1995 AFL Round 1: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1995 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1995 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Garry Lyon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gary Ayres and the visitors were coached by Neil Balme.
Geelong
G. Ablett, J. Barnes, S. Breuer, P. Brown, B. Brownless, L. Colbert, P. Couch, R. Di Rosa, B. Graham, K. Hinkley, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, D. Mensch, C. O'Brien, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, G. Tanner
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), S. Charles, K. Dyson, J. Farmer, M. Febey, S. Febey, J. Hilton, D. Irving, D. Kowal, A. Lamprill, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, L. Norman, A. Obst, P. Prymke, M. Seecamp, S. Smith, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight
Geelong (12.15.87) defeated Melbourne (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (6), B. Brownless (2), K. Hinkley (2), D. Mensch, L. Pickering
Melbourne: G. Lyon (3), S. Charles (2), D. Neitz (2), J. Farmer, M. Febey, A. Obst, S. Smith
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 April 1995
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
22,707
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gary Ayres
(Geelong),
Neil Balme
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Caulfield,
M. Prince,
G. Vernon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mansfield | GEEL | 21 | 3 |
| Ben Graham | GEEL | 36 | 2 |
| Paul Couch | GEEL | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Brown, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Di Rosa, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Lynch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | O'Brien, Cristian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 15 | 267 | 174 | 93 | 63 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 23 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles, Sean | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Irving, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Lamprill, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Norman, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Prymke, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 7 | 262 | 166 | 96 | 64 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 29 | |||