1989 VFL Round 3: Footscray v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1989 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 3 of the 1989 VFL season. Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval. Steve Wallis captained the hosts. John Law captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

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

North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), W. Angus, M. Arceri, B. Buckley, A. Clarkson, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, P. German, M. Hepburn, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, J. Love, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. McRae, W. Schwass, R. Smith, S. Venner

Footscray (8.18.66) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Georgiades (5), R. Cousins, M. Cullen, S. Wynd
North Melbourne: M. Arceri (3), J. Love (3), D. Crocker (2), W. Angus, I. Fairley, P. German, M. Hepburn

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Footscray v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 April 1989
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 14,926

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by North Melbourne
Score: 8.18.66 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 5 3 . 10 6 . 18 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
North Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 5 6 . 6 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin NMLB by 3 NMLB by 1 FOOT by 12 NMLB by 18 NMLB by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (Footscray), John Kennedy (North Melbourne)
Captains: Steve Wallis (Footscray), John Law (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Carland, I. Clayton

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
John Georgiades FOOT 9 3
Jim Krakouer NMLB 3 2
Mick Martyn NMLB 4 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 0 1 22 11 11 1 0 3 1 0
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 0 1 4 3
3 Campbell, Adrian ? ? 0 1 14 8 6 1 0 3 3 2
2 Cousins, Richard ? ? 1 3 12 9 3 4 2 0 2 1
22 Cullen, Mark ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 0 0 2 1 6
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 9 0 3 1 2
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 3 18 15 3 7 0 0 2 1
9 Georgiades, John ? ? 5 3 18 15 3 6 0 1 0 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 6 0 1 1 1
43 Hogg, Matthew ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 1 1 1
10 Hunter, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 0 1 0
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 1 2 1
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 1 29 16 13 3 0 1 3 0
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 3 0 0 2 2
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 1 0 2 1 0
31 O'Keeffe, Phillip ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 Wallace, Terry ? ? 0 2 28 18 10 7 0 1 1 0
24 Wallis, Steve (c) ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 1 0 4 2 1
15 Wynd, Scott ? ? 1 0 11 4 7 2 7 1 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 8 18 306 204 102 63 9 25 30 23

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
45 Angus, Warwick ? ? 1 1 8 5 3 1 14 2 0 1
17 Arceri, Mark ? ? 3 2 18 14 4 2 0 1 1 0
14 Buckley, Ben ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 2 1 0 2
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 3 0 0 1 2
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 2 0 16 13 3 6 1 2 0 2
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 1 1
29 German, Peter ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 0 0 0 2 2
34 Hepburn, Mark ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 4 1 1 5
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 3 0 3 2 2
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 2 0 0 1 0
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 0 3 26 16 10 2 0 4 2 0
13 Law, John (c) ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 1 0 1
35 Longmire, John ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 2 3 2
39 Love, Jason ? ? 3 2 15 13 2 3 0 1 3 1
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 1 0 1 2
16 McCarthy, John ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 1 1 2
19 McRae, Dean ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 0
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 3 0 4
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 1 2 1
50 Venner, Steven ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 12 253 192 61 45 26 24 23 30

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