1990 AFL Round 19: Melbourne v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1990 between Melbourne and Sydney during round 19 of the 1990 AFL 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.), D. Bennett, T. Campbell, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, B. Heaver, J. Howat, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, B. Lovett, M. Mahoney, A. Obst, P. Rohde, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, J. Viney, B. Wilson, G. Yeats

Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, D. Bolton, R. Carter, N. Cordy, D. Denneman, W. Henwood, L. Higgins, G. John, M. Kellett, M. Kennedy, T. Luff, C. Nettelbeck, C. O'Dwyer, G. Page, T. Thripp, B. Toohey, J. West, G. Williams, S. Wright

Melbourne (27.11.173) defeated Sydney (15.16.106).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Jackson (6), D. Bennett (5), T. Campbell (3), A. Obst (3), G. Healy (2), B. Wilson (2), G. Yeats (2), B. Heaver, J. Howat, B. Lovett, E. Spalding
Sydney: L. Higgins (3), T. Luff (3), G. Williams (3), M. Bayes (2), D. Bolton, T. Thripp, J. West, S. Wright

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Sydney were then 14th on the ladder (down from 13th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1990 AFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Melbourne v Sydney
Date: Saturday 11 August 1990
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,719

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Sydney
Score: 27.11.173 - 15.16.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 9 . 2 15 . 6 19 . 8 27 . 11 27 . 11 (173)
Sydney 4 . 3 7 . 5 10 . 13 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Margin MELB by 29 MELB by 49 MELB by 49 MELB by 67 MELB by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Melbourne), Col Kinnear (Sydney)
Captains: Greg Healy (Melbourne), Dennis Carroll (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Andrew Obst MELB 29 3
Greg Williams SYDN 2 2
Ricky Jackson MELB 45 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
19 Bennett, Darren ? ? 5 3 13 10 3 7 3 0 0 0
4 Campbell, Tony ? ? 3 2 13 9 4 5 1 1 0 1
25 Eishold, Simon ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 5 1 2 2 1
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 5 0 3 1 2
33 Healy, Greg (c) ? ? 2 1 32 20 12 8 0 2 2 1
54 Heaver, Brent ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 0 0 2 0 1
28 Howat, John ? ? 1 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 1
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 1 2 1
45 Jackson, Ricky ? ? 6 2 24 18 6 3 0 2 0 2
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 3 0 1 1 1
46 Mahoney, Mathew ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 8 3 0 0 2
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 3 0 26 9 17 9 0 4 0 3
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 1 0
5 Spalding, Earl ? ? 1 0 11 5 6 2 2 1 1 2
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 7 2 1 1 0
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 5 12 2 6 3
15 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 1 2 2 2
26 Viney, Jay ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 2 1 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 2 0 22 11 11 6 0 0 1 0
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 2 0 19 13 6 6 0 1 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 27 11 339 220 119 91 25 28 23 26

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
30 Bayes, Mark ? ? 2 2 27 19 8 3 0 0 3 3
16 Bolton, David ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 2 0 2 2 0
7 Carroll, Dennis (c) ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 1 0 0 0 1
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 2 0
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 3 0 0 0 0
38 Denneman, Darren ? ? 0 1 16 7 9 0 0 1 0 1
9 Henwood, Wayne ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 3 4 1 1 0
47 Higgins, Leon ? ? 3 3 19 15 4 4 0 3 1 0
19 John, Gareth ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 3 11 0 1 4
46 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 1 0 3 1
14 Kennedy, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 2 2 2
34 Luff, Troy ? ? 3 1 11 9 2 4 0 1 1 2
40 Nettelbeck, Craig ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 3 0 1 0 2
33 O'Dwyer, Chris ? ? 0 3 7 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
28 Page, Glenn ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 4 0 3 2 0
12 Thripp, Terry ? ? 1 0 9 4 5 3 0 2 1 1
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 26 13 13 7 0 2 2 2
20 West, Jim ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 4 0 1 2 2
2 Williams, Greg ? ? 3 0 39 19 20 3 0 1 1 1
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 1 2 25 12 13 1 0 2 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 16 312 187 125 50 16 22 26 23

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