1994 AFL Preliminary Final 1: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1994 between North Melbourne and Geelong in the first preliminary final of the 1994 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
Mark Bairstow captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, G. Archer, J. Blakey, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, A. Ishchenko, D. King, D. Laidley, J. Longmire, P. Mann, M. Martyn, A. McAdam, C. McKernan, T. Nichols, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, C. Sholl, R. Smith, A. Stevens
Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Barnes, S. Breuer, P. Brown, B. Brownless, L. Colbert, P. Couch, S. Handley, A. Hickmott, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, D. Mensch, S. O'Reilly, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, L. Tudor, A. Wills
North Melbourne (14.19.103) were defeated by Geelong (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Carey (6), B. Allison (3), J. Longmire (3), J. Blakey, A. McAdam
Geelong: G. Ablett (3), P. Couch (3), S. Breuer (2), B. Brownless (2), D. Mensch (2), L. Pickering (2), L. Tudor (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong faced West Coast in the grand final and North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1994 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 September 1994
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
80,121
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
14.19.103 - 16.13.109
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | NMLB by 18 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
Mark Bairstow
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Allen,
P. Carey,
C. Mitchell
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Ishchenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Mann, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | McAdam, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Nichols, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 19 | 282 | 186 | 96 | 53 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 32 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 40 | Brown, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Handley, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Hickmott, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | O'Reilly, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tudor, Leigh | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Wills, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 13 | 309 | 198 | 111 | 67 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 13 | |||