1989 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1989 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1989 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
Paul Roos captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Rod Austin.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), J. Ahern, B. Bailey, T. Campbell, C. Connolly, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, D. Seow, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, B. Wilson
Fitzroy
P. Roos (capt.), M. Armstrong, J. Blakey, A. Brockhurst, P. Broderick, C. Dilena, B. Edwards, M. Gale, D. Kappler, A. Lynch, R. Lyon, W. Matera, B. McCormack, C. McGrath, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, M. Rendell, B. Stephens, J. Wynd
Melbourne (18.8.116) defeated Fitzroy (16.15.111).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Lyon (4), S. Eishold (2), S. Newport (2), D. Seow (2), J. Stynes (2), R. Grinter, G. Healy, R. Jackson, S. O'Dwyer, S. Stretch, S. Tingay
Fitzroy: R. Osborne (8), P. Broderick (3), P. Roos (3), R. Lyon, C. McGrath
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 1 April 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,792
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 8 | (116) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Margin | MELB by 31 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Rod Austin
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
Paul Roos
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Harris,
M. Sneddon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Newport | MELB | 34 | 3 |
| Richard Osborne | FITZ | 44 | 2 |
| Alan Johnson | MELB | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Ahern, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Seow, Dannie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 52 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 8 | 262 | 195 | 67 | 73 | 52 | 18 | 32 | 33 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Armstrong, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Brockhurst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Broderick, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Dilena, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Edwards, Bradley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Kappler, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Lyon, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Matera, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | McCormack, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | McGrath, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 8 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Pekin, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Pert, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Rendell, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Stephens, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Wynd, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | 293 | 205 | 88 | 69 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 32 | |||