1989 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1989 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 1 of the 1989 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
John Law captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), D. Ackerly, B. Buckley, J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, I. Fairley, P. German, D. Harris, M. Hepburn, J. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, J. Love, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, W. Schwass, R. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele, S. Venner
Geelong
G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bourke, B. Brownless, D. Cameron, P. Couch, S. Denham, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, A. McCrabb, D. Morgan, D. Russell, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Yeates
North Melbourne (18.17.125) defeated Geelong (17.21.123).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: I. Fairley (5), J. Krakouer (3), M. Hepburn (2), R. Smith (2), P. Spargo (2), B. Buckley, P. German, D. Harris, J. Love
Geelong: D. Russell (4), B. Brownless (2), P. Couch (2), G. Hocking (2), G. Ablett, D. Cameron, D. Morgan, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Yeates
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Sunday 2 April 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,383
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
18.17.125 - 17.21.123
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 21 | 17 | . | 21 | (123) |
| Margin | GEEL by 22 | NMLB by 9 | GEEL by 3 | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Law
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Johnson,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Harris | NMLB | 26 | 3 |
| Ian Fairley | NMLB | 6 | 2 |
| David Cameron | GEEL | 36 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Buckley, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Chandler, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Harris, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Hepburn, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Law, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Love, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McCarthy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Venner, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | 276 | 203 | 73 | 49 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Bourke, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | McCrabb, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Russell, Dwayne | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 21 | 305 | 200 | 105 | 49 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 22 | |||