1989 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1989 between North Melbourne and Brisbane Bears during round 9 of the 1989 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Brisbane Bears at MCG. John Law captained the hosts. Mark Mickan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Peter Knights.

North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), B. Allison, M. Arceri, P. Bryce, B. Buckley, J. Chandler, D. Dwyer, P. German, M. Hepburn, D. Kickett, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. McDonald, T. McGrath, W. Schwass, R. Smith, P. Spargo

Brisbane Bears
M. Mickan (capt.), M. Ashcroft, P. Banfield, M. Campbell, W. Capper, D. Dickson, J. Gastev, B. Hardie, R. Lester-Smith, S. McIvor, R. Merrett, D. O'Keeffe, C. O'Sullivan, B. Phillips, S. Reynoldson, M. Roberts, L. Sim, P. Walsh, M. Williams, M. Zanotti

North Melbourne (25.15.165) defeated Brisbane Bears (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. McCarthy (5), P. Bryce (4), P. German (3), D. Kickett (3), P. Krakouer (2), W. Schwass (2), B. Allison, B. Buckley, J. Krakouer, M. Larkin, D. McDonald, P. Spargo
Brisbane Bears: W. Capper (2), B. Hardie (2), M. Mickan (2), M. Campbell, R. Merrett, C. O'Sullivan, L. Sim

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Brisbane Bears were then 13th on the ladder (down from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears
Date: Friday 26 May 1989
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 8,634

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Brisbane Bears
Score: 25.15.165 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 3 11 . 4 16 . 9 25 . 15 25 . 15 (165)
Brisbane Bears 2 . 2 4 . 7 6 . 10 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin NMLB by 25 NMLB by 39 NMLB by 59 NMLB by 94 NMLB by 94
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (North Melbourne), Peter Knights (Brisbane Bears)
Captains: John Law (North Melbourne), Mark Mickan (Brisbane Bears)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, D. Goldspink

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brett Allison NMLB 33 3
Paul Bryce NMLB 22 2
Wayne Schwass NMLB 2 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 1 0 28 16 12 3 0 2 1 0
17 Arceri, Mark ? ? 0 2 28 24 4 5 0 1 0 0
22 Bryce, Paul ? ? 4 0 15 9 6 6 7 1 1 1
14 Buckley, Ben ? ? 1 1 25 10 15 5 0 2 2 3
30 Chandler, Jeff ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dwyer, David ? ? 0 1 20 12 8 2 0 0 5 3
29 German, Peter ? ? 3 1 23 15 8 7 0 2 2 0
34 Hepburn, Mark ? ? 0 2 10 6 4 4 4 3 2 2
28 Kickett, Derek ? ? 3 2 12 7 5 1 0 1 0 0
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 2 0 3 0 1
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 2 0 8 4 4 2 0 0 1 1
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 1 0 25 17 8 2 0 2 1 1
13 Law, John (c) ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 0 1 0
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
16 McCarthy, John ? ? 5 1 9 7 2 6 0 0 0 0
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 1 7 2 4 1
51 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 1 12 5 7 0 0 2 0 0
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 2 1 23 12 11 3 0 3 1 1
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 25 23 2 1 0 2 1 0
31 Spargo, Paul ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 1 0 1 0 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 25 15 329 208 121 55 18 27 23 17

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
43 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
12 Banfield, Peter ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 1 0 2 1 1
25 Campbell, Matt ? ? 1 3 24 16 8 6 0 2 0 3
39 Capper, Warwick ? ? 2 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 1
6 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 2 0 2
45 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 2 1 0
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 2 1 24 21 3 3 0 2 2 0
16 Lester-Smith, Rod ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 8 0 1 2 0
19 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 22 6 16 3 0 3 0 1
24 Merrett, Roger ? ? 1 1 13 7 6 6 5 1 1 3
1 Mickan, Mark (c) ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 6 16 0 1 1
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 0 3
15 O'Sullivan, Chris ? ? 1 0 14 8 6 2 0 1 0 1
11 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 1 1 1
3 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 8 10 1 2 2
27 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 1 1 1
20 Sim, Lachlan ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
18 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 2 2
2 Williams, Mark ? ? 0 1 19 11 8 5 0 4 2 1
21 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 11 291 187 104 67 31 25 17 23

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