1993 AFL Round 15: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1993 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 15 of the 1993 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Garry Lyon captained the hosts. Mark Bairstow captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.

Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), D. Cuthbertson, G. Doyle, K. Dyson, M. Febey, S. Febey, R. Grinter, P. Hopgood, D. Kowal, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, J. Norrish, A. Obst, P. Rohde, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney

Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Barnes, A. Bews, P. Brown, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Handley, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, S. Hooper, J. Lamb, S. Malakellis, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. Neeld, P. Riccardi, R. Scott, L. Tudor

Melbourne (22.9.141) defeated Geelong (20.7.127).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Lovett (4), D. Cuthbertson (3), R. Grinter (3), K. Dyson (2), D. Kowal (2), A. Obst (2), P. Rohde (2), S. Stretch (2), S. Febey, G. Lyon
Geelong: G. Ablett (11), M. Bairstow (2), P. Couch (2), S. Handley, K. Hinkley, M. Mansfield, R. Scott, L. Tudor

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 10 July 1993
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 40,819

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 22.9.141 - 20.7.127

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 3 11 . 5 15 . 8 22 . 9 22 . 9 (141)
Geelong 5 . 3 10 . 3 15 . 6 20 . 7 20 . 7 (127)
Margin MELB by 6 MELB by 8 MELB by 2 MELB by 14 MELB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neil Balme (Melbourne), Malcolm Blight (Geelong)
Captains: Garry Lyon (Melbourne), Mark Bairstow (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore, H. Kennedy

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gary Ablett GEEL 5 3
Todd Viney MELB 12 2
Jim Stynes MELB 11 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
9 Cuthbertson, Darren ? ? 3 1 17 12 5 9 0 0 0 3
26 Doyle, Greg ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0
23 Dyson, Kevin ? ? 2 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 Febey, Matthew ? ? 0 0 17 6 11 1 0 2 2 2
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 0 0 1 5 2
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 3 1 11 8 3 5 0 0 1 1
30 Hopgood, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kowal, Darren ? ? 2 1 16 14 2 6 0 1 2 0
16 Lovell, Andy ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 0 2 1
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 0 1 0
6 Lovett, Glenn ? ? 4 0 36 21 15 13 0 3 0 1
3 Lyon, Garry (c) ? ? 1 0 20 13 7 7 3 0 3 2
38 Neitz, David ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 4 0 0 1 1
25 Norrish, Jason ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 0 2 2 2
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 2 0 22 12 10 2 0 2 2 0
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 2 0 13 7 6 1 1 2 2 0
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 2 1 19 11 8 1 0 1 0 1
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 19 0 3 3
2 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 0 1 28 16 12 5 0 1 1 3
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 0 1 27 15 12 4 0 2 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 22 9 338 210 128 72 24 17 29 24

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 11 0 15 15 0 8 5 0 3 5
3 Bairstow, Mark (c) ? ? 2 0 15 13 2 4 0 0 2 3
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 6 10 0 3 1
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 1 1 0
40 Brown, Paul ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 2 0 28 17 11 0 0 1 2 3
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 0 1 0
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 2 1 1 0 1
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 3 0 0 0 1
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 28 15 13 2 0 2 2 2
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 4 0 3 2 1
10 Hooper, Stephen ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2
39 Lamb, Jamie ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 0 4 3 1
12 Malakellis, Spiro ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 1 0 2 1 0
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 1 2 10 9 1 1 0 4 0 2
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 2 2 3
22 Neeld, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 2 0 3 0 0
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 3 2 2
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 3 0 3 0 0
11 Tudor, Leigh ? ? 1 1 27 18 9 1 0 3 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 7 273 174 99 45 16 33 24 29

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