1996 AFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1996 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 13 of the 1996 AFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Whitten Oval. Brad Boyd captained the hosts. Gary Ablett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mike Nunan and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.

Fitzroy
B. Boyd (capt.), S. Atkins, S. Bamford, J. Barker, N. Carter, B. Cassidy, B. Chandler, S. Clayton, T. Cummings, M. Dent, S. Hawking, J. Hogg, C. Johnson, A. McCarthy, A. Mellington, J. Molloy, S. Paxman, M. Pike, M. Primus, J. Ramsey, J. Rombotis

Geelong
G. Ablett (capt.), C. Biddiscombe, S. Breuer, B. Brownless, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Couch, B. Graham, D. Hall, S. Handley, G. Hocking, S. King, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, G. Tanner, L. Tudor

Fitzroy (6.3.39) were defeated by Geelong (25.16.166).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Boyd (2), B. Cassidy, S. Clayton, C. Johnson, A. Mellington
Geelong: G. Ablett (6), D. Hall (4), G. Hocking (4), R. Burns (2), L. Colbert (2), G. Tanner (2), L. Tudor (2), S. King, P. Riccardi, B. Sholl

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 16th on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 29 June 1996
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Whitten Oval
Attendance: 10,504

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 6.3.39 - 25.16.166

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 1 6 . 1 6 . 2 6 . 3 6 . 3 (39)
Geelong 7 . 8 14 . 10 20 . 15 25 . 16 25 . 16 (166)
Margin GEEL by 43 GEEL by 57 GEEL by 97 GEEL by 127 GEEL by 127
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mike Nunan (Fitzroy), Gary Ayres (Geelong)
Captains: Brad Boyd (Fitzroy), Gary Ablett (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Ackland (#17), G. Dore (#19), D. Howlett (#1)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Peter Riccardi GEEL 15 3
Brad Sholl GEEL 12 2
Garry Hocking GEEL 32 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 0 0 25 15 10 7 0 3 1 1
22 Bamford, Scott ? ? 0 0 24 13 11 3 0 1 0 1
5 Barker, John ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 8 0 5 0 1
1 Boyd, Brad (c) ? ? 2 2 12 9 3 3 0 2 2 2
30 Carter, Nick ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 4 0 3 0 2
29 Cassidy, Brad ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 2 0 0
27 Chandler, Brett ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 3 1 1
40 Clayton, Shane ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
24 Cummings, Trent ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 0 0 0
31 Dent, Matthew ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 1 0 0
17 Hawking, Simon ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 Hogg, Jeff ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 0
2 Johnson, Chris ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 5 0 8 4 1
38 McCarthy, Adam ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 1 0 2 0 0
3 Mellington, Anthony ? ? 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0
7 Molloy, Jarrod ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 4 0 5 1 1
4 Paxman, Stephen ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 1 1 2
8 Pike, Martin ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 6 0 3 0 0
12 Primus, Matthew ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 4 20 1 4 5
9 Ramsey, Jason ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 7 1 1
37 Rombotis, John ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 5 0 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (21 players) 6 3 261 165 96 67 20 52 17 18

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary (c) ? ? 6 3 17 13 4 6 1 1 1 0
30 Biddiscombe, Craig ? ? 0 1 25 18 7 6 0 1 0 0
9 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 1
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 5 2 0 3 1
8 Burns, Ronnie ? ? 2 0 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 2 0 16 10 6 3 0 1 0 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 1 32 23 9 6 0 1 0 0
36 Graham, Ben ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 1 0 0
19 Hall, Derek ? ? 4 2 23 12 11 10 0 0 1 0
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 4 0 1 0 1
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 4 1 35 19 16 6 0 3 1 1
1 King, Steven ? ? 1 0 15 7 8 4 16 4 3 2
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 0 0 27 16 11 6 0 1 3 2
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 0 0 2
28 McKinnon, Martin ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 2 1 1 0 1
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 1 1 29 18 11 7 0 2 0 1
27 Sanderson, Brenton ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 4 0 1 1 0
12 Sholl, Brad ? ? 1 0 24 19 5 6 0 0 1 2
37 Simpson, Sean ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 5 0 3 0 1
10 Tanner, Grant ? ? 2 3 23 13 10 7 0 4 3 0
11 Tudor, Leigh ? ? 2 0 21 11 10 2 0 1 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 25 16 397 244 153 95 20 27 18 17

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