1991 AFL Round 23: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1991 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 23 of the 1991 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Waverley Park.
Matthew Larkin captained the hosts.
Andrew Bews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wayne Schimmelbusch and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
North Melbourne
M. Larkin (capt.), B. Allison, W. Carey, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, P. German, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. McDonald, D. McRae, M. Roberts, A. Rock, J. Romero, W. Schwass, C. Sholl, P. Spargo, J. Staritski, D. Steele, A. Stevens
Geelong
A. Bews (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, D. Bourke, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, J. Lamb, M. Neeld, T. Poole, A. Rogers, S. Simpson, T. Spencer, B. Stoneham, A. Wills
North Melbourne (8.10.58) were defeated by Geelong (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Spargo (2), P. German, J. Longmire, J. McCarthy, D. McDonald, M. Roberts, A. Rock
Geelong: B. Brownless (3), G. Ablett (2), S. Denham (2), N. Bruns, P. Couch, T. Darcy, J. Lamb, M. Neeld, T. Spencer
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1991 AFL Season
Round:
Round 23
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1991
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Waverley Park
Attendance:
26,445
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
8.10.58 - 13.12.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong)
Captains:
Matthew Larkin
(North Melbourne),
Andrew Bews
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Goldspink,
G. Vernon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Couch | GEEL | 7 | 3 |
| Barry Stoneham | GEEL | 26 | 2 |
| Mick Martyn | NMLB | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | McCarthy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | McRae, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Staritski, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | 321 | 210 | 111 | 60 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 25 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Lamb, Jamie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Neeld, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Wills, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 339 | 221 | 118 | 72 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 23 | |||