1989 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1989 between Geelong and Melbourne in the first semi final of the 1989 VFL season.
Geelong "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
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, D. Cameron, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hamilton, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, B. Lindner, S. Malakellis, M. Schulze, B. Stoneham, M. Yeates
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), D. Bennett, L. Beveridge, T. Campbell, J. Duursma, S. Febey, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Geelong (22.21.153) defeated Melbourne (12.18.90).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (7), B. Stoneham (4), B. Brownless (3), D. Cameron (3), S. Hamilton (2), A. Bews, P. Couch, T. Darcy
Melbourne: S. Stretch (3), D. Bennett (2), L. Beveridge, R. Grinter, G. Healy, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, J. Stynes, G. Yeats
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Essendon in the preliminary final and Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 17 September 1989
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
69,082
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 21 | 22 | . | 21 | (153) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 63 | GEEL by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Damian Bourke
(Geelong),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Russo,
B. Sheehan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Cameron, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Drum, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Hamilton, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Lindner, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Malakellis, Spiro | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 21 | 326 | 226 | 100 | 95 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 33 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Beveridge, Luke | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 18 | 270 | 190 | 80 | 61 | 19 | 32 | 33 | 24 | |||