1989 VFL Round 20: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1989 between Footscray and Richmond during round 20 of the 1989 VFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Steve Wallis captained the hosts. Michael Pickering captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Kevin Bartlett.

Footscray
S. Wallis (capt.), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, R. Cousins, M. Cullen, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, M. Hannebery, D. Hawkins, M. Hogg, M. Hunter, R. James, T. McGuinness, P. O'Keeffe, B. Royal, Z. Tzatzaris, T. Wallace, S. Wigney, S. Wynd

Richmond
M. Pickering (capt.), P. Czerkaski, G. Frangalas, T. Free, A. Goodwin, G. Hamilton, M. Knights, C. Lambert, B. Leys, B. Mahony, M. McLeod, R. Nixon, T. Powell, D. Ryan, C. Smith, M. Stockdale, M. Summers, P. Wilson, B. Young, C. Young

Footscray (15.17.107) defeated Richmond (3.11.29).

Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Royal (4), M. Ford (2), P. O'Keeffe (2), S. Wallis (2), S. Atkins, M. Cullen, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, T. McGuinness
Richmond: C. Lambert, D. Ryan, M. Stockdale

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Richmond were then 14th on the ladder (down from 13th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 19 August 1989
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 8,673

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 15.17.107 - 3.11.29

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 5 . 7 7 . 8 12 . 10 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Richmond 1 . 1 3 . 5 3 . 8 3 . 11 3 . 11 (29)
Margin FOOT by 30 FOOT by 27 FOOT by 56 FOOT by 78 FOOT by 78
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (Footscray), Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)
Captains: Steve Wallis (Footscray), Michael Pickering (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Castle, H. Kennedy

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Simon Atkins FOOT 23 3
Michael Ford FOOT 45 2
Doug Hawkins FOOT 7 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 1 2 28 21 7 4 0 0 4 2
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 6 0 0 2 0
2 Cousins, Richard ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0
22 Cullen, Mark ? ? 1 1 15 9 6 0 0 4 2 4
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 0 1 1 2
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 2 2 25 18 7 13 0 3 1 3
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 8 0 0 0 1
36 Hannebery, Matt ? ? 0 0 30 23 7 12 0 2 0 4
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 1 32 20 12 10 0 1 3 1
43 Hogg, Matthew ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 1 0 1 1 2
10 Hunter, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 0 2 0
5 James, Ron ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 0 0 1
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 1 0 31 22 9 3 0 3 1 4
31 O'Keeffe, Phillip ? ? 2 2 6 5 1 4 0 0 1 2
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 4 1 15 9 6 3 0 3 0 1
19 Tzatzaris, Zeno ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 0 1 3 0
16 Wallace, Terry ? ? 0 0 38 25 13 7 0 3 4 2
24 Wallis, Steve (c) ? ? 2 0 21 8 13 7 0 1 4 4
6 Wigney, Stuart ? ? 0 2 21 14 7 7 0 1 4 2
15 Wynd, Scott ? ? 0 0 16 3 13 4 8 2 1 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 15 17 365 245 120 103 10 27 34 37

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
28 Czerkaski, Peter ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 0 0 2 2 3
9 Frangalas, Gary ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 3 0 0 1 1
30 Free, Tony ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 0 0 0 2 3
24 Goodwin, Andy ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 5 0 1 4 3
47 Hamilton, Greg ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 3 0
33 Knights, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 2 0 1 1 1
4 Lambert, Craig ? ? 1 0 22 6 16 0 0 2 2 5
26 Leys, Brian ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 0 4 0
29 Mahony, Brett ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 0 0 0
39 McLeod, Mark ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
36 Nixon, Richard ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 4 2 4 3
35 Pickering, Michael (c) ? ? 0 1 20 7 13 4 0 0 2 0
21 Powell, Tim ? ? 0 2 12 8 4 2 0 1 3 1
32 Ryan, Des ? ? 1 0 18 10 8 3 0 0 0 2
17 Smith, Craig ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 0 1 3
49 Stockdale, Mark ? ? 1 2 8 7 1 7 1 2 0 2
43 Summers, Mark ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 2 2 1 0 0
19 Wilson, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 0 2 2
53 Young, Barry ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 1 0 4 3 0
54 Young, Cory ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 1 0 1 3 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 3 11 280 175 105 50 7 18 37 34

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