1995 AFL Qualifying Final 3: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1995 between Geelong and Footscray in the third qualifying final of the 1995 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at MCG.
Scott Wynd captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gary Ayres and the visitors were coached by Alan Joyce.
Geelong
J. Barnes, S. Breuer, P. Brown, B. Brownless, L. Colbert, P. Couch, B. Graham, S. Handley, A. Hickmott, G. Hocking, A. Lord, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, D. Mensch, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, G. Tanner, L. Tudor
Footscray
S. Wynd (capt.), S. Allen, L. Cameron, S. Ellen, C. Grant, I. Grgic, D. Griffin, D. Hargraves, M. Hunter, B. Johnson, N. Kellett, K. Koster, T. Liberatore, B. Nicholson, R. Osborne, P. Quill, B. Sexton, R. Smith, B. Standfield, J. Watts, S. West
Geelong (24.11.155) defeated Footscray (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Brownless (6), S. Breuer (5), L. Tudor (3), G. Hocking (2), A. Lord (2), D. Mensch (2), P. Riccardi (2), B. Sanderson, G. Tanner
Footscray: I. Grgic (3), R. Osborne (3), D. Hargraves, N. Kellett, R. Smith, J. Watts
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Richmond in the first preliminary final and Footscray were eliminated (finishing 7th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 September 1995
Time:
7:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,889
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 10 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 10 | 24 | . | 11 | 24 | . | 11 | (155) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | GEEL by 52 | GEEL by 68 | GEEL by 91 | GEEL by 82 | GEEL by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gary Ayres
(Geelong),
Alan Joyce
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Scott Wynd
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Carey
(#8),
M. McKenzie
(#24),
B. Sheehan
(#9), E:
M. Westgarth
(#13)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Brown, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Handley, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Hickmott, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Lord, Aaron | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Lynch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Tudor, Leigh | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 24 | 11 | 346 | 234 | 112 | 87 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Allen, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Ellen, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Griffin, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Hargraves, Daniel | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Hunter, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Kellett, Nigel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Nicholson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Quill, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Sexton, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Standfield, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Watts, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 13 | 254 | 185 | 69 | 62 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 30 | |||