1991 AFL Round 2: Brisbane Bears v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 March 1991 between Brisbane Bears and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1991 AFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted North Melbourne at Carrara Stadium. Roger Merrett captained the hosts. Matthew Larkin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Wayne Schimmelbusch.

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ashcroft, D. Bain, D. Cameron, R. Champion, T. Clarke, P. Curran, J. Gastev, S. Hamilton, B. Hardie, M. Leslie, R. Lester-Smith, S. McIvor, M. McLean, J. Millar, C. O'Brien, D. Ogg, D. O'Keeffe, D. Wearne, M. Zanotti

North Melbourne
M. Larkin (capt.), B. Allison, W. Carey, J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, M. Gallagher, P. German, J. Longmire, P. Mann, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. Murray, M. Roberts, A. Rock, J. Romero, C. Sholl, R. Smith, J. Staritski, D. Steele, A. Stevens

Brisbane Bears (8.10.58) were defeated by North Melbourne (15.14.104).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: D. Cameron (2), D. Bain, P. Curran, S. Hamilton, R. Merrett, C. O'Brien, D. Wearne
North Melbourne: A. Rock (3), W. Carey (2), M. Gallagher (2), J. Longmire (2), J. Romero (2), P. German, M. Larkin, J. McCarthy, R. Smith

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears were then 12th on the ladder (down from 5th) and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Brisbane Bears v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 March 1991
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: Carrara Stadium
Attendance: 5,724

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. by North Melbourne
Score: 8.10.58 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 2 . 2 4 . 4 6 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
North Melbourne 5 . 4 7 . 7 12 . 11 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin NMLB by 20 NMLB by 21 NMLB by 40 NMLB by 46 NMLB by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Brisbane Bears), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)
Captains: Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears), Matthew Larkin (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Harris, M. Viney

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jose Romero NMLB 36 3
Brett Allison NMLB 33 2
Mick Martyn NMLB 4 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 2 16 13 3 4 0 2 2 0
22 Bain, David ? ? 1 1 26 22 4 3 0 0 2 0
8 Cameron, David ? ? 2 1 10 10 0 1 0 0 2 2
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 6 1 0 0 2
12 Clarke, Troy ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 0 2 0
2 Curran, Peter ? ? 1 1 11 6 5 4 2 0 0 2
4 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 6 0 0 3 2
14 Hamilton, Shane ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 4 0 0 2 2
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 4 0 3 2 0
17 Leslie, Martin ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 2 0 0
16 Lester-Smith, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 4 0 0 0 0
7 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 1 1 0 1
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 2 0 1 2 1
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 4 2 0 2 2
39 Millar, Jason ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 6 1 0 2
28 O'Brien, Cameron ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
34 Ogg, David ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 1 0 0
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 1 1 1
46 Wearne, David ? ? 1 0 14 14 0 4 0 1 0 3
21 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 0 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 10 274 223 51 70 12 13 23 22

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 4 0 2 1 1
18 Carey, Wayne ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 5 0 2 0 1
30 Chandler, Jeff ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 1 3 2
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 0 1 6 2 4 1 0 0 1 1
31 Gallagher, Michael ? ? 2 0 17 11 6 2 6 1 1 1
29 German, Peter ? ? 1 1 21 17 4 6 0 1 3 3
9 Larkin, Matthew (c) ? ? 1 0 27 14 13 1 0 2 1 1
35 Longmire, John ? ? 2 3 8 6 2 4 0 0 0 2
20 Mann, Peter ? ? 0 2 7 5 2 3 4 1 0 2
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 1 1 0 1
16 McCarthy, John ? ? 1 1 14 9 5 3 0 0 0 0
34 Murray, Damien ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 3 0 0 0
22 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 0 24 11 13 5 0 1 5 1
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 3 0 20 13 7 2 0 1 1 0
36 Romero, Jose ? ? 2 1 23 16 7 3 0 0 0 1
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 3 0 0 3 2
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 1 0 16 16 0 3 1 0 1 1
17 Staritski, Justin ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 3 0 0 0 1
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 2 0 0
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 3 0 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 15 14 326 223 103 59 15 15 22 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