1995 AFL Round 4: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1995 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1995 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at Optus Oval.
Garry Lyon captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Alan Joyce.
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), K. Dyson, J. Farmer, M. Febey, S. Febey, M. Heppell, J. Hilton, D. Irving, D. Kowal, A. Lamprill, A. Lovell, D. Neitz, L. Norman, A. Obst, P. Prymke, M. Seecamp, S. Smith, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, S. Wight, G. Yeats
Footscray
L. Cameron, M. Croft, C. Grant, I. Grgic, B. Johnson, M. Johnston, N. Kellett, S. Kolyniuk, K. Koster, T. Lane, T. Liberatore, B. Nicholson, R. Osborne, P. Quill, J. Romero, B. Sexton, R. Smith, B. Standfield, S. Wallis, J. Watts, S. West
Melbourne (12.8.80) were defeated by Footscray (16.7.103).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Smith (3), D. Kowal (2), K. Dyson, D. Irving, A. Lovell, G. Lyon, L. Norman, A. Obst, P. Prymke
Footscray: T. Lane (5), R. Osborne (5), S. Kolyniuk (2), J. Romero (2), C. Grant, N. Kellett
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 14th on the ladder (down from 13th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Sunday 23 April 1995
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Optus Oval
Attendance:
16,969
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 7 | (103) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Balme
(Melbourne),
Alan Joyce
(Footscray)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. McKenzie
(#24),
C. Mitchell
(#4),
J. Russo
(#18)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Smith | FOOT | 5 | 3 |
| Jeff Hilton | MELB | 22 | 2 |
| Tyson Lane | FOOT | 36 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Heppell, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Irving, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Lamprill, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Norman, Luke | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Prymke, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 8 | 300 | 188 | 112 | 76 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 22 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Croft, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Johnston, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kellett, Nigel | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Lane, Tyson | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Nicholson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Quill, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sexton, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Standfield, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Watts, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 7 | 279 | 182 | 97 | 65 | 18 | 50 | 22 | 16 | |||