1994 AFL Round 23: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1994 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 23 of the 1994 AFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Garry Lyon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Joyce and the visitors were coached by Neil Balme.
Footscray
S. Atkins, L. Beveridge, L. Cameron, M. Croft, C. Grant, I. Grgic, D. Hawkins, M. Hunter, B. Johnson, K. Koster, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, B. Nicholson, R. Osborne, K. Reynolds, D. Southern, B. Standfield, S. Wallis, R. West, S. West
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), S. Charles, K. Dyson, M. Febey, S. Febey, J. Hilton, P. Hopgood, D. Irving, D. Kowal, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, D. Neitz, A. Obst, M. Pike, P. Prymke, D. Schwarz, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats
Footscray (16.15.111) defeated Melbourne (11.5.71).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Grant (4), S. West (3), L. Beveridge (2), S. Atkins, M. Hunter, B. Johnson, T. Liberatore, R. Osborne, K. Reynolds, R. West
Melbourne: G. Lyon (5), M. Pike (2), D. Irving, A. Lovell, D. Schwarz, S. Tingay
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1994 AFL Season
Round:
Round 23
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1994
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
23,615
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 10 | MELB by 6 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Joyce
(Footscray),
Neil Balme
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates,
B. Sheehan,
J. Van Beek
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Liberatore | FOOT | 39 | 3 |
| Chris Grant | FOOT | 3 | 2 |
| Mark Hunter | FOOT | 10 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Beveridge, Luke | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Croft, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Kretiuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Nicholson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Reynolds, Keenan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Southern, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Standfield, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | West, Robbie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 15 | 266 | 200 | 66 | 62 | 23 | 32 | 36 | 22 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Charles, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Irving, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Prymke, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Schwarz, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 5 | 229 | 149 | 80 | 50 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 36 | |||