1992 AFL Round 7: Melbourne v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1992 between Melbourne and Sydney during round 7 of the 1992 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Sydney at MCG. Garry Lyon captained the hosts. Dennis Carroll captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Gary Buckenara.

Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), P. Bryce, D. Cuthbertson, S. Eishold, A. Ford, A. Goodwin, R. Grinter, G. Healy, W. Lamb, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, M. Pickering, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, C. Sullivan, T. Viney, G. Williams, G. Yeats

Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, N. Brunton, A. Dunkley, T. Gray, L. Higgins, D. Holmes, P. Kelly, J. Lawson, D. Lewis, A. McGovern, A. McKellar, B. Mitchell, C. Nettelbeck, G. Rose, D. Strooper, A. Thorpe, B. Tunbridge, J. West, S. Wheeler

Melbourne (13.18.96) drew with Sydney (13.18.96).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Lyon (3), G. Williams (3), D. Cuthbertson, G. Healy, A. Lovell, M. Pickering, D. Schwarz, S. Stretch, G. Yeats
Sydney: D. Carroll (4), A. Thorpe (2), J. West (2), M. Bayes, D. Lewis, A. McGovern, B. Tunbridge, S. Wheeler

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 13th on the ladder (up from 14th) and Sydney were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1992 AFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Sydney
Date: Saturday 2 May 1992
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,532

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne drew with Sydney
Score: 13.18.96 - 13.18.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 5 . 8 10 . 13 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Sydney 2 . 1 6 . 9 10 . 12 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Margin MELB by 10 SYDN by 7 MELB by 1 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Melbourne), Gary Buckenara (Sydney)
Captains: Garry Lyon (Melbourne), Dennis Carroll (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen, P. Carey

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Dennis Carroll SYDN 7 3
Graeme Yeats MELB 8 2
Andrew McGovern SYDN 16 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
15 Bryce, Paul ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 4 3 1 1 1
9 Cuthbertson, Darren ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 6 0 1 5 0
25 Eishold, Simon ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 5 1 3 1 1
43 Ford, Andrew ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 4 0 4 0 1
32 Goodwin, Andy ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 4 1
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 1 1 2 2
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 1 0 1 0 1
45 Lamb, Wayne ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 0
16 Lovell, Andy ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 0 0
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 2 0 1 0 1
3 Lyon, Garry (c) ? ? 3 1 17 14 3 10 0 1 0 0
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 1 1 21 9 12 6 0 1 1 1
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 0 2 1
5 Schwarz, David ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 4 11 1 3 1
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 2 2 1 2 0
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 7 12 1 2 0
4 Sullivan, Chris ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 1 0 3 1 1
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 0 2 18 12 6 6 0 0 1 2
36 Williams, Grant ? ? 3 2 7 7 0 3 0 0 2 1
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 3 0 1 1 2
Rushed 7
Total (20 players) 13 18 289 206 83 79 30 27 28 17

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
30 Bayes, Mark ? ? 1 1 16 14 2 2 0 0 1 1
13 Brunton, Neil ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 3 0 1
7 Carroll, Dennis (c) ? ? 4 1 31 20 11 4 1 3 1 1
40 Dunkley, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 6 2 0 3 1
48 Gray, Troy ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 2 0 0 1 0
47 Higgins, Leon ? ? 0 2 20 11 9 3 0 3 0 3
31 Holmes, Darren ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 3 0 0 0 0
14 Kelly, Paul ? ? 0 0 26 13 13 4 0 1 0 1
1 Lawson, Jamie ? ? 0 1 24 7 17 1 0 5 1 0
3 Lewis, Dale ? ? 1 0 21 16 5 9 0 1 1 5
16 McGovern, Andrew ? ? 1 0 25 17 8 4 0 2 2 0
17 McKellar, Allan ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
10 Mitchell, Barry ? ? 0 0 33 12 21 1 0 3 3 1
18 Nettelbeck, Craig ? ? 0 1 27 9 18 5 0 2 1 4
22 Rose, Gavin ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
15 Strooper, David ? ? 0 1 21 10 11 5 0 2 1 2
28 Thorpe, Alan ? ? 2 0 17 7 10 4 1 0 0 1
2 Tunbridge, Brad ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 8 14 0 1 5
20 West, Jim ? ? 2 5 9 7 2 5 0 1 0 2
27 Wheeler, Sanford ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 2 0 0 1 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 13 18 344 191 153 73 18 28 17 28

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