John Georgiades FOOT 9 3
Terry Wallace FOOT 16 2
Tony McGuinness FOOT 11 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 3 0 0 1 2
8 Blackwell, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 0 5 0 1
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 3 0 4 5 4
20 Brown, Fraser ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 4 1 1
5 Da Rui, Steve ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 4 0 2 0 1
6 Dorotich, Jon ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 2 0 3 1 1
24 Dunlop, Jamie ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 2 0 3 6
29 Gallagher, Michael ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 7 1 0 2
32 Glascott, David ? ? 1 0 24 13 11 4 0 2 1 0
12 Gleeson, Adrian ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 4 0 2 1 1
11 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 10 0 1 2 1
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 0 3 3 4
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 2 3 1 6 1
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 3 14 2 2 2
47 McKinnon, Andrew ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 1 0 1 1 1
30 Murphy, Fraser ? ? 3 2 12 11 1 1 0 3 2 5
17 Naley, Mark ? ? 2 1 22 16 6 0 0 1 2 2
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 1 3 16 13 3 5 0 0 2 0
15 Verbeek, Simon ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 5 0 2 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 13 280 188 92 54 26 37 34 36

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 0 1 31 15 16 2 0 0 1 3
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 0 1 1 1
3 Campbell, Adrian ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 5 2 0 1 0
2 Cousins, Richard ? ? 2 1 15 9 6 5 6 1 5 1
22 Cullen, Mark ? ? 2 1 16 9 7 2 0 2 0 2
4 Davies, Darren ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 3 0 1 0 1
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 1 1 2
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 4 0 1 2 4
9 Georgiades, John ? ? 8 4 22 18 4 8 0 1 5 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 7 0 3 1 0
43 Hogg, Matthew ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 4 0 3 3 1
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 1 2
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 2 29 14 15 7 0 1 0 1
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 0 1 35 24 11 2 0 2 4 3
31 O'Keeffe, Phillip ? ? 3 2 7 6 1 4 0 2 1 0
16 Wallace, Terry ? ? 1 0 36 21 15 4 0 2 1 3
24 Wallis, Steve (c) ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 2 0 1 4 3
28 Williams, Mark ? ? 1 1 35 24 11 2 0 2 4 3
15 Wynd, Scott ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 4 2 4 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 19 18 375 242 133 72 12 27 39 36

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