1993 AFL Round 3: Brisbane Bears v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1993 between Brisbane Bears and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1993 AFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Melbourne at Gabba. Roger Merrett captained the hosts. Jim Stynes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Neil Balme.

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ashcroft, D. Bain, N. Buckley, R. Champion, N. Chapman, T. Clarke, A. Fletcher, J. Gastev, A. Green, S. Hart, M. Kennedy, J. Leppitsch, M. Leslie, S. McLuckie, M. Murphy, D. Noonan, P. Peos, D. Scott, M. Voss

Melbourne
J. Stynes (capt.), D. Bennett, M. Febey, S. Febey, G. Healy, D. Kowal, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, A. Obst, M. Pike, H. Robins, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, S. Stretch, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats

Brisbane Bears (17.13.115) defeated Melbourne (17.11.113).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: R. Merrett (6), P. Peos (3), M. Murphy (2), N. Buckley, R. Champion, A. Fletcher, A. Green, S. Hart, J. Leppitsch
Melbourne: D. Bennett (4), G. Healy (2), D. Kowal (2), A. Lovell (2), M. Febey, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, A. Obst, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay

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

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Melbourne
Date: Sunday 11 April 1993
Time: 1:15 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 12,821

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. Melbourne
Score: 17.13.115 - 17.11.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 3 . 6 8 . 10 12 . 10 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 2 15 . 9 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Margin BRIB by 11 BRIB by 26 MELB by 17 BRIB by 2 BRIB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Brisbane Bears), Neil Balme (Melbourne)
Captains: Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears), Jim Stynes (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Goldspink, H. Kennedy

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Adrian Fletcher BRIB 6 3
Glenn Lovett MELB 6 2
Matthew Kennedy BRIB 41 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 3 26 16 10 1 0 1 1 0
22 Bain, David ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 3 0 3
11 Buckley, Nathan ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 5 0 3 2 1
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 3 0 1 3 3
5 Chapman, Nathan ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 2 0 0 1
12 Clarke, Troy ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 2 0 2 1 1
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 1 0 23 13 10 5 0 4 4 1
4 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 2 1 1
2 Green, Ashley ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 2 0
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 6 0 0 2 2
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 2 18 12 6 10 14 1 0 2
23 Leppitsch, Justin ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 1 0
17 Leslie, Martin ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 5 3 3 3 2
40 McLuckie, Steven ? ? 0 1 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 6 1 11 10 1 7 3 0 0 1
27 Murphy, Michael ? ? 2 0 12 8 4 4 0 0 0 1
26 Noonan, Danny ? ? 0 2 21 14 7 0 0 2 3 0
8 Peos, Paul ? ? 3 1 8 6 2 3 0 1 2 2
38 Scott, Dion ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 2 1 0 0
3 Voss, Michael ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 1 0 2 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 13 273 184 89 61 24 27 25 22

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
19 Bennett, Darren ? ? 4 2 11 10 1 6 0 0 0 0
20 Febey, Matthew ? ? 1 1 17 9 8 3 0 1 0 2
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 0 1 3
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 2 0 25 9 16 2 0 1 0 1
7 Kowal, Darren ? ? 2 1 9 6 3 1 0 0 2 1
16 Lovell, Andy ? ? 2 1 14 10 4 2 0 1 2 1
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 3 0 0 2 1
6 Lovett, Glenn ? ? 1 4 29 19 10 3 0 1 2 1
38 Neitz, David ? ? 1 0 11 5 6 0 0 0 0 2
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 1 0 17 6 11 0 0 1 2 2
22 Pike, Martin ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 0 2 0
15 Robins, Haydn ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 0 0 2 1 3
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 4 0 0 0 0
5 Schwarz, David ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 3 4 0 1 0
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 3 1 0 0 1
11 Stynes, Jim (c) ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 1 18 0 2 2
2 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 1 2
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 2 1 2 1 1
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 0 2
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 4 0 1 3 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 11 290 173 117 46 24 12 22 25

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