1996 AFL Preliminary Final 1: North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears
This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 1996 between North Melbourne and Brisbane Bears in the first preliminary final of the 1996 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Brisbane Bears at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
Roger Merrett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, G. Archer, M. Armstrong, P. Bell, J. Blakey, M. Capuano, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, G. Freeborn, D. King, D. Laidley, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens
Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ashcroft, R. Champion, N. Chapman, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, S. Hart, M. Kennedy, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, J. Leppitsch, A. Lynch, T. Lynch, G. McAdam, M. McLean, C. McRae, C. Scott, D. Scott, D. White
North Melbourne (17.12.114) defeated Brisbane Bears (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Carey (3), M. Roberts (3), C. Sholl (3), D. Crocker (2), B. Allison, M. Capuano, G. Freeborn, D. King, C. McKernan, R. Scott
Brisbane Bears: R. Champion (2), A. Lynch (2), A. Fletcher, S. Hart, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, J. Leppitsch, G. McAdam, D. White
As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced Sydney in the grand final and Brisbane Bears were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Brisbane Bears
Date:
Saturday 21 September 1996
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
66,719
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Brisbane Bears
Score:
17.12.114 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Brisbane Bears | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | NMLB by 32 | NMLB by 50 | NMLB by 55 | NMLB by 38 | NMLB by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
John Northey
(Brisbane Bears)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
Roger Merrett
(Brisbane Bears)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates
(#6),
H. Kennedy
(#7),
G. Scroop
(#21), E:
P. Carey
(#8)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Armstrong, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Capuano, Mathew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 17 | 12 | 267 | 184 | 83 | 84 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 22 | |||
Brisbane Bears
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ashcroft, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Champion, Richard | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Chapman, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Clarke, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Dickfos, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Gowers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Hart, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Kennedy, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Lappin, Nigel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Leppitsch, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Lynch, Tristan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | McAdam, Gilbert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | McRae, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Merrett, Roger (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Scott, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Scott, Dion | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | White, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 10 | 289 | 185 | 104 | 62 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 16 | |||