1996 AFL Round 6: Melbourne v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1996 between Melbourne and West Coast during round 6 of the 1996 AFL season. Melbourne hosted West Coast at Optus Oval. The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Melbourne
A. Clarkson, J. Farmer, M. Febey, D. Grant, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, D. Irving, D. Kowal, B. Lovett, G. Molloy, D. Neitz, C. Nettelbeck, L. Norman, D. O'Brien, A. Obst, P. Prymke, M. Seecamp, S. Smith, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, C. Turley

West Coast
J. Ball, D. Banfield, B. Cousins, A. Donnelly, I. Downsborough, T. Evans, F. Gehrig, D. Hart, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, A. Lovell, B. Lyle, C. Mainwaring, Peter Matera, Phillip Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, D. Metropolis, J. Schofield, M. White, D. Wirrpanda

Melbourne (7.8.50) were defeated by West Coast (24.12.156).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Nettelbeck (2), S. Smith (2), A. Clarkson, D. Neitz, J. Stynes
West Coast: Phillip Matera (5), A. Donnelly (4), T. Evans (2), A. Lovell (2), M. White (2), J. Ball, B. Cousins, I. Downsborough, B. Lyle, C. Mainwaring, Peter Matera, G. McKenna, J. Schofield, D. Wirrpanda

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 15th on the ladder and West Coast were then 12th on the ladder (up from 14th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v West Coast
Date: Saturday 4 May 1996
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 8,747

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by West Coast
Score: 7.8.50 - 24.12.156

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 1 4 . 4 6 . 6 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
West Coast 5 . 6 9 . 9 14 . 10 24 . 12 24 . 12 (156)
Margin WCST by 17 WCST by 35 WCST by 52 WCST by 106 WCST by 106
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neil Balme (Melbourne), Mick Malthouse (West Coast)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (West Coast)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Caulfield (#27), H. Kennedy (#7), S. McBurney

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Andrew Donnelly WCST 29 3
Peter Matera WCST 30 2
Glen Jakovich WCST 27 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 1 1 36 24 12 5 0 4 2 0
33 Farmer, Jeff ? ? 0 2 10 6 4 0 0 2 1 1
20 Febey, Matthew ? ? 0 0 25 9 16 5 0 4 2 1
16 Grant, David ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 6 0 3 0 1
15 Hopgood, Paul ? ? 0 1 27 21 6 7 0 1 3 1
27 Ingerson, Anthony ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 1
34 Irving, Dean ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
7 Kowal, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 4 0 2 2 1
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 23 11 12 1 0 2 1 0
28 Molloy, Glenn ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
9 Neitz, David ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 4 1 1 1 0
18 Nettelbeck, Craig ? ? 2 0 10 6 4 6 0 0 1 1
25 Norman, Luke ? ? 0 2 14 9 5 5 0 3 1 0
38 O'Brien, Darren ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 2 1 1
4 Obst, Andrew ? ? 0 1 12 6 6 2 0 2 2 0
19 Prymke, Paul ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 4 0 1 2 2
10 Seecamp, Marcus ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 2 0 1 0 4
29 Smith, Shaun ? ? 2 0 7 3 4 3 0 1 1 1
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 7 14 2 2 2
2 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 3 0 2 2 1
8 Turley, Craig ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 4 0 2 4 0
Rushed 0
Total (21 players) 7 8 301 178 123 74 18 35 28 19

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
26 Ball, Jason ? ? 1 1 15 9 6 7 2 0 1 4
6 Banfield, Drew ? ? 0 0 24 9 15 4 0 0 1 2
35 Cousins, Ben ? ? 1 2 12 8 4 3 0 2 0 2
29 Donnelly, Andrew ? ? 4 1 25 18 7 12 1 1 4 3
22 Downsborough, Ian ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 3 6 1 0 1
18 Evans, Tony ? ? 2 0 20 13 7 3 0 3 1 0
7 Gehrig, Fraser ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 4 0 1 0 1
36 Hart, David ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 1 0 0
27 Jakovich, Glen ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 7 0 1 2 0
2 Kemp, Dean ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 5 0 6 2 2
5 Lovell, Andy ? ? 2 0 34 20 14 6 0 3 2 4
9 Lyle, Brayden ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 0 0 2 0 1
3 Mainwaring, Chris ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 4 0 2 0 2
30 Matera, Peter ? ? 1 0 28 13 15 3 1 3 2 0
33 Matera, Phillip ? ? 5 2 18 12 6 6 0 1 1 2
11 McIntosh, Ashley ? ? 0 0 8 2 6 2 0 0 0 1
17 McKenna, Guy ? ? 1 0 22 12 10 9 0 3 1 0
8 Metropolis, Daniel ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1
21 Schofield, Jarrad ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 0 0 2 0 1
12 White, Mitchell ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 8 0 1 0 1
44 Wirrpanda, David ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 0 0 3 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 24 12 350 212 138 92 10 38 19 28

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