1989 VFL Round 11: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1989 between Geelong and Essendon during round 11 of the 1989 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at MCG.
Damian Bourke captained the hosts.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, P. Couch, T. Darcy, G. Exell, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, S. Malakellis, D. Morgan, A. Rogers, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, M. Yeates
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bailey, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, D. Johnston, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, K. Sporn, A. Underwood, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, M. Werner, D. Williams
Geelong (12.17.89) defeated Essendon (4.11.35).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Exell (3), G. Ablett (2), A. Bews, P. Couch, G. Hocking, B. Lindner, S. Malakellis, R. Scott, B. Stoneham
Essendon: B. Plain (3), M. Werner
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 12 June 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
87,653
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 11 | (35) |
| Margin | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 37 | GEEL by 50 | GEEL by 54 | GEEL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Damian Bourke
(Geelong),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mitchell,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Bruns | GEEL | 19 | 3 |
| Mark Bairstow | GEEL | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Hocking | GEEL | 32 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Exell, Gavin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Malakellis, Spiro | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | 304 | 230 | 74 | 59 | 18 | 38 | 32 | 49 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Sporn, Kieran | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Underwood, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Werner, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 11 | 259 | 202 | 57 | 47 | 23 | 33 | 49 | 32 | |||