1991 AFL Round 8: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1991 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1991 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Garry Lyon captained the hosts.
Doug Hawkins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Terry Wheeler.
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), D. Bennett, L. Beveridge, T. Campbell, S. Clark, D. Cuthbertson, K. Dyson, S. Febey, A. Ford, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, R. Keogh, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, S. O'Dwyer, R. Owen, P. Rohde, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight
Footscray
D. Hawkins (capt.), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, L. Cameron, J. Charles, G. Coleman, M. Cullen, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, J. Georgiades, P. Gow, M. Hunter, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, B. Royal, T. Wallace, S. Wallis, S. Wigney, S. Wynd
Melbourne (17.19.121) defeated Footscray (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Jackson (3), S. O'Dwyer (3), R. Owen (3), D. Bennett (2), D. Cuthbertson (2), T. Campbell, S. Clark, G. Lyon, T. Viney
Footscray: J. Charles (4), D. Hawkins (2), L. Cameron, G. Coleman, J. Georgiades, T. Liberatore, T. Wallace, S. Wigney
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1991 AFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1991
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,617
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 19 | 17 | . | 19 | (121) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Terry Wheeler
(Footscray)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
Doug Hawkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Vernon,
M. Viney
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stynes | MELB | 11 | 3 |
| Todd Viney | MELB | 12 | 2 |
| Peter Foster | FOOT | 32 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Beveridge, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Cuthbertson, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Ford, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Keogh, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Owen, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 19 | 352 | 245 | 107 | 96 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 22 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charles, Justin | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Cullen, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Georgiades, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Gow, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Wigney, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | 365 | 214 | 151 | 85 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 28 | |||