1995 AFL Semi Final 1: North Melbourne v West Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1995 between North Melbourne and West Coast in the first semi final of the 1995 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted West Coast at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
John Worsfold captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, M. Armstrong, J. Blakey, A. Dwyer, I. Fairley, G. Freeborn, P. Geister, D. King, D. Laidley, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, R. Smith
West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), J. Ball, S. Bond, M. Brennan, T. Evans, F. Gehrig, B. Heady, D. Hynes, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, B. Lyle, C. Mainwaring, P. Matera, G. McKenna, D. Metropolis, D. Pyke, P. Symmons, C. Turley, R. Turnbull, C. Waterman, M. White
North Melbourne (18.21.129) defeated West Coast (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Archer (4), J. Longmire (3), C. McKernan (3), B. Allison (2), G. Freeborn (2), M. Armstrong, J. Blakey, D. King, R. Scott
West Coast: F. Gehrig (3), T. Evans (2), P. Matera (2), M. Brennan, B. Heady, G. McKenna
As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced Carlton in the second preliminary final and West Coast were eliminated (finishing 6th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
West Coast
Date:
Sunday 17 September 1995
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
53,759
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
West Coast
Score:
18.21.129 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 21 | 18 | . | 21 | (129) |
| West Coast | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 43 | NMLB by 58 | NMLB by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
John Worsfold
(West Coast)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Kennedy
(#7),
D. Rich
(#3),
G. Vernon
(#2), E:
G. Dore
(#19)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Armstrong, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Dwyer, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Geister, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 18 | 21 | 293 | 186 | 107 | 61 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 12 | |||
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ball, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Brennan, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Evans, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Gehrig, Fraser | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Heady, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Hynes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Jakovich, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Lyle, Brayden | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mainwaring, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | McKenna, Guy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Metropolis, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Pyke, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Symmons, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Turley, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Turnbull, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Waterman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | White, Mitchell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 11 | 275 | 169 | 106 | 78 | 9 | 37 | 12 | 12 | |||