1989 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1989 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 5 of the 1989 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
Steve Wallis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
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, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, B. Wilson
Footscray
S. Wallis (capt.), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, A. Campbell, D. Collins, T. Evans, M. Ford, P. Foster, J. Georgiades, T. Harrington, M. Hogg, M. Hunter, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, T. Wallace, S. Wigney, S. Wynd
Melbourne (11.16.82) defeated Footscray (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Bennett (4), C. Connolly, D. Flintoff, D. Hughes, S. Newport, P. Rohde, T. Viney, B. Wilson
Footscray: S. Beasley (6), P. Foster (3), J. Georgiades
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,273
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | FOOT by 21 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
Steve Wallis
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Johnson,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Newport | MELB | 34 | 3 |
| Danny Hughes | MELB | 10 | 2 |
| David Flintoff | MELB | 37 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 308 | 220 | 88 | 82 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 27 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Campbell, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Collins, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Evans, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Georgiades, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Harrington, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Hogg, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Wigney, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | 308 | 203 | 105 | 47 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 35 | |||