1994 AFL Round 2: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1994 between Geelong and Footscray during round 2 of the 1994 AFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Mark Bairstow captained the hosts. Scott Wynd captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Terry Wheeler.

Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Barnes, S. Breuer, L. Colbert, P. Couch, D. Forssman, B. Graham, S. Handley, A. Hickmott, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, C. Liddle, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, S. O'Reilly, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, S. Simpson, A. Wills

Footscray
S. Wynd (capt.), S. Allen, S. Atkins, L. Beveridge, L. Cameron, M. Croft, C. Grant, I. Grgic, D. Hawkins, M. Hunter, K. Koster, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, K. Reynolds, B. Sexton, D. Southern, B. Standfield, A. Thorpe, S. Wallis, J. Watts, S. West

Geelong (22.20.152) defeated Footscray (8.16.64).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (7), S. Handley (4), P. Riccardi (4), D. Forssman (2), M. Mansfield (2), M. Bairstow, T. McGrath, A. Wills
Footscray: A. Thorpe (3), M. Croft (2), C. Grant, K. Koster, K. Reynolds

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 14th) and Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1994 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Monday 4 April 1994
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 24,019

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 22.20.152 - 8.16.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 7 . 5 11 . 7 15 . 13 22 . 20 22 . 20 (152)
Footscray 3 . 1 5 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 16 8 . 16 (64)
Margin GEEL by 28 GEEL by 36 GEEL by 45 GEEL by 88 GEEL by 88
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Malcolm Blight (Geelong), Terry Wheeler (Footscray)
Captains: Mark Bairstow (Geelong), Scott Wynd (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Panozzo, M. Prince, D. Rich

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
John Barnes GEEL 6 3
Paul Couch GEEL 7 2
Gary Ablett GEEL 5 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 7 7 17 14 3 8 0 0 0 0
3 Bairstow, Mark (c) ? ? 1 2 26 18 8 3 0 3 2 2
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 0 24 10 14 13 22 2 0 0
9 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 5 0 3 0 2
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 0 3 1
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 2 31 16 15 3 0 1 2 1
33 Forssman, Darren ? ? 2 1 13 10 3 3 0 1 0 2
36 Graham, Ben ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 4 2 9 9 0 3 3 0 0 2
42 Hickmott, Adrian ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 3 0 2 0 0
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 7 0 1 0 1
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 27 15 12 2 0 0 3 4
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 1 0 0
35 Liddle, Cain ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 0 0 1
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 3 0 4 1 3
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 5 0 1 1 1
20 O'Reilly, Stephen ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 3
23 Pickering, Liam ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 5 0 1 1 1
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 4 0 15 10 5 4 0 1 1 3
37 Simpson, Sean ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1
4 Wills, Andrew ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 1 0 0 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (21 players) 22 20 334 212 122 83 25 21 15 28

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
30 Allen, Scott ? ? 0 6 13 8 5 3 0 6 1 1
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 1 0 0 1 0
19 Beveridge, Luke ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 4 0 0
18 Cameron, Leon ? ? 0 2 30 20 10 6 0 4 2 1
16 Croft, Matthew ? ? 2 0 10 6 4 5 0 0 0 1
3 Grant, Chris ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 2 2 0 2 2
1 Grgic, Ilija ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 2 1 1 0 0
10 Hunter, Mark ? ? 0 0 26 22 4 3 0 1 4 0
12 Koster, Kym ? ? 1 2 18 11 7 3 0 2 1 1
35 Kretiuk, Steven ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 9 0 0 1 1
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 0 0 3 3 3
2 Reynolds, Keenan ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 5 1 0 0 1
34 Sexton, Ben ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 3 1 2 0 1
8 Southern, Daniel ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 0 0 2 0 0
17 Standfield, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 2 4 0
29 Thorpe, Alan ? ? 3 2 11 7 4 0 0 1 5 0
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 2 1
25 Watts, Jason ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 1 0 0 0 1
14 West, Scott ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 1 1 1
15 Wynd, Scott (c) ? ? 0 0 8 2 6 3 6 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 8 16 268 176 92 54 13 31 28 15

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