1990 AFL Round 2: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1990 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1990 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Brett Lovett captained the hosts.
Andrew Bews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
Melbourne
B. Lovett (capt.), D. Bennett, S. Clark, S. Eishold, S. Febey, R. Grinter, A. Lovell, G. Lyon, S. Newport, A. Obst, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, E. Spalding, T. Spencer, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Geelong
A. Bews (capt.), P. Baldwin, T. Bourke, B. Brownless, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Flanigan, M. Gurrie, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, S. Malakellis, A. McCrabb, D. Morgan, T. Poole, A. Rogers, M. Schulze, R. Sterrett, B. Stoneham, D. Welsby
Melbourne (18.20.128) defeated Geelong (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Bennett (8), J. Stynes (3), S. O'Dwyer (2), B. Wilson (2), S. Clark, A. Lovell, G. Lyon
Geelong: B. Brownless (3), T. Poole (2), M. Schulze (2), P. Baldwin, P. Couch, M. Gurrie, G. Hocking, S. Malakellis, D. Welsby
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 13th on the ladder (up from 14th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1990 AFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 April 1990
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
29,024
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 20 | 18 | . | 20 | (128) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | level | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 2 | MELB by 37 | MELB by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong)
Captains:
Brett Lovett
(Melbourne),
Andrew Bews
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Ball,
M. Sneddon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stynes | MELB | 11 | 3 |
| Brett Lovett | MELB | 17 | 2 |
| Darren Bennett | MELB | 19 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 8 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 20 | 330 | 217 | 113 | 79 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Baldwin, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Bourke, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Gurrie, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Malakellis, Spiro | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | McCrabb, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Morgan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sterrett, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Welsby, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 332 | 188 | 144 | 57 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 23 | |||