1989 VFL Round 21: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1989 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 21 of the 1989 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Damian Bourke captained the hosts.
John Law captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, A. Bews, M. Bos, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, G. Cameron, P. Couch, T. Darcy, G. Exell, D. Flanigan, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, D. Morgan, A. Rogers, M. Schulze, R. Scott, B. Stoneham
North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), B. Allison, P. Bryce, D. Crocker, D. Dwyer, I. Fairley, P. German, M. Hepburn, D. Kickett, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, J. Love, J. McCarthy, D. McDonald, L. Pickering, J. Romero, W. Schwass, R. Smith, D. Steele, A. Stevens
Geelong (20.19.139) defeated North Melbourne (17.15.117).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (5), G. Exell (5), M. Bairstow (2), R. Scott (2), A. Bews, N. Bruns, G. Cameron, P. Couch, D. Morgan, B. Stoneham
North Melbourne: I. Fairley (4), P. German (3), J. Longmire (3), D. Crocker, M. Larkin, J. Love, J. McCarthy, J. Romero, W. Schwass, R. Smith
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,025
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
20.19.139 - 17.15.117
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 19 | 20 | . | 19 | (139) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Damian Bourke
(Geelong),
John Law
(North Melbourne)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Couch | GEEL | 7 | 3 |
| Peter German | NMLB | 29 | 2 |
| Andrew Bews | GEEL | 27 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cameron, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Exell, Gavin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 19 | 331 | 211 | 120 | 70 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 20 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryce, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Dwyer, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Hepburn, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Kickett, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Law, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Love, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | McCarthy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | 294 | 180 | 114 | 42 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 19 | |||