1989 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 8 April 1989 between Richmond and Footscray during round 2 of the 1989 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at MCG.
Dale Weightman captained the hosts.
Steve Wallis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Bartlett and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Richmond
D. Weightman (capt.), B. Bower, P. Egan, A. Goodwin, S. Griffiths, J. Hogg, D. Honybun, C. Lambert, M. Lee, B. Leys, J. Manton, A. McKellar, M. Mitchell, T. Nichols, R. Nixon, J. Pickering, M. Pickering, T. Poole, T. Powell, P. Wilson
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
Richmond (24.12.156) defeated Footscray (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Hogg (7), S. Griffiths (3), T. Powell (3), A. Goodwin (2), D. Honybun (2), J. Manton (2), B. Bower, P. Egan, C. Lambert, A. McKellar, M. Mitchell
Footscray: P. O'Keeffe (3), M. Cullen (2), J. Georgiades (2), D. Hawkins (2), S. Atkins, R. Cousins, S. MacPherson, M. Williams
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 8 April 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,834
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 3 | 21 | . | 8 | 24 | . | 12 | 24 | . | 12 | (156) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 74 | RICH by 68 | RICH by 68 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dale Weightman
(Richmond),
Steve Wallis
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Harris,
D. Johnson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan McKellar | RICH | 12 | 3 |
| Jeff Hogg | RICH | 34 | 2 |
| Craig Lambert | RICH | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Goodwin, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 52 | Griffiths, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Honybun, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Leys, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | McKellar, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Nichols, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Nixon, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Pickering, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Powell, Tim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 12 | 355 | 231 | 124 | 97 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 30 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Campbell, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Cullen, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Davies, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Georgiades, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 43 | Hogg, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | O'Keeffe, Phillip | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | 320 | 195 | 125 | 70 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 31 | |||