1996 AFL Round 1: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1996 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 1 of the 1996 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Garry Lyon 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 Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), A. Clarkson, David Cockatoo-Collins, Don Cockatoo-Collins, G. Doyle, D. Gaspar, D. Grant, J. Hilton, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, D. Kowal, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, A. Obst, P. Prymke, C. Sampson, M. Seecamp, J. Stynes, C. Turley, A. Yze
Geelong
G. Ablett, J. Barnes, S. Breuer, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Couch, B. Graham, D. Hall, G. Hocking, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Mensch, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, J. Snell, B. Stoneham, G. Tanner, L. Tudor
Melbourne (8.8.56) were defeated by Geelong (27.21.183).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Doyle (4), J. Hilton, D. Kowal, G. Lyon, C. Turley
Geelong: G. Ablett (9), M. McKinnon (3), P. Riccardi (3), J. Snell (3), G. Hocking (2), S. Breuer, R. Burns, P. Couch, D. Hall, D. Mensch, L. Pickering, B. Sanderson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 16th on the ladder and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Friday 29 March 1996
Time:
8:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
46,832
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 18 | 27 | . | 21 | 27 | . | 21 | (183) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 41 | GEEL by 78 | GEEL by 127 | GEEL by 127 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Balme
(Melbourne),
Gary Ayres
(Geelong)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Harvey
(#25),
H. Kennedy
(#7),
J. Love
(#28)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ablett | GEEL | 5 | 3 |
| Paul Couch | GEEL | 7 | 2 |
| Garry Hocking | GEEL | 32 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Cockatoo-Collins, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Cockatoo-Collins, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Doyle, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Gaspar, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Grant, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Prymke, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Sampson, Clay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Turley, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 8 | 8 | 230 | 158 | 72 | 62 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 27 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 9 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Hall, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Lynch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Snell, Jason | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tudor, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 27 | 21 | 318 | 206 | 112 | 81 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 20 | |||