1989 VFL Round 20: Melbourne v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1989 between Melbourne and Sydney during round 20 of the 1989 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Sydney at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Col Kinnear.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, C. Connolly, S. Febey, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, D. Seow, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), T. Barling, M. Bayes, D. Bolton, R. Carter, M. Eustice, L. Higgins, M. Kellett, D. McAsey, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, M. Neagle, M. Parsons, M. Phyland, I. Roberts, T. Thripp, B. Toohey, S. Wheeler, G. Williams, S. Wright
Melbourne (14.14.98) defeated Sydney (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Campbell (3), G. Healy (3), E. Spalding (2), T. Viney (2), B. Wilson (2), P. Rohde, S. Wight
Sydney: D. McAsey (3), B. Mitchell (3), B. Toohey (2), T. Barling, D. Bolton, S. Wheeler, S. Wright
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Sydney were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,304
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Sydney | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | SYDN by 1 | SYDN by 4 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Col Kinnear
(Sydney)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Thripp | SYDN | 12 | 3 |
| Jim Stynes | MELB | 11 | 2 |
| Tony Campbell | MELB | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Seow, Dannie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 52 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 307 | 192 | 115 | 77 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 25 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Barling, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Higgins, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | McAsey, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Parsons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Phyland, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Thripp, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Wheeler, Sanford | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | 308 | 181 | 127 | 52 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 27 | |||