1991 AFL Round 22: Geelong v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1991 between Geelong and Sydney during round 22 of the 1991 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Sydney at Kardinia Park.
Andrew Bews captained the hosts.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Col Kinnear.
Geelong
A. Bews (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, N. Bruns, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, G. Exell, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, S. Hooper, J. Lamb, M. Neeld, T. Poole, A. Rogers, S. Simpson, T. Spencer, B. Stoneham, A. Wills
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Athorn, M. Bayes, D. Bolton, N. Brunton, N. Cordy, L. Higgins, P. Kelly, J. Lawson, D. Lewis, J. Love, D. McAsey, W. McKenzie, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, C. Nettelbeck, G. Page, B. Toohey, B. Tunbridge, G. Williams
Geelong (17.13.115) defeated Sydney (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (3), P. Couch (3), S. Denham (3), G. Exell (2), T. Darcy, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, T. Poole, S. Simpson, A. Wills
Sydney: J. Love (3), M. Bayes (2), J. Lawson (2), B. Mitchell (2), P. Kelly, W. McKenzie, C. Nettelbeck, G. Williams
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Sydney remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1991 AFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Geelong
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1991
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,755
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Sydney | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
Col Kinnear
(Sydney)
Captains:
Andrew Bews
(Geelong),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Anthony,
S. Harris
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Simpson | GEEL | 37 | 3 |
| Paul Couch | GEEL | 7 | 2 |
| Steve Hocking | GEEL | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Exell, Gavin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Hooper, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Lamb, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Neeld, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Wills, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 330 | 204 | 126 | 75 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 22 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Athorn, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Brunton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Higgins, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | Lawson, Jamie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Lewis, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Love, Jason | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | McAsey, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | McKenzie, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nettelbeck, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Page, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Tunbridge, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | 315 | 186 | 129 | 52 | 16 | 41 | 22 | 16 | |||