1994 AFL Round 1: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 27 March 1994 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 1 of the 1994 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.), G. Doyle, M. Febey, S. Febey, R. Grinter, J. Hilton, A. Jakovich, D. Kowal, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, D. Neitz, A. Obst, P. Prymke, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, J. Stynes, C. Sullivan, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats
Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Barnes, S. Breuer, P. Brown, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Forssman, S. Handley, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, C. Liddle, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, D. Mensch, S. O'Reilly, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, L. Tudor, A. Wills
Melbourne (26.18.174) defeated Geelong (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Jakovich (8), G. Lyon (5), A. Lovell (4), D. Schwarz (4), J. Hilton (3), J. Stynes, S. Tingay
Geelong: P. Couch (3), G. Hocking (3), G. Ablett (2), D. Forssman (2), L. Pickering (2), S. Breuer, S. Handley, P. Riccardi, A. Wills
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 14th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1994 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Sunday 27 March 1994
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
39,741
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 14 | 26 | . | 18 | 26 | . | 18 | (174) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Balme
(Melbourne),
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
Mark Bairstow
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Agnew,
T. Garrett,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tingay | MELB | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Lyon | MELB | 3 | 2 |
| Jeff Hilton | MELB | 22 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Doyle, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Jakovich, Allen | ? | ? | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Prymke, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Schwarz, David | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 26 | 18 | 331 | 221 | 110 | 89 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Brown, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Forssman, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Handley, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Liddle, Cain | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | O'Reilly, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tudor, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Wills, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 13 | 234 | 161 | 73 | 54 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 19 | |||