1994 AFL Round 8: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1994 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1994 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Garry Lyon captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Alan Joyce.
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), G. Doyle, K. Dyson, M. Febey, S. Febey, R. Grinter, J. Hilton, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, J. Norrish, M. Pike, P. Prymke, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats
Footscray
L. Cameron, C. Grant, I. Grgic, D. Hawkins, M. Hunter, S. Kolyniuk, K. Koster, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, B. Nicholson, R. Osborne, P. Quill, K. Reynolds, B. Sexton, D. Southern, B. Standfield, A. Thorpe, S. Wallis, J. Watts, R. West, S. West
Melbourne (13.13.91) were defeated by Footscray (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Lyon (5), D. Schwarz (3), G. Lovett, D. Neitz, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney
Footscray: I. Grgic (6), L. Cameron (2), C. Grant (2), M. Hunter, K. Koster, K. Reynolds, D. Southern
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1994 AFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Sunday 15 May 1994
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,559
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 22 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Balme
(Melbourne),
Alan Joyce
(Footscray)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Harvey,
T. Pfeiffer,
G. Vernon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Liberatore | FOOT | 39 | 3 |
| Stephen Tingay | MELB | 2 | 2 |
| Leon Cameron | FOOT | 18 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Doyle, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Norrish, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Prymke, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Schwarz, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 13 | 305 | 164 | 141 | 58 | 29 | 38 | 19 | 26 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Kretiuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Nicholson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Quill, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Reynolds, Keenan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Sexton, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Southern, Daniel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Standfield, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Thorpe, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Watts, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | West, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 10 | 280 | 191 | 89 | 55 | 14 | 40 | 26 | 19 | |||