1989 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Brisbane Bears
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1989 between Melbourne and Brisbane Bears during round 4 of the 1989 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Brisbane Bears at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Peter Knights.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Bennett, T. Campbell, C. Connolly, J. Duursma, S. Eishold, S. Febey, D. Flintoff, D. Hughes, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, P. Rohde, D. Seow, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, B. Wilson
Brisbane Bears
D. Bain, W. Capper, D. Carlson, D. Dickson, R. Eade, J. Fidge, J. Gastev, M. Gibson, B. Hardie, B. Harris, A. Ishchenko, M. Leslie, R. Lester-Smith, S. McIvor, R. Merrett, B. Phillips, G. Raines, M. Roberts, P. Walsh, M. Williams
Melbourne (11.13.79) defeated Brisbane Bears (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Spalding (4), D. Flintoff (2), D. Bennett, T. Campbell, S. Eishold, G. Healy, B. Lovett
Brisbane Bears: B. Harris (2), M. Williams (2), B. Hardie, R. Lester-Smith, R. Merrett
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Brisbane Bears remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Brisbane Bears
Date:
Friday 21 April 1989
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
17,560
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Brisbane Bears
Score:
11.13.79 - 7.11.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Brisbane Bears | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | BRIB by 8 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Peter Knights
(Brisbane Bears)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Brisbane Bears)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Carland,
S. Harris
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stynes | MELB | 11 | 3 |
| Earl Spalding | MELB | 5 | 2 |
| Rod Lester-Smith | BRIB | 16 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Seow, Dannie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | 302 | 228 | 74 | 96 | 20 | 15 | 37 | 32 | |||
Brisbane Bears
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Bain, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Capper, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Carlson, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Eade, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Gastev, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Gibson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Harris, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ishchenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Leslie, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Lester-Smith, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | McIvor, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Phillips, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Walsh, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | 293 | 206 | 87 | 70 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 37 | |||