1996 AFL Round 14: Sydney v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1996 between Sydney and Geelong during round 14 of the 1996 AFL season. Sydney hosted Geelong at SCG. Paul Kelly captained the hosts. Gary Ablett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rodney Eade and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.

Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), D. Cresswell, S. Direen, A. Dunkley, K. Dyson, S. Garlick, S. Grant, A. Heuskes, D. Kickett, D. Lewis, T. Lockett, T. Luff, S. Maxfield, D. McPherson, J. Mooney, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, A. Rocca, P. Roos, B. Seymour, G. Stafford

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

Sydney (18.17.125) defeated Geelong (11.8.74).

Goalkickers
Sydney: T. Lockett (6), D. Lewis (2), S. Maxfield (2), C. O'Brien (2), D. Cresswell, S. Grant, T. Luff, D. McPherson, J. Mooney, M. O'Loughlin
Geelong: B. Brownless (3), G. Ablett (2), L. Tudor (2), J. Barnes, S. King, P. Riccardi, B. Sholl

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

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Sydney v Geelong
Date: Sunday 7 July 1996
Time: 1:10 PM
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 44,047

Match Results

Outcome: Sydney def. Geelong
Score: 18.17.125 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sydney 4 . 5 10 . 9 14 . 14 18 . 17 18 . 17 (125)
Geelong 2 . 1 5 . 3 7 . 5 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin SYDN by 16 SYDN by 36 SYDN by 51 SYDN by 51 SYDN by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rodney Eade (Sydney), Gary Ayres (Geelong)
Captains: Paul Kelly (Sydney), Gary Ablett (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Kennedy (#7), M. Prince (#12), G. Vernon (#2)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Paul Roos SYDN 1 3
Greg Stafford SYDN 15 2
Kevin Dyson SYDN 12 1

Player Statistics

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Cresswell, Daryn ? ? 1 1 24 16 8 6 0 1 0 2
18 Direen, Scott ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 5 0 1 1 0
6 Dunkley, Andrew ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 2 0 3 1
12 Dyson, Kevin ? ? 0 1 29 19 10 6 0 3 4 2
29 Garlick, Simon ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 2 1 1
9 Grant, Shannon ? ? 1 2 15 8 7 2 0 2 0 0
39 Heuskes, Adam ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 2 2 0
14 Kelly, Paul (c) ? ? 0 2 13 7 6 3 0 3 0 2
24 Kickett, Derek ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 0 0 2 2 0
3 Lewis, Dale ? ? 2 0 15 10 5 4 0 1 1 2
4 Lockett, Tony ? ? 6 1 10 8 2 8 0 2 0 1
34 Luff, Troy ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 7 7 1 0 0
11 Maxfield, Stuart ? ? 2 1 19 16 3 6 0 7 0 2
32 McPherson, Daniel ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 1 1
17 Mooney, Jason ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 0 4 0 2
5 O'Brien, Craig ? ? 2 3 7 7 0 6 0 1 0 2
19 O'Loughlin, Michael ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 6 0 1 0 1
16 Rocca, Anthony ? ? 0 3 6 6 0 4 0 1 2 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 2 33 19 14 13 0 1 1 1
7 Seymour, Brad ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 1 2 2
15 Stafford, Greg ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 8 8 1 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 18 17 326 224 102 99 17 39 22 24

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary (c) ? ? 2 1 8 5 3 3 0 1 2 1
6 Barnes, John ? ? 1 0 3 1 2 1 4 0 2 0
30 Biddiscombe, Craig ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 0 3 1
9 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 3 0 0 0 0
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 3 1 9 7 2 5 0 0 1 3
8 Burns, Ronnie ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 6 0 1 2 2
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 0 0 29 20 9 9 1 2 2 3
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 2 0 4
36 Graham, Ben ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 0
19 Hall, Derek ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 6 2 0 0 0
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 4 0 3 1 2
1 King, Steven ? ? 1 1 8 5 3 5 4 0 0 1
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 3 0 1 0 3
28 McKinnon, Martin ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 3 0 3 1 0
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 6 0 0 2 0
27 Sanderson, Brenton ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 7 0 0 2 0
12 Sholl, Brad ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 2 0 1 0 1
37 Simpson, Sean ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 3 0 3 2 1
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 1 0
10 Tanner, Grant ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 2 1 0
11 Tudor, Leigh ? ? 2 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 11 8 277 177 100 81 12 22 24 22

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