1993 AFL Round 18: Melbourne v Brisbane Bears

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1993 between Melbourne and Brisbane Bears during round 18 of the 1993 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Brisbane Bears at MCG. Garry Lyon captained the hosts. Roger Merrett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), D. Cuthbertson, K. Dyson, M. Febey, S. Febey, P. Gilbert, 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

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ashcroft, D. Bourke, N. Buckley, R. Champion, N. Chapman, T. Clarke, A. Fletcher, J. Gastev, S. Hart, M. Kennedy, B. McCormack, S. McIvor, M. McLean, S. McLuckie, D. Noonan, P. Spargo, D. White, R. Windsor, P. Worsfold

Melbourne (20.18.138) defeated Brisbane Bears (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Grinter (3), S. Stretch (3), D. Cuthbertson (2), D. Kowal (2), G. Lovett (2), G. Lyon (2), P. Rohde (2), S. Tingay (2), M. Febey, J. Stynes
Brisbane Bears: M. Ashcroft (2), N. Buckley, R. Merrett, P. Spargo, D. White

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Brisbane Bears remained 13th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Brisbane Bears
Date: Sunday 1 August 1993
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,664

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Brisbane Bears
Score: 20.18.138 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 3 12 . 11 18 . 14 20 . 18 20 . 18 (138)
Brisbane Bears 2 . 1 4 . 3 5 . 8 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin MELB by 26 MELB by 56 MELB by 84 MELB by 89 MELB by 89
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neil Balme (Melbourne), Robert Walls (Brisbane Bears)
Captains: Garry Lyon (Melbourne), Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey, J. Van Beek

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Stephen Tingay MELB 2 3
Glenn Lovett MELB 6 2
Andy Lovell MELB 16 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
9 Cuthbertson, Darren ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0
23 Dyson, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 1 0 0 1 2
20 Febey, Matthew ? ? 1 3 29 15 14 5 1 6 2 4
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 0 1 28 14 14 5 0 2 2 2
24 Gilbert, Phil ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 2 0 1
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 3 1 14 10 4 5 0 1 0 2
30 Hopgood, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 2 1 1
7 Kowal, Darren ? ? 2 0 11 6 5 1 0 3 2 0
16 Lovell, Andy ? ? 0 3 36 26 10 9 0 1 2 4
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 3 0 0 0 0
6 Lovett, Glenn ? ? 2 0 32 21 11 1 0 3 3 0
3 Lyon, Garry (c) ? ? 2 4 24 15 9 8 3 2 6 2
38 Neitz, David ? ? 0 2 16 7 9 4 0 1 1 1
25 Norrish, Jason ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 3 1 0
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 0 0 21 9 12 1 1 1 1 0
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 2 0 15 10 5 5 1 0 1 2
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 3 0 11 8 3 6 0 1 0 0
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 1 1 34 22 12 12 9 0 3 2
2 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 2 2 31 17 14 5 0 0 1 0
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 0 0 26 7 19 3 0 2 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 20 18 400 229 171 81 15 30 28 23

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 2 0 26 17 9 4 0 1 0 1
30 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 12 0 2 2
11 Buckley, Nathan ? ? 1 4 20 15 5 5 0 1 1 1
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 3 0 3 1 4
5 Chapman, Nathan ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 5 0 0 1 1
12 Clarke, Troy ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 0 0 0
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 0 0 15 5 10 3 0 2 3 1
4 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 2 1 1
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 2 0 2 1 1
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 1 1 3
31 McCormack, Brendan ? ? 0 1 6 3 3 2 0 1 0 1
7 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 4 0 1 1 0
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 3 0 3 4 0
40 McLuckie, Steven ? ? 0 2 19 14 5 3 0 0 3 2
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 1 2 9 7 2 4 0 1 1 0
26 Noonan, Danny ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 1 1 0
15 Spargo, Paul ? ? 1 0 28 17 11 2 0 0 1 3
33 White, Darryl ? ? 1 0 17 8 9 6 3 1 0 3
28 Windsor, Ray ? ? 0 3 8 6 2 3 0 0 1 0
18 Worsfold, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 0 0 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 13 286 176 110 60 15 20 23 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