1991 AFL Round 18: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1991 between Geelong and Footscray during round 18 of the 1991 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Andrew Bews captained the hosts.
Doug Hawkins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Terry Wheeler.
Geelong
A. Bews (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, P. Brown, B. Brownless, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Forssman, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, S. Hooper, M. Mansfield, R. Merriman, T. Poole, A. Rogers, S. Simpson, T. Spencer, B. Stoneham
Footscray
D. Hawkins (capt.), S. Atkins, J. Ballantyne, D. Baxter, L. Cameron, G. Coleman, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, J. Grant, M. Hogg, M. Hunter, N. Kellett, R. Kennedy, S. Kolyniuk, T. Liberatore, K. Reynolds, B. Royal, S. Wigney, S. Wynd
Geelong (20.16.136) defeated Footscray (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Bairstow (3), B. Brownless (3), G. Hocking (3), P. Couch (2), D. Forssman (2), M. Mansfield (2), R. Merriman (2), T. Darcy, T. Poole, S. Simpson
Footscray: J. Ballantyne (4), K. Reynolds (2), S. Atkins, G. Coleman, J. Grant, S. Kolyniuk
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1991 AFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Sunday 21 July 1991
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
22,145
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 16 | (136) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 65 | GEEL by 81 | GEEL by 68 | GEEL by 68 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
Terry Wheeler
(Footscray)
Captains:
Andrew Bews
(Geelong),
Doug Hawkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fallet,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Hocking | GEEL | 32 | 3 |
| Ken Hinkley | GEEL | 29 | 2 |
| Mark Bairstow | GEEL | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Brown, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Forssman, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hooper, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Merriman, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 16 | 371 | 235 | 136 | 77 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 31 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | Ballantyne, Jon | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 44 | Grant, Jamie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Hogg, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Kellett, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Reynolds, Keenan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Wigney, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | 333 | 206 | 127 | 71 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 31 | |||