1996 AFL Qualifying Final 3: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1996 between North Melbourne and Geelong in the third qualifying final of the 1996 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
With the presence of multiple Geelong co-captains, namely Gary Ablett and Barry Stoneham, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, 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
Geelong
G. Ablett, J. Barnes, S. Breuer, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Couch, D. Hall, S. Handley, G. Hocking, S. King, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Mensch, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, C. Steinfort, B. Stoneham, G. Tanner
North Melbourne (19.17.131) defeated Geelong (9.17.71).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Allison (7), W. Carey (3), R. Scott (2), S. Anderson, C. McKernan, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, C. Sholl, A. Simpson
Geelong: J. Barnes (2), G. Hocking (2), G. Ablett, R. Burns, L. Colbert, D. Hall, G. Tanner
As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced Brisbane Bears in the first preliminary final and Geelong were eliminated (finishing 7th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Sunday 8 September 1996
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
69,323
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
19.17.131 - 9.17.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Margin | NMLB by 27 | NMLB by 22 | NMLB by 53 | NMLB by 60 | NMLB by 60 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Gary Ayres
(Geelong)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Kennedy
(#7),
R. Sawers
(#5),
G. Vernon
(#2), E:
D. Howlett
(#1)
Goal Umpire:
D. Flegg,
S. Stirling
Boundary Umpire:
M. Hane,
S. Jansen,
P. McDonald
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Capuano, Mathew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 19 | 17 | 290 | 182 | 108 | 56 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 21 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Hall, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Handley, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 17 | 293 | 199 | 94 | 93 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 20 | |||