1996 AFL Round 10: Geelong v Brisbane Bears

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1996 between Geelong and Brisbane Bears during round 10 of the 1996 AFL season. Geelong hosted Brisbane Bears at Kardinia Park. 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 hosts. Roger Merrett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gary Ayres and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Geelong
G. Ablett, J. Barnes, C. Biddiscombe, S. Breuer, B. Brownless, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Couch, D. Hall, G. Hocking, A. Lord, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, B. Stoneham, G. Tanner

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

Geelong (14.14.98) drew with Brisbane Bears (15.8.98).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (4), R. Burns (3), B. Brownless (2), P. Riccardi (2), A. Lord, L. Pickering, B. Sholl
Brisbane Bears: J. Leppitsch (3), J. Akermanis (2), C. Keating (2), R. Merrett (2), A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, N. Lappin, G. McAdam, S. McIvor, D. White

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Brisbane Bears were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Geelong v Brisbane Bears
Date: Saturday 8 June 1996
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 24,800

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong drew with Brisbane Bears
Score: 14.14.98 - 15.8.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 6 . 6 7 . 11 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Brisbane Bears 5 . 1 7 . 3 12 . 5 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Margin BRIB by 11 BRIB by 3 BRIB by 24 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gary Ayres (Geelong), John Northey (Brisbane Bears)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates (#6), S. McLaren (#11), G. Vernon (#2)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Craig Lambert BRIB 18 3
Adrian Fletcher BRIB 6 2
Ronnie Burns GEEL 8 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 4 1 7 6 1 4 0 0 1 1
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 8 13 0 3 2
30 Biddiscombe, Craig ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 0
9 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 2 1 0
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 2 2 15 10 5 6 1 3 2 0
8 Burns, Ronnie ? ? 3 2 15 8 7 1 0 2 2 1
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 3 1 2 2 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 1 0 0
19 Hall, Derek ? ? 0 3 19 13 6 11 0 0 0 0
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 4 0 3 0 4
4 Lord, Aaron ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 2 0 1 1 0
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 0 0 24 10 14 3 0 0 2 1
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 1 3 0 1
28 McKinnon, Martin ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 1 1 2
23 Pickering, Liam ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 1 0 1 1 0
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 2 1 18 12 6 3 0 2 2 2
27 Sanderson, Brenton ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 0 0 0
12 Sholl, Brad ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 3 0 1 0 0
37 Simpson, Sean ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 0 1 0
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 0 1 1
10 Tanner, Grant ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 4 0 2 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 14 14 283 179 104 68 16 26 21 17

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
20 Akermanis, Jason ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 3 0 0 0 0
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 1 22 11 11 2 0 4 0 3
17 Bartlett, Trent ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
25 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 3 1 3
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 1 1 1 1
16 Clarke, Matthew ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 3 19 3 3 3
14 Dickfos, Danny ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 1 0 1
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 6 0 3 0 0
8 Gowers, Andrew ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 3 0 5 0 1
27 Keating, Clark ? ? 2 0 8 6 2 6 2 1 0 0
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 1 2 1 0
18 Lambert, Craig ? ? 0 0 31 15 16 1 0 3 3 3
44 Lappin, Nigel ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 3 0 0 1 2
23 Leppitsch, Justin ? ? 3 0 9 6 3 4 0 4 0 1
42 Lynch, Tristan ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 3 1 0
2 McAdam, Gilbert ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 2 0 1 1 0
7 McIvor, Scott ? ? 1 0 14 5 9 6 0 0 0 0
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 2 2 7 4 3 1 0 1 1 1
22 Scott, Chris ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 1 0 1 1 1
3 Voss, Michael ? ? 0 0 29 16 13 5 0 2 3 1
33 White, Darryl ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 3 0 4 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 15 8 278 169 109 57 23 42 17 21

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