1996 AFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1996 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1996 AFL season. North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Wayne Carey captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Mike Nunan.

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

Fitzroy
S. Bamford, J. Barker, F. Bizzotto, N. Carter, B. Cassidy, S. Clayton, M. Dent, M. Dwyer, S. Hawking, D. Holmes, C. Johnson, J. McCarthy, A. McGregor, A. Mellington, J. Molloy, D. Morton, S. Paxman, M. Pike, M. Primus, J. Rombotis, R. Warfe

North Melbourne (25.20.170) defeated Fitzroy (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Carey (6), D. Crocker (3), J. Daniltchenko (3), A. Simpson (3), A. Rock (2), J. Blakey, M. Capuano, G. Freeborn, D. Laidley, M. Roberts, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Stevens
Fitzroy: S. Bamford (2), N. Carter, B. Cassidy, A. Mellington, D. Morton, S. Paxman, M. Primus, J. Rombotis

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Fitzroy remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Friday 24 May 1996
Time: 8:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 19,964

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 25.20.170 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 8 . 4 12 . 9 19 . 16 25 . 20 25 . 20 (170)
Fitzroy 3 . 5 4 . 8 7 . 10 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin NMLB by 29 NMLB by 49 NMLB by 78 NMLB by 105 NMLB by 105
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Denis Pagan (North Melbourne), Mike Nunan (Fitzroy)
Captains: Wayne Carey (North Melbourne), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Ackland (#17), S. McLaren (#11), C. Mitchell (#4)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Corey McKernan NMLB 31 3
Wayne Carey NMLB 18 2
Matthew Primus FITZ 12 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Anderson, Stuart ? ? 0 1 11 4 7 1 0 1 0 0
11 Archer, Glenn ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 3 1 3 2 0
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 2 1 1
26 Bell, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 1 0 0
12 Blakey, John ? ? 1 1 18 8 10 3 0 0 0 2
16 Capuano, Mathew ? ? 1 0 9 2 7 2 9 0 0 2
18 Carey, Wayne (c) ? ? 6 3 19 16 3 12 0 1 2 2
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 3 2 6 5 1 3 0 0 2 0
25 Daniltchenko, Jason ? ? 3 2 10 6 4 4 1 1 1 0
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 2 0
17 Freeborn, Glenn ? ? 1 0 15 4 11 4 0 2 1 1
34 King, David ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 1 0 1
7 Laidley, Dean ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 4 0 2 0 0
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 0 2 0
31 McKernan, Corey ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 8 5 0 5 3
22 Roberts, Mark ? ? 1 3 23 14 9 5 1 1 0 2
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 2 2 23 13 10 9 0 2 1 0
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 4 0 1 1 0
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 2 1 3 1 1
37 Simpson, Adam ? ? 3 0 11 5 6 2 1 3 3 0
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 1 0 25 15 10 6 0 4 0 1
Rushed 4
Total (21 players) 25 20 314 194 120 83 19 28 24 16

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Bamford, Scott ? ? 2 1 16 6 10 1 0 0 0 1
5 Barker, John ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 10 1 2 0 1
14 Bizzotto, Frank ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 3 0 3
30 Carter, Nick ? ? 1 1 15 5 10 2 0 3 0 2
29 Cassidy, Brad ? ? 1 4 16 12 4 4 0 0 0 0
40 Clayton, Shane ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 12 0 1 1 0
31 Dent, Matthew ? ? 0 0 27 19 8 8 0 5 2 0
20 Dwyer, Mick ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 2 0 1
17 Hawking, Simon ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 5 0 0 0 0
19 Holmes, Darren ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 1 0 3 0 1
2 Johnson, Chris ? ? 0 1 21 7 14 4 0 5 2 1
25 McCarthy, John ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 2 2 1
11 McGregor, Anthony ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
3 Mellington, Anthony ? ? 1 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 3
7 Molloy, Jarrod ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 1 0 2 2
34 Morton, Danny ? ? 1 0 20 9 11 4 0 1 0 1
4 Paxman, Stephen ? ? 1 0 17 4 13 8 2 5 1 0
8 Pike, Martin ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 7 0 3 0 1
12 Primus, Matthew ? ? 1 0 19 8 11 4 8 3 4 5
37 Rombotis, John ? ? 1 2 18 8 10 2 0 3 1 1
33 Warfe, Rowan ? ? 0 0 5 0 5 1 0 1 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 9 11 307 165 142 84 12 43 16 24

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