1996 AFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1996 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 8 of the 1996 AFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Wayne Carey captained the hosts. Brendon Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), S. Anderson, G. Archer, M. Armstrong, P. Bell, J. Blakey, M. Capuano, D. Crocker, J. Daniltchenko, I. Fairley, G. Freeborn, D. King, D. Laidley, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Roberts, A. Rock, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens

Richmond
B. Gale (capt.), C. Bond, D. Bourke, P. Broderick, W. Campbell, J. Charles, N. Daffy, R. Funcke, M. Gale, D. Gaspar, B. Harrison, D. Kellaway, M. Merenda, C. Naish, A. Prescott, M. Richardson, M. Rogers, J. Tape, J. Torney, S. Turner, S. Wigney

North Melbourne (20.24.144) defeated Richmond (14.5.89).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Crocker (5), P. Bell (3), A. Stevens (3), W. Carey (2), M. Roberts (2), R. Scott (2), J. Daniltchenko, C. McKernan, C. Sholl
Richmond: M. Merenda (3), C. Naish (3), M. Rogers (2), C. Bond, J. Charles, N. Daffy, B. Gale, M. Gale, M. Richardson

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 18 May 1996
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 49,939

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 20.24.144 - 14.5.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 4 8 . 10 14 . 19 20 . 24 20 . 24 (144)
Richmond 5 . 0 6 . 2 9 . 3 14 . 5 14 . 5 (89)
Margin RICH by 2 NMLB by 20 NMLB by 46 NMLB by 55 NMLB by 55
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Denis Pagan (North Melbourne), Robert Walls (Richmond)
Captains: Wayne Carey (North Melbourne), Brendon Gale (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen (#10), D. Rich (#3), G. Scroop (#21)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Corey McKernan NMLB 31 3
Darren Crocker NMLB 27 2
Duncan Kellaway RICH 3 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Anderson, Stuart ? ? 0 2 12 6 6 0 0 5 0 0
11 Archer, Glenn ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 2 1 1
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 Bell, Peter ? ? 3 1 15 9 6 4 0 1 2 2
12 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 23 11 12 4 0 0 1 2
16 Capuano, Mathew ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 3 0 1 1
18 Carey, Wayne (c) ? ? 2 1 15 7 8 4 0 2 1 2
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 5 3 11 10 1 5 0 2 0 0
25 Daniltchenko, Jason ? ? 1 1 19 9 10 4 0 6 2 0
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 1 0 1
17 Freeborn, Glenn ? ? 0 2 7 4 3 1 0 3 0 0
34 King, David ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 4 0 0
7 Laidley, Dean ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 0 0 0 0 2
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 0 2 0
31 McKernan, Corey ? ? 1 3 24 18 6 10 12 0 4 2
22 Roberts, Mark ? ? 2 2 20 12 8 3 5 2 0 1
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 1 0 1 0 0
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 2 1 22 14 8 2 0 2 0 1
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 1 3 23 14 9 4 0 2 1 0
37 Simpson, Adam ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 0 1
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 3 1 18 14 4 2 0 3 1 1
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 20 24 317 196 121 57 20 37 16 17

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
35 Bond, Chris ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 1 0 5 0 1
32 Bourke, David ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 0
17 Broderick, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 2 0 4 0 0
9 Campbell, Wayne ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 1 4 2 0
15 Charles, Justin ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 3 6 1 2 6
10 Daffy, Nick ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 0 0 0 1 1
27 Funcke, Ross ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
25 Gale, Brendon (c) ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 5 7 0 2 2
1 Gale, Michael ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 3 0 1 0 0
2 Gaspar, Darren ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 2 1 0
20 Harrison, Ben ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
3 Kellaway, Duncan ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 5 0 5 2 0
8 Merenda, Mark ? ? 3 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 3 0
6 Naish, Chris ? ? 3 1 15 9 6 3 0 1 1 2
7 Prescott, Ashley ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 1 0 2 1 1
12 Richardson, Matthew ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 3 1 0 1 0
4 Rogers, Matthew ? ? 2 0 21 18 3 8 0 1 0 1
5 Tape, Jamie ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 1 0 1
29 Torney, Jason ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 4 0 2 1 0
41 Turner, Scott ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0 1
36 Wigney, Stuart ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 14 5 241 161 80 56 15 31 17 16

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