1994 AFL Qualifying Final 1: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1994 between Geelong and Footscray in the first qualifying final of the 1994 AFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at MCG. Mark Bairstow captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Alan Joyce.

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, D. Mensch, S. O'Reilly, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, G. Tanner, L. Tudor, A. Wills

Footscray
S. Atkins, L. Beveridge, L. Cameron, M. Croft, C. Grant, I. Grgic, M. Hunter, B. Johnson, N. Kellett, K. Koster, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, R. Osborne, K. Reynolds, R. Smith, D. Southern, B. Standfield, S. Wallis, J. Watts, S. West

Geelong (15.16.106) defeated Footscray (15.11.101).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (6), B. Brownless (2), D. Mensch (2), M. Bairstow, P. Couch, A. Hickmott, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi
Footscray: K. Reynolds (3), L. Cameron (2), C. Grant (2), R. Osborne (2), L. Beveridge, B. Johnson, N. Kellett, K. Koster, B. Standfield, S. Wallis

As a result of this match, Geelong faced Carlton in the second semi final and Footscray faced Melbourne in the first semi final.

Match Details

Season: 1994 AFL Season
Round: Qualifying Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 10 September 1994
Time: 7:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 61,182

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 15.16.106 - 15.11.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 8 . 3 10 . 6 12 . 9 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Footscray 3 . 3 8 . 5 12 . 7 15 . 11 15 . 11 (101)
Margin GEEL by 30 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Malcolm Blight (Geelong), Alan Joyce (Footscray)
Captains: Mark Bairstow (Geelong), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates, D. Rich, J. Russo

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 6 6 14 13 1 8 0 0 1 1
3 Bairstow, Mark (c) ? ? 1 0 25 18 7 1 0 3 2 2
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 5 24 1 3 2
9 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 2 1 2
40 Brown, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 0 2 1 1
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 5 0 0 3 0
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 0 0 3 2 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 0 16 7 9 2 0 0 0 0
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
42 Hickmott, Adrian ? ? 1 2 14 6 8 4 0 3 0 3
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 1 1 1
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 3 0 2 1 0
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 2 1 0
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 Mensch, David ? ? 2 3 15 9 6 6 3 0 1 2
20 O'Reilly, Stephen ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 5 0 2 0 1
23 Pickering, Liam ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 1 0 3 1 1
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 1 1 20 12 8 1 0 2 1 2
10 Tanner, Grant ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 5 1 1
11 Tudor, Leigh ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 2 0 0
4 Wills, Andrew ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 4 0 1 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 15 16 266 172 94 62 27 34 22 23

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 0 2 26 18 8 5 0 2 1 1
19 Beveridge, Luke ? ? 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 2 3 0
18 Cameron, Leon ? ? 2 0 20 13 7 3 0 1 1 0
16 Croft, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 2 1 0 1
3 Grant, Chris ? ? 2 1 10 7 3 5 1 0 1 1
1 Grgic, Ilija ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
10 Hunter, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 2 0 1
33 Johnson, Brad ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 1 0 0 1 1
4 Kellett, Nigel ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 1 0 1 0 2
12 Koster, Kym ? ? 1 0 14 7 7 0 0 2 3 1
35 Kretiuk, Steven ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 2 0 0
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 0 1 22 12 10 1 0 4 3 0
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 2 3 11 11 0 3 0 2 0 3
2 Reynolds, Keenan ? ? 3 1 14 11 3 7 1 1 1 2
5 Smith, Rohan ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 3 1 1
8 Southern, Daniel ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 4 0 2 0 3
17 Standfield, Barry ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 9 10 3 2 3
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 1 1 21 15 6 7 0 2 3 0
25 Watts, Jason ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 West, Scott ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 0 2 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 15 11 257 181 76 59 16 34 23 22

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