1996 AFL Round 5: Brisbane Bears v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1996 between Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1996 AFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Fitzroy at Gabba. Roger Merrett captained the hosts. Brad Boyd captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Mike Nunan.

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, T. Bartlett, A. Bews, R. Champion, N. Chapman, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, S. Hart, M. Kennedy, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, J. Leppitsch, T. Lynch, G. McAdam, C. Scott, D. Scott, M. Voss, D. White

Fitzroy
B. Boyd (capt.), S. Atkins, S. Bamford, J. Barker, B. Chandler, B. Cook, T. Cummings, M. Dent, J. Hogg, D. Holmes, C. Johnson, J. McCarthy, A. McGregor, A. Mellington, J. Molloy, D. Morton, S. Paxman, M. Pike, M. Primus, J. Rombotis, R. Warfe

Brisbane Bears (24.14.158) defeated Fitzroy (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: R. Merrett (5), S. Hart (3), N. Lappin (3), J. Leppitsch (3), D. White (3), M. Voss (2), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, A. Fletcher, C. Lambert, C. Scott
Fitzroy: J. Barker (3), S. Bamford, A. McGregor, J. Molloy

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Fitzroy remained 16th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Fitzroy
Date: Sunday 28 April 1996
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 14,495

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. Fitzroy
Score: 24.14.158 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 4 . 2 12 . 7 17 . 9 24 . 14 24 . 14 (158)
Fitzroy 2 . 5 4 . 9 6 . 12 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin BRIB by 9 BRIB by 46 BRIB by 63 BRIB by 109 BRIB by 109
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Brisbane Bears), Mike Nunan (Fitzroy)
Captains: Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears), Brad Boyd (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. McLaren (#11), M. Nash (#14), K. Nicholls (#20)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Michael Voss BRIB 3 3
Craig Lambert BRIB 18 2
Nigel Lappin BRIB 44 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
20 Akermanis, Jason ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 3 0 1 3 0
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 1 1 19 15 4 2 0 2 2 1
17 Bartlett, Trent ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 1
25 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 1 1 0
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 1 0 0
5 Chapman, Nathan ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 2 0 1
16 Clarke, Matthew ? ? 0 1 9 4 5 1 17 1 2 5
14 Dickfos, Danny ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 1 2 30 18 12 6 0 5 3 3
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 3 1 24 15 9 5 0 3 2 1
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 0 0 0
18 Lambert, Craig ? ? 1 0 32 11 21 5 0 3 0 1
44 Lappin, Nigel ? ? 3 0 30 19 11 6 0 0 0 1
23 Leppitsch, Justin ? ? 3 2 13 10 3 3 0 2 0 2
42 Lynch, Tristan ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 1
2 McAdam, Gilbert ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 0 2 0 0
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 5 2 9 8 1 4 1 0 1 2
22 Scott, Chris ? ? 1 1 16 7 9 3 0 3 2 2
38 Scott, Dion ? ? 0 1 7 3 4 0 3 0 0 2
3 Voss, Michael ? ? 2 1 28 20 8 5 0 3 2 0
33 White, Darryl ? ? 3 1 18 11 7 4 0 1 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 24 14 324 204 120 59 22 30 20 23

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 0 0 27 15 12 2 0 2 1 0
22 Bamford, Scott ? ? 1 2 23 14 9 2 0 0 2 1
5 Barker, John ? ? 3 1 11 6 5 2 0 1 0 0
1 Boyd, Brad (c) ? ? 0 1 32 18 14 5 0 3 2 1
27 Chandler, Brett ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
35 Cook, Brett ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
24 Cummings, Trent ? ? 0 1 16 5 11 4 0 2 0 1
31 Dent, Matthew ? ? 0 0 22 10 12 4 0 2 1 1
10 Hogg, Jeff ? ? 0 2 18 15 3 2 5 2 5 2
19 Holmes, Darren ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 6 0 1 1 1
2 Johnson, Chris ? ? 0 1 19 10 9 4 0 6 2 1
25 McCarthy, John ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 1 0 1
11 McGregor, Anthony ? ? 1 0 15 8 7 4 0 2 0 2
3 Mellington, Anthony ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
7 Molloy, Jarrod ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 2 0 0
34 Morton, Danny ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 1 0 3 0 2
4 Paxman, Stephen ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 3 0 0 0 0
8 Pike, Martin ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 4 0 0 0 1
12 Primus, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 5 12 2 3 2
37 Rombotis, John ? ? 0 1 23 13 10 2 0 4 3 1
33 Warfe, Rowan ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 0 0 2 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 6 13 311 175 136 55 18 37 23 20

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s