1992 AFL Round 2: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 28 March 1992 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1992 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Garry Lyon captained the hosts. Mark Bairstow captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.

Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), D. Bennett, L. Beveridge, P. Bryce, S. Febey, G. Healy, J. Howat, A. Jakovich, A. Lamprill, B. Lovett, A. Obst, M. Pickering, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats

Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Barnes, P. Brown, B. Brownless, P. Couch, A. Darcy, D. Forssman, S. Handley, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, J. Lamb, T. McGrath, G. Miles, M. Neeld, T. Poole, A. Rogers, R. Scott, B. Stoneham

Melbourne (17.11.113) defeated Geelong (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Jakovich (7), L. Beveridge (2), S. Stretch (2), D. Bennett, G. Healy, A. Lamprill, M. Pickering, S. Tingay, T. Viney
Geelong: G. Ablett (3), T. Poole (3), B. Brownless (2), G. Hocking (2), P. Brown, P. Couch, K. Hinkley, J. Lamb, B. Stoneham

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (up from 13th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1992 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 28 March 1992
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 38,646

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 17.11.113 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 3 11 . 7 12 . 8 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Geelong 2 . 4 7 . 8 11 . 13 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin MELB by 23 MELB by 23 MELB by 1 MELB by 8 MELB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Melbourne), Malcolm Blight (Geelong)
Captains: Garry Lyon (Melbourne), Mark Bairstow (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Goldspink, C. Mitchell

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Michael Pickering MELB 35 3
Trevor Poole GEEL 24 2
Allen Jakovich MELB 13 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
19 Bennett, Darren ? ? 1 1 4 3 1 3 3 0 0 2
24 Beveridge, Luke ? ? 2 1 13 9 4 3 0 1 0 1
15 Bryce, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 1 1
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0
28 Howat, John ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 1 0 1
13 Jakovich, Allen ? ? 7 4 12 12 0 8 0 0 0 1
37 Lamprill, Andrew ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 0 0 1
3 Lyon, Garry (c) ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 1 4 2
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 0 0 28 11 17 3 0 0 0 1
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 1 0 0 3 0
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1
5 Schwarz, David ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 12 0 0 5
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 2 0 13 9 4 7 0 0 0 1
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 5 8 0 2 0
2 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 5 0 1 1 0
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 1 0 28 17 11 3 0 0 1 1
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 2 2 5 0
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 2 0 1 1 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 17 11 265 178 87 52 25 7 19 19

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 3 2 19 16 3 4 1 2 1 3
3 Bairstow, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 4 0 0 2 1
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 6 2 0 0
40 Brown, Paul ? ? 1 2 8 7 1 4 0 0 0 1
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 2 0 9 5 4 6 0 0 0 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 1 33 15 18 4 0 2 2 1
36 Darcy, Anthony ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 1 1
33 Forssman, Darren ? ? 0 0 28 13 15 3 0 0 2 1
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 1 0
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 4 0 0 0 1
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 2 1 31 13 18 7 0 2 1 3
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 17 6 11 4 0 1 1 0
39 Lamb, Jamie ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 1 0 2 1 1
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 6 0 1 1 1
2 Miles, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 0 1 1
22 Neeld, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 2 0 0 1 1
24 Poole, Trevor ? ? 3 2 16 13 3 2 0 1 3 0
20 Rogers, Andrew ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 1 1 0
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 1 1 0
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 2 8 2 0 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 15 15 322 192 130 64 15 18 20 19

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