1989 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1989 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1989 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Danny Hughes captained the hosts.
John Law captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Melbourne
D. Hughes (capt.), D. Bennett, W. Dean, J. Duursma, S. Eishold, S. Febey, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), M. Arceri, P. Bryce, A. Clarkson, D. Dwyer, I. Fairley, P. German, M. Hepburn, J. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, J. Love, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. McRae, L. Pickering, J. Romero, W. Schwass, R. Smith, D. Steele
Melbourne (17.15.117) defeated North Melbourne (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Bennett (5), G. Lyon (3), D. Flintoff (2), B. Wilson (2), W. Dean, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, S. Newport, S. Stretch
North Melbourne: M. Arceri (2), A. Clarkson (2), P. German (2), J. Love (2), P. Bryce, J. Krakouer, J. Romero
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 July 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,766
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
17.15.117 - 11.15.81
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | NMLB by 3 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Danny Hughes
(Melbourne),
John Law
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mitchell,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Johnson | MELB | 9 | 3 |
| Wayne Schwass | NMLB | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Newport | MELB | 34 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | 325 | 218 | 107 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Arceri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryce, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Dwyer, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hepburn, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Love, Jason | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | McCarthy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | McRae, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 316 | 202 | 114 | 57 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 22 | |||