1993 AFL Round 5: Brisbane Bears v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1993 between Brisbane Bears and Geelong during round 5 of the 1993 AFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Geelong at Gabba. Roger Merrett captained the hosts. Mark Bairstow captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ashcroft, D. Bain, N. Buckley, R. Champion, N. Chapman, T. Clarke, A. Fletcher, J. Gastev, S. Hart, M. Kennedy, M. Leslie, B. McCormack, M. McLean, M. Murphy, D. Noonan, D. Scott, P. Spargo, M. Voss, D. White

Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, A. Bews, B. Brownless, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Handley, A. Hickmott, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, P. Lynch, S. Malakellis, T. McGrath, M. Neeld, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, R. Scott, D. Steele, B. Stoneham, L. Tudor

Brisbane Bears (19.12.126) were defeated by Geelong (18.19.127).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: R. Merrett (7), P. Spargo (4), M. Murphy (2), D. White (2), R. Champion, M. Leslie, D. Noonan, D. Scott
Geelong: G. Ablett (8), B. Brownless (2), S. Handley, A. Hickmott, P. Lynch, S. Malakellis, L. Pickering, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, L. Tudor

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears were then 13th on the ladder (down from 12th) and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Geelong
Date: Sunday 25 April 1993
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 12,996

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. by Geelong
Score: 19.12.126 - 18.19.127

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 1 . 2 10 . 4 13 . 8 19 . 12 19 . 12 (126)
Geelong 4 . 8 8 . 11 13 . 16 18 . 19 18 . 19 (127)
Margin GEEL by 24 BRIB by 5 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Brisbane Bears), Malcolm Blight (Geelong)
Captains: Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears), Mark Bairstow (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen, P. Carey

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Mark Bairstow GEEL 3 3
Robert Scott GEEL 8 2
Gary Ablett GEEL 5 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 5 0 4 0 3
22 Bain, David ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 0 3 2 1
11 Buckley, Nathan ? ? 0 3 23 21 2 7 0 0 0 1
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 1 0 10 4 6 6 1 1 0 0
5 Chapman, Nathan ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 2 0 0
12 Clarke, Troy ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 2 3 1
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 0 0 18 7 11 2 0 1 2 4
4 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 2 1 0
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 0 0 1 0 1
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 6 14 6 2 2
17 Leslie, Martin ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 2 0 2 2 1
31 McCormack, Brendan ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 1 1 1
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 4 0 2
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 7 4 17 14 3 10 1 1 3 3
27 Murphy, Michael ? ? 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
26 Noonan, Danny ? ? 1 0 28 18 10 9 0 0 2 1
38 Scott, Dion ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 6 0 0 0 1
15 Spargo, Paul ? ? 4 1 18 15 3 5 0 3 3 3
3 Voss, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 1 1 0
33 White, Darryl ? ? 2 0 7 3 4 2 0 3 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 12 277 189 88 71 16 37 23 27

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 8 5 16 16 0 11 0 1 1 1
3 Bairstow, Mark (c) ? ? 0 3 23 16 7 1 0 1 1 1
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 3 0 2 2 2
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 2 1 18 12 6 8 0 0 2 1
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 1 2 0
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 2 1
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 1 0 10 3 7 0 7 0 2 4
42 Hickmott, Adrian ? ? 1 1 11 6 5 2 0 2 0 2
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 1 22 15 7 1 0 0 2 2
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 2 0 1 4 0
43 Lynch, Paul ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 1
12 Malakellis, Spiro ? ? 1 1 10 6 4 4 0 2 0 0
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 5 0 3 1 1
22 Neeld, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 1 1 2
23 Pickering, Liam ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 3 0 3 2 1
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 2 0 0 3 0
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 5 0 1 1 1
25 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 2
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 1 1 15 11 4 5 16 1 1 1
11 Tudor, Leigh ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 18 19 303 204 99 64 23 19 27 23

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