1995 AFL Grand Final: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1995 between Carlton and Geelong in the grand final of the 1995 AFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at MCG. Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts. Gary Ablett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), C. Bradley, F. Brown, S. Camporeale, A. Christou, M. Clape, P. Dean, M. Hanna, M. Hogg, A. Koutoufides, J. Madden, G. Manton, A. McKay, B. Pearce, B. Ratten, D. Rice, M. Sexton, S. Silvagni, E. Spalding, A. Whitehead, G. Williams

Geelong
G. Ablett (capt.), J. Barnes, S. Breuer, P. Brown, B. Brownless, L. Colbert, P. Couch, B. Graham, S. Handley, A. Hickmott, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, A. Lord, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, D. Mensch, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sholl, G. Tanner, L. Tudor

Carlton (21.15.141) defeated Geelong (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Kernahan (5), G. Williams (5), B. Pearce (4), C. Bradley (2), S. Camporeale, J. Madden, D. Rice, E. Spalding, A. Whitehead
Geelong: B. Brownless (3), S. Handley (3), S. Breuer, P. Couch, D. Mensch, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi

As a result of this match, Carlton were the premiers and Geelong were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1995 AFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 30 September 1995
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 93,670

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Geelong
Score: 21.15.141 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 5 10 . 8 16 . 11 21 . 15 21 . 15 (141)
Geelong 2 . 4 3 . 10 6 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin CARL by 13 CARL by 40 CARL by 59 CARL by 61 CARL by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Carlton), Gary Ayres (Geelong)
Captains: Stephen Kernahan (Carlton), Gary Ablett (Geelong)

Norm Smith Votes

Player Team # Votes 3 2 1
Greg Williams CARL 2 ? ? ? ?

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 2 2 23 16 7 4 0 2 2 1
20 Brown, Fraser ? ? 0 1 21 9 12 6 0 4 0 2
16 Camporeale, Scott ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0
39 Christou, Ang ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 5 0 0 1 0
6 Clape, Matt ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 6 0 3 2 0
35 Dean, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 2 3 1
13 Hanna, Mil ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 0 1 0
33 Hogg, Matthew ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 4 0 0 0 0
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 5 1 17 13 4 8 2 1 1 4
43 Koutoufides, Anthony ? ? 0 0 31 15 16 8 0 3 1 1
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 4 10 0 3 1
22 Manton, Glenn ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 6 0 0 0 0
5 McKay, Andrew ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 4 0 1 0 1
19 Pearce, Brad ? ? 4 3 13 11 2 5 0 0 2 0
7 Ratten, Brett ? ? 0 2 25 17 8 2 0 1 2 0
23 Rice, Dean ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 5 0 0 0 0
14 Sexton, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 6 0 0 3 0
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 1 1 0
11 Spalding, Earl ? ? 1 2 15 8 7 4 2 2 1 1
32 Whitehead, Adrian ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
2 Williams, Greg ? ? 5 3 31 17 14 5 0 1 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (21 players) 21 15 341 224 117 98 14 21 24 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary (c) ? ? 0 3 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 1
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 1 22 14 8 14 5 1 3 1
9 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 3 0 5 2 2
40 Brown, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 4 0 1 0 1
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 3 2 14 9 5 7 0 0 0 1
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 0 1 1 3
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 0 25 18 7 5 0 3 0 0
36 Graham, Ben ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 0 0 1 2 1
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 3 0 14 9 5 6 4 0 0 1
42 Hickmott, Adrian ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 9 0 1 0 0
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 1 0 0
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 1 0 3 0 5
4 Lord, Aaron ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 5 0 0 0 2
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 9 0 0 1 3
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 5 1 3 0 0
31 Mensch, David ? ? 1 0 11 4 7 5 0 0 1 0
23 Pickering, Liam ? ? 1 0 27 19 8 6 0 1 0 0
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 6 0 0 0 0
12 Sholl, Brad ? ? 0 0 10 3 7 1 0 0 0 1
10 Tanner, Grant ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 4 0 4 3 2
11 Tudor, Leigh ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 0 0 4 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (21 players) 11 14 311 207 104 98 10 29 13 24

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