1991 AFL Round 24: Brisbane Bears v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1991 between Brisbane Bears and Footscray during round 24 of the 1991 AFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Footscray at Carrara Stadium. Roger Merrett captained the hosts. Doug Hawkins captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Terry Wheeler.

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ahmat, M. Ashcroft, D. Bain, M. Campbell, R. Champion, T. Clarke, J. Gastev, I. Kidgell, M. Leslie, S. Luhrs, S. McIvor, M. McLean, D. Noonan, D. Ogg, M. Ryan, L. Schache, R. Windsor, P. Worsfold, M. Zanotti

Footscray
D. Hawkins (capt.), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, L. Cameron, J. Charles, S. Corcoran, M. Croft, G. Eppelstun, P. Foster, C. Grant, M. Hunter, N. Kellett, R. Kennedy, S. Kolyniuk, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, M. Mansfield, B. Royal, B. Standfield, S. Wynd

Brisbane Bears (8.14.62) were defeated by Footscray (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: L. Schache (3), M. Campbell, R. Champion, R. Merrett, D. Ogg, P. Worsfold
Footscray: J. Charles (3), B. Royal (3), P. Foster (2), C. Grant (2), S. Atkins, D. Baxter, M. Croft, S. Kolyniuk

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears were then 15th on the ladder (down from 14th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 24
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Footscray
Date: Saturday 31 August 1991
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: Carrara Stadium
Attendance: 4,721

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. by Footscray
Score: 8.14.62 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 3 . 1 6 . 4 7 . 13 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Footscray 2 . 4 4 . 9 7 . 10 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin BRIB by 3 BRIB by 7 BRIB by 3 FOOT by 36 FOOT by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Brisbane Bears), Terry Wheeler (Footscray)
Captains: Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears), Doug Hawkins (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mitchell, B. Sheehan

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Scott Wynd FOOT 15 3
Peter Foster FOOT 32 2
Michael McLean BRIB 19 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
3 Ahmat, Matthew ? ? 0 0 21 9 12 2 0 3 0 2
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 2 18 11 7 5 0 2 0 2
22 Bain, David ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 5 0 3 0 3
25 Campbell, Matt ? ? 1 2 26 15 11 5 0 3 1 5
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 6 1 1 2 3
12 Clarke, Troy ? ? 0 2 16 10 6 4 0 1 1 1
4 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 26 9 17 2 0 2 1 0
53 Kidgell, Ian ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1
17 Leslie, Martin ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 9 1 2 1 0
50 Luhrs, Simon ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 10 0 1 1 0
7 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 0 1 0
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 1 30 20 10 1 0 1 1 1
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 1 0 18 6 12 9 1 2 3 2
26 Noonan, Danny ? ? 0 0 34 20 14 6 0 2 5 2
34 Ogg, David ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 3 0 1 0 0
30 Ryan, Matthew ? ? 0 1 33 22 11 3 0 2 2 1
23 Schache, Laurence ? ? 3 1 13 9 4 2 0 1 0 0
48 Windsor, Ray ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
35 Worsfold, Peter ? ? 1 2 11 9 2 3 0 0 1 0
21 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 1 0 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 14 377 230 147 84 3 27 22 25

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 1 0 26 16 10 1 0 1 1 2
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 1 0 34 28 6 7 0 1 1 0
18 Cameron, Leon ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 1 0 0 1 0
1 Charles, Justin ? ? 3 1 24 13 11 8 5 2 0 1
11 Corcoran, Shannon ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 0 2 1
37 Croft, Matthew ? ? 1 1 9 6 3 3 0 1 1 3
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 0 1 1 2
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 2 1 22 18 4 10 0 0 0 2
29 Grant, Chris ? ? 2 2 16 10 6 6 0 0 1 2
7 Hawkins, Doug (c) ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 0 1 2 2
10 Hunter, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 1 0 0
4 Kellett, Nigel ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 5 0 0 3 2
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 0 1 3 1
21 Kolyniuk, Steven ? ? 1 1 11 6 5 6 0 0 0 1
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 0 0 30 9 21 1 0 4 0 0
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 1 0 0 1 2
25 Mansfield, Matthew ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 6 0 0 2 1
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 3 4 23 17 6 2 0 3 4 0
17 Standfield, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 1 1 0
15 Wynd, Scott ? ? 0 0 15 0 15 5 14 4 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 14 372 237 135 82 19 21 25 22

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