1989 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1989 between Footscray and Geelong during round 4 of the 1989 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Steve Wallis captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
Footscray
S. Wallis (capt.), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, D. Collins, R. Cousins, T. Evans, M. Ford, P. Foster, J. Georgiades, T. Harrington, D. Hawkins, M. Hogg, M. Hunter, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, T. Wallace, S. Wynd
Geelong
G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, D. Cameron, P. Couch, S. Denham, G. Exell, D. Flanigan, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, A. McCrabb, D. Morgan, D. Russell, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, D. Troy, M. Yeates
Footscray (12.15.87) were defeated by Geelong (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), D. Collins (2), P. Foster (2), T. Evans, M. Ford, M. Hogg, T. McGuinness, M. McLean
Geelong: M. Bairstow (3), B. Stoneham (3), G. Ablett (2), R. Scott (2), S. Denham, D. Flanigan, G. Hocking, D. Russell
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Sunday 23 April 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,844
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong)
Captains:
Steve Wallis
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mitchell,
J. Russo
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Hocking | GEEL | 32 | 3 |
| Mark Bairstow | GEEL | 3 | 2 |
| Matthew Hogg | FOOT | 43 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Collins, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Evans, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Georgiades, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Harrington, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Hogg, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | 297 | 186 | 111 | 47 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 26 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Exell, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | McCrabb, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Russell, Dwayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 310 | 200 | 110 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 45 | |||