1993 AFL Round 8: Brisbane Bears v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1993 between Brisbane Bears and Sydney during round 8 of the 1993 AFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Sydney at Gabba. Roger Merrett captained the hosts. Paul Kelly captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

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

Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), M. Bayes, N. Brunton, P. Bryce, D. Cresswell, A. Dunkley, T. Gray, D. Holmes, J. Lawson, D. Lewis, D. McRae, S. Minton-Connell, C. Nettelbeck, R. Osborne, G. Rose, D. Strooper, A. Thomson, B. Tunbridge, S. Watters, S. Wheeler

Brisbane Bears (33.21.219) defeated Sydney (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: R. Merrett (8), M. Murphy (8), B. McCormack (4), F. Francis (3), N. Buckley (2), M. Kennedy (2), P. Spargo (2), M. Ashcroft, R. Champion, T. Clarke, D. Craven
Sydney: S. Minton-Connell (3), P. Kelly, D. Lewis, D. McRae, A. Thomson, B. Tunbridge

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears were then 11th on the ladder (up from 13th) and Sydney remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Sydney
Date: Sunday 16 May 1993
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 8,916

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. Sydney
Score: 33.21.219 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 10 . 7 19 . 10 27 . 17 33 . 21 33 . 21 (219)
Sydney 0 . 1 0 . 4 2 . 6 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin BRIB by 66 BRIB by 120 BRIB by 161 BRIB by 162 BRIB by 162
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Brisbane Bears), Ron Barassi (Sydney)
Captains: Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears), Paul Kelly (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, M. Prince

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Nathan Buckley BRIB 11 3
Matthew Kennedy BRIB 41 2
Troy Clarke BRIB 12 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 2 0 1 0 1
22 Bain, David ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 0 0 4 2 0
11 Buckley, Nathan ? ? 2 0 28 24 4 7 1 0 0 0
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 8 1 0 0 1
5 Chapman, Nathan ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 0 0 1 5 0
12 Clarke, Troy ? ? 1 2 23 15 8 3 0 1 1 1
20 Craven, Danny ? ? 1 0 31 15 16 1 0 2 2 0
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 0 1 26 11 15 5 0 3 2 3
29 Francis, Fabian ? ? 3 3 17 14 3 0 0 3 3 0
4 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 3 0 3 3 2
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 2 0 24 18 6 8 12 2 2 2
17 Leslie, Martin ? ? 0 0 20 5 15 7 0 2 0 1
31 McCormack, Brendan ? ? 4 1 21 12 9 3 0 0 1 0
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 18 6 12 3 0 4 0 2
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 8 3 15 12 3 1 1 1 8 3
27 Murphy, Michael ? ? 8 3 17 12 5 8 0 0 3 2
26 Noonan, Danny ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 2 0 1 1 3
38 Scott, Dion ? ? 0 1 12 6 6 2 11 4 1 0
15 Spargo, Paul ? ? 2 0 17 11 6 4 0 3 2 1
3 Voss, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 7 0 1 0 1
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 33 21 380 226 154 74 26 36 36 23

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
30 Bayes, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 3 2 3 4
13 Brunton, Neil ? ? 0 1 17 9 8 5 0 4 0 0
21 Bryce, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 6 3 1 2
28 Cresswell, Daryn ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 1 0 1 2 1
6 Dunkley, Andrew ? ? 0 1 8 2 6 4 3 3 1 5
48 Gray, Troy ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 3 1 0
31 Holmes, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 1 2 1
14 Kelly, Paul (c) ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 3 0 7 2 3
1 Lawson, Jamie ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 3 0 3
3 Lewis, Dale ? ? 1 2 16 8 8 2 0 1 1 0
4 McRae, Dean ? ? 1 1 19 9 10 3 0 2 1 3
8 Minton-Connell, Simon ? ? 3 2 13 12 1 1 0 0 1 2
18 Nettelbeck, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 1 3
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 1 3 2
22 Rose, Gavin ? ? 0 0 8 1 7 2 0 0 2 4
15 Strooper, David ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 2 10 1 2 0
42 Thomson, Andrew ? ? 1 0 12 3 9 2 0 0 0 0
2 Tunbridge, Brad ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 2
10 Watters, Scott ? ? 0 1 21 9 12 1 0 1 0 0
27 Wheeler, Sanford ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 6 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 9 254 151 103 40 22 39 23 36

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