1994 AFL Round 5: Melbourne v Brisbane Bears

This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1994 between Melbourne and Brisbane Bears during round 5 of the 1994 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Brisbane Bears at MCG. Jim Stynes captained the hosts. Roger Merrett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Melbourne
J. Stynes (capt.), G. Doyle, K. Dyson, M. Febey, S. Febey, R. Grinter, J. Hilton, A. Jakovich, D. Kowal, A. Lamprill, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, D. Neitz, A. Obst, P. Prymke, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, C. Sullivan, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ashcroft, A. Bews, R. Champion, M. Clarke, T. Clarke, D. Craven, A. Fletcher, F. Francis, M. Kennedy, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, T. Lehmann, M. Leslie, A. Lynch, S. McIvor, M. McLean, P. Peos, C. Scott, C. Starcevich, D. White

Melbourne (17.15.117) defeated Brisbane Bears (4.6.30).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Jakovich (6), R. Grinter (2), A. Lovell (2), B. Lovett (2), S. Febey, J. Hilton, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, T. Viney
Brisbane Bears: R. Champion, N. Lappin, A. Lynch, R. Merrett

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Brisbane Bears were then 12th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1994 AFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v Brisbane Bears
Date: Friday 22 April 1994
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 20,946

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Brisbane Bears
Score: 17.15.117 - 4.6.30

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 4 9 . 5 12 . 11 17 . 15 17 . 15 (117)
Brisbane Bears 0 . 1 0 . 3 3 . 4 4 . 6 4 . 6 (30)
Margin MELB by 27 MELB by 56 MELB by 61 MELB by 87 MELB by 87
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neil Balme (Melbourne), Robert Walls (Brisbane Bears)
Captains: Jim Stynes (Melbourne), Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey, M. Nash, M. Westgarth

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
David Schwarz MELB 5 3
Jim Stynes MELB 11 2
Graeme Yeats MELB 8 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
26 Doyle, Greg ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 13 1 3 0
23 Dyson, Kevin ? ? 0 0 30 13 17 5 0 1 0 1
20 Febey, Matthew ? ? 0 3 35 21 14 10 0 3 1 2
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 1 0 39 24 15 4 0 0 2 1
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 2 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 0
22 Hilton, Jeff ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 3 0 0 1 4
13 Jakovich, Allen ? ? 6 4 11 10 1 8 0 1 0 0
7 Kowal, Darren ? ? 0 1 16 6 10 2 0 2 0 0
37 Lamprill, Andrew ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 1 1 0
16 Lovell, Andy ? ? 2 0 23 14 9 4 0 1 3 4
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 2 0 22 12 10 4 0 3 1 0
9 Neitz, David ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 7 1 0 0 0
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 2 0 6 2 1
19 Prymke, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 3 0 0 1 0
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 1 1 17 11 6 5 0 3 1 1
5 Schwarz, David ? ? 1 2 19 13 6 9 6 1 0 2
11 Stynes, Jim (c) ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 9 5 0 2 2
4 Sullivan, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 4 0 1
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 1 0 23 12 11 2 0 1 0 2
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 0 0 1
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 0 4 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 17 15 377 230 147 90 25 32 20 22

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 3 1 1
25 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 25 11 14 3 0 3 3 1
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 1 1 18 15 3 9 0 1 1 1
16 Clarke, Matthew ? ? 0 1 4 2 2 2 5 0 0 1
12 Clarke, Troy ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 1 0 0
20 Craven, Danny ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 1 0 0
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 6 0 1 0 1
29 Francis, Fabian ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 3 0 3 0 1
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 1 3 1 1
18 Lambert, Craig ? ? 0 0 25 12 13 3 0 2 4 2
44 Lappin, Nigel ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 2 0 1 0 0
15 Lehmann, Troy ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 1 0
17 Leslie, Martin ? ? 0 0 15 5 10 2 0 2 2 2
11 Lynch, Alastair ? ? 1 1 6 6 0 1 0 0 1 1
7 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 3 1 3
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 1 12 6 6 0 0 1 0 0
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 2 1 3 1 2
8 Peos, Paul ? ? 0 0 27 16 11 6 0 1 4 2
22 Scott, Chris ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 4 1 0
9 Starcevich, Craig ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 5 0 0 1 1
33 White, Darryl ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 5 1 1 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 4 6 285 165 120 59 8 35 22 20

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