1992 AFL Preliminary Final: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1992 between Geelong and Footscray in the preliminary final of the 1992 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at MCG.
Mark Bairstow captained the hosts.
Doug Hawkins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Terry Wheeler.
Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Barnes, A. Bews, B. Brownless, P. Couch, T. Darcy, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, R. Merriman, G. Miles, T. Poole, P. Riccardi, A. Rogers, R. Scott, S. Simpson, B. Stoneham, A. Wills
Footscray
D. Hawkins (capt.), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, T. Campbell, J. Charles, G. Coleman, S. Corcoran, D. Del-Re, M. Frost, C. Grant, N. Kellett, S. Kolyniuk, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, M. Mansfield, K. Reynolds, B. Standfield, B. Toohey, S. Wallis, S. Wynd
Geelong (22.17.149) defeated Footscray (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Brownless (5), G. Ablett (4), R. Merriman (4), M. Bairstow (3), K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, M. Mansfield, T. Poole, B. Stoneham, A. Wills
Footscray: D. Hawkins (3), D. Baxter (2), D. Del-Re (2), C. Grant (2), J. Charles, M. Frost, S. MacPherson
As a result of this match, Geelong faced West Coast in the grand final and Footscray were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1992 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 September 1992
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
71,841
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 15 | 22 | . | 17 | 22 | . | 17 | (149) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | FOOT by 3 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 42 | GEEL by 64 | GEEL by 64 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
Terry Wheeler
(Footscray)
Captains:
Mark Bairstow
(Geelong),
Doug Hawkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Goldspink,
B. Sheehan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Merriman, Russell | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Miles, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Wills, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 17 | 314 | 211 | 103 | 87 | 14 | 29 | 38 | 48 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Charles, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Corcoran, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Del-Re, Danny | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Frost, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Kellett, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Mansfield, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Reynolds, Keenan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Standfield, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | 252 | 173 | 79 | 41 | 13 | 46 | 48 | 38 | |||