1989 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1989 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1989 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Damian Bourke captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, P. Couch, T. Darcy, A. Fletcher, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, S. Malakellis, D. Morgan, A. Rogers, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, M. Yeates
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), D. Bennett, W. Dean, J. Duursma, S. Eishold, S. Febey, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Geelong (17.7.109) were defeated by Melbourne (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Lindner (6), B. Brownless (5), G. Ablett (2), P. Couch (2), G. Hocking, B. Stoneham
Melbourne: D. Bennett (4), G. Healy (4), G. Lyon (3), R. Jackson (2), D. Flintoff, S. O'Dwyer, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
38,865
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 7 | (109) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 10 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Damian Bourke
(Geelong),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Rich,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Couch | GEEL | 7 | 3 |
| Steven O'Dwyer | MELB | 1 | 2 |
| Ricky Jackson | MELB | 45 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Malakellis, Spiro | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 7 | 306 | 205 | 101 | 82 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 29 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | 323 | 209 | 114 | 75 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 21 | |||