1989 VFL Round 18: Brisbane Bears v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1989 between Brisbane Bears and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1989 VFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted North Melbourne at Carrara Stadium. Mark Mickan captained the hosts. John Law captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paul Feltham and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Brisbane Bears
M. Mickan (capt.), D. Bain, R. Eade, J. Gastev, M. Gibson, B. Hardie, B. Harris, M. Kennedy, R. Lester-Smith, S. McIvor, R. Merrett, C. O'Brien, D. O'Keeffe, B. Phillips, G. Raines, S. Reynoldson, M. Richardson, M. Roberts, M. Williams, M. Zanotti

North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), P. Bryce, B. Buckley, A. Clarkson, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, P. German, M. Hepburn, A. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, J. Love, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. McRae, L. Pickering, J. Romero, W. Schwass, R. Smith, J. Stevenson

Brisbane Bears (25.17.167) defeated North Melbourne (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: R. Merrett (7), B. Hardie (5), B. Harris (3), C. O'Brien (2), B. Phillips (2), D. Bain, R. Eade, M. Kennedy, S. McIvor, D. O'Keeffe, M. Williams
North Melbourne: P. Bryce (2), D. Crocker (2), P. German (2), M. Hepburn, A. Krakouer, M. Larkin, M. Martyn, J. Romero, J. Stevenson

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears remained 14th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Brisbane Bears v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 August 1989
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: Carrara Stadium
Attendance: 9,606

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. North Melbourne
Score: 25.17.167 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 7 . 4 12 . 10 19 . 14 25 . 17 25 . 17 (167)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin BRIB by 31 BRIB by 47 BRIB by 78 BRIB by 83 BRIB by 83
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paul Feltham (Brisbane Bears), John Kennedy (North Melbourne)
Captains: Mark Mickan (Brisbane Bears), John Law (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sawers, R. Thompson

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Roger Merrett BRIB 24 3
David Bain BRIB 22 2
Michael Kennedy BRIB 36 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Bain, David ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 4 0 1 1 0
26 Eade, Rodney ? ? 1 1 22 18 4 2 0 2 1 1
45 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 6 0 1 4 1
38 Gibson, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 2
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 5 5 22 14 8 5 0 0 0 0
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 3 3 18 16 2 4 0 1 2 1
36 Kennedy, Michael ? ? 1 0 25 15 10 1 0 0 2 3
16 Lester-Smith, Rod ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0
19 McIvor, Scott ? ? 1 0 27 16 11 4 0 1 0 2
24 Merrett, Roger ? ? 7 0 24 18 6 12 0 1 5 1
1 Mickan, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 8 10 0 1 0
28 O'Brien, Cameron ? ? 2 0 10 7 3 3 1 0 1 1
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 1 2 8 6 2 4 0 0 0 1
11 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 2 0 1 1 0
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 3 0 1 4 0
3 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1
8 Richardson, Mike ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 6 0 0 2 0
27 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 7 1 0 1 1
2 Williams, Mark ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 5 0 1 1 0
21 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 0 0
Rushed 6
Total (20 players) 25 17 341 250 91 81 12 12 26 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Bryce, Paul ? ? 2 2 22 14 8 9 2 0 0 0
14 Buckley, Ben ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 6 0 1 1 2
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 0 0 16 5 11 1 0 0 2 1
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 2 0 12 7 5 6 0 1 0 2
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 2 0 1
29 German, Peter ? ? 2 2 32 15 17 4 0 1 2 2
34 Hepburn, Mark ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 3 7 0 1 2
53 Krakouer, Andrew ? ? 1 0 14 7 7 2 0 2 1 0
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 1 1 28 13 15 0 0 0 1 0
13 Law, John (c) ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 1 1
35 Longmire, John ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 2 1 0 0
39 Love, Jason ? ? 0 3 12 9 3 3 0 0 1 1
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 2 0 0 0 1
16 McCarthy, John ? ? 0 1 16 8 8 3 1 1 0 2
19 McRae, Dean ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 2 1 4
48 Pickering, Liam ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 3 0 0 1 0
36 Romero, Jose ? ? 1 0 12 6 6 3 0 1 0 1
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 1 0 2 2 4
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
18 Stevenson, Jamie ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 2 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 12 293 163 130 57 12 17 15 26

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