1995 AFL Preliminary Final 1: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1995 between Geelong and Richmond in the first preliminary final of the 1995 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Waverley Park.
With the presence of multiple Geelong co-captains, namely Gary Ablett and Ken Hinkley, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts.
Matthew Knights captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gary Ayres and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Geelong
G. Ablett, 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. Sanderson, B. Sholl, L. Tudor
Richmond
M. Knights (capt.), C. Bond, N. Bower, P. Broderick, P. Bulluss, W. Campbell, J. Charles, N. Daffy, G. Dear, B. Gale, M. Gale, J. Howat, D. Kellaway, S. Maxfield, M. Merenda, C. Naish, A. Prescott, M. Rogers, J. Tape, S. Turner, S. Wigney
Geelong (20.9.129) defeated Richmond (6.4.40).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (4), B. Brownless (4), J. Barnes (2), S. Breuer (2), K. Hinkley (2), P. Riccardi (2), L. Colbert, A. Lord, T. McGrath, D. Mensch
Richmond: N. Bower, J. Charles, N. Daffy, M. Knights, C. Naish, M. Rogers
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Carlton in the grand final and Richmond were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 23 September 1995
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Waverley Park
Attendance:
70,321
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 1 | 13 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 9 | (129) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | (40) |
| Margin | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 62 | GEEL by 69 | GEEL by 89 | GEEL by 89 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gary Ayres
(Geelong),
John Northey
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Matthew Knights
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Carey
(#8),
H. Kennedy
(#7),
R. Sawers
(#5), E:
G. Vernon
(#2)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Brown, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Handley, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Hickmott, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Lord, Aaron | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tudor, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 20 | 9 | 333 | 247 | 86 | 106 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 28 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bond, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Bower, Nathan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Broderick, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Bulluss, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Campbell, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Daffy, Nick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Dear, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Gale, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Howat, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Kellaway, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Knights, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Maxfield, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Merenda, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Naish, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Prescott, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Rogers, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Tape, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Turner, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Wigney, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 6 | 4 | 236 | 178 | 58 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 27 | |||