1996 AFL Round 18: Geelong v Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1996 between Geelong and Adelaide during round 18 of the 1996 AFL season. Geelong hosted Adelaide 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. Tony McGuinness captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gary Ayres and the visitors were coached by Robert Shaw.

Geelong
G. Ablett, J. Barnes, S. Breuer, L. Colbert, P. Couch, B. Graham, S. Handley, G. Hocking, G. Kilpatrick, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, J. Snell, B. Stoneham, G. Tanner, L. Tudor

Adelaide
T. McGuinness (capt.), M. Bickley, T. Bond, P. Caven, B. Chalmers, M. Collins, M. Connell, S. Ellen, B. Hart, R. Jameson, D. Jarman, M. Kluzek, M. Liptak, A. McLeod, T. Modra, D. Pittman, M. Ricciuto, M. Robran, N. Smart, P. Vardy, M. Viska

Geelong (15.14.104) defeated Adelaide (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Mansfield (3), G. Ablett (2), L. Colbert (2), S. Handley (2), S. Breuer, G. Hocking, P. Riccardi, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, L. Tudor
Adelaide: T. Modra (4), T. Bond (2), D. Jarman (2), A. McLeod, M. Robran

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Adelaide remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v Adelaide
Date: Saturday 3 August 1996
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 17,818

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Adelaide
Score: 15.14.104 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 1 5 . 4 6 . 10 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Adelaide 3 . 3 7 . 5 9 . 7 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin GEEL by 10 ADEL by 13 ADEL by 15 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gary Ayres (Geelong), Robert Shaw (Adelaide)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Tony McGuinness (Adelaide)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates (#6), S. Hanley (#37), J. Harvey (#25), E: K. Nicholls (#20)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brad Sholl GEEL 12 3
Tim McGrath GEEL 17 2
Tony McGuinness ADEL 11 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 2 2 12 7 5 2 0 1 1 4
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 1 21 10 11 8 24 0 1 1
9 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 4 3 0
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 2 0 12 8 4 2 0 3 3 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 1 0 1 0 1
36 Graham, Ben ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 4 0 0 1 1
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 2 2 9 7 2 1 0 1 2 0
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 1 1 23 13 10 4 0 5 3 2
13 Kilpatrick, Glenn ? ? 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 1
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 3 3 16 9 7 1 0 2 1 0
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 6 0 0 1 0
28 McKinnon, Martin ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
23 Pickering, Liam ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 1 2 1
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 1 0 4 4 1
27 Sanderson, Brenton ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 2 1 0
12 Sholl, Brad ? ? 1 0 31 20 11 10 0 1 2 0
37 Simpson, Sean ? ? 1 1 20 12 8 3 0 1 2 0
25 Snell, Jason ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 0
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 4 3 2 3 1
10 Tanner, Grant ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 3 1 1
11 Tudor, Leigh ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 0 0 2 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 15 14 308 193 115 60 27 38 32 14

Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
26 Bickley, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 1 0 3 0 3
18 Bond, Troy ? ? 2 2 18 12 6 1 0 0 0 3
44 Caven, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 3 0 4 2 1
19 Chalmers, Brett ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
17 Collins, Matthew ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Connell, Matt ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 4 0 0 1 4
13 Ellen, Shane ? ? 0 1 20 11 9 7 0 1 0 0
34 Hart, Ben ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 2 0 0 1 1
35 Jameson, Rod ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 4 0 2 3 4
3 Jarman, Darren ? ? 2 1 30 23 7 6 0 2 1 1
31 Kluzek, Matthew ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 4 0 2 1 3
27 Liptak, Matthew ? ? 0 0 29 9 20 4 0 1 1 0
11 McGuinness, Tony (c) ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 0 0 1 1 1
23 McLeod, Andrew ? ? 1 1 10 4 6 0 0 1 0 1
6 Modra, Tony ? ? 4 2 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 1
15 Pittman, David ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 19 0 0 1
32 Ricciuto, Mark ? ? 0 0 22 9 13 5 0 0 0 1
5 Robran, Matthew ? ? 1 0 12 6 6 2 10 2 0 2
7 Smart, Nigel ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 1 3
30 Vardy, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 1 2 1
49 Viska, Mark ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 10 9 307 180 127 52 29 22 14 32

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