1996 AFL Round 20: Fitzroy v Brisbane Bears

This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1996 between Fitzroy and Brisbane Bears during round 20 of the 1996 AFL season. Fitzroy hosted Brisbane Bears at Optus Oval. Brad Boyd captained the hosts. Roger Merrett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alan McConnell and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Fitzroy
B. Boyd (capt.), S. Atkins, J. Baldwin, S. Bamford, J. Barker, N. Carter, B. Cassidy, B. Chandler, M. Dent, P. Doyle, C. Johnson, M. Manfield, J. McCarthy, R. McMahon, A. Mellington, S. Paxman, M. Pike, M. Primus, J. Rombotis, R. Warfe, M. Warry

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, D. Bradshaw, R. Champion, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, S. Hart, C. Keating, M. Kennedy, N. Lappin, J. Leppitsch, T. Lynch, S. McIvor, C. McRae, B. Robbins, D. Scott, M. Voss, D. White

Fitzroy (14.16.100) were defeated by Brisbane Bears (29.13.187).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. McCarthy (4), M. Warry (3), S. Atkins, N. Carter, B. Cassidy, M. Dent, R. McMahon, A. Mellington, M. Pike
Brisbane Bears: J. Akermanis (5), C. Keating (4), C. McRae (4), J. Leppitsch (3), A. Fletcher (2), A. Gowers (2), D. Scott (2), M. Voss (2), D. White (2), M. Ashcroft, N. Lappin, R. Merrett

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 16th on the ladder and Brisbane Bears remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Fitzroy v Brisbane Bears
Date: Saturday 17 August 1996
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 6,469

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Brisbane Bears
Score: 14.16.100 - 29.13.187

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 3 8 . 5 10 . 11 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Brisbane Bears 5 . 4 13 . 8 23 . 10 29 . 13 29 . 13 (187)
Margin BRIB by 7 BRIB by 33 BRIB by 77 BRIB by 87 BRIB by 87
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan McConnell (Fitzroy), John Northey (Brisbane Bears)
Captains: Brad Boyd (Fitzroy), Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore (#19), A. Lewis, S. McBurney

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Michael Voss BRIB 3 3
Matthew Clarke BRIB 16 2
Shaun Hart BRIB 32 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 1 1 18 9 9 3 0 2 0 1
32 Baldwin, Jason ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
22 Bamford, Scott ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 1 0 2 1 0
5 Barker, John ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 5 2 4
1 Boyd, Brad (c) ? ? 0 0 23 11 12 2 0 2 1 1
30 Carter, Nick ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 2 0 2 0 0
29 Cassidy, Brad ? ? 1 1 13 5 8 2 0 1 0 0
27 Chandler, Brett ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 2 1 0
31 Dent, Matthew ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 2 0 1 0 1
28 Doyle, Peter ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 0 0 1 2 1
2 Johnson, Chris ? ? 0 1 18 9 9 2 0 5 1 4
26 Manfield, Matthew ? ? 0 1 17 8 9 4 0 1 1 0
25 McCarthy, John ? ? 4 1 16 12 4 4 1 0 1 1
15 McMahon, Robert ? ? 1 2 8 4 4 0 0 1 2 0
3 Mellington, Anthony ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 4 1 3 2 1
4 Paxman, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 7 0 2 0 0
8 Pike, Martin ? ? 1 1 25 17 8 1 0 3 0 1
12 Primus, Matthew ? ? 0 2 24 14 10 4 15 2 7 3
37 Rombotis, John ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 Warfe, Rowan ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 0 1 0
39 Warry, Marty ? ? 3 2 9 8 1 4 0 1 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 14 16 285 171 114 52 17 38 24 18

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
20 Akermanis, Jason ? ? 5 2 25 19 6 6 0 4 2 3
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 1 0 26 16 10 8 0 1 1 0
36 Bradshaw, Daniel ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 8 0 1 1 3
16 Clarke, Matthew ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 2 18 1 4 4
14 Dickfos, Danny ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 3 0 1
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 2 0 27 10 17 5 0 2 0 2
8 Gowers, Andrew ? ? 2 0 21 19 2 7 0 2 2 1
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 0 1 26 11 15 5 1 2 1 1
27 Keating, Clark ? ? 4 1 12 9 3 4 4 1 0 1
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 1 0 2 1 3
44 Lappin, Nigel ? ? 1 2 22 13 9 7 0 1 0 0
23 Leppitsch, Justin ? ? 3 1 10 4 6 1 0 1 0 1
42 Lynch, Tristan ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 1 0 0
7 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 3 0 3 0 0
4 McRae, Craig ? ? 4 1 13 10 3 2 0 1 1 0
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 0 1 4 1
28 Robbins, Ben ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
38 Scott, Dion ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 2 1 2 1 2
3 Voss, Michael ? ? 2 1 27 14 13 6 0 1 0 0
33 White, Darryl ? ? 2 0 11 7 4 5 0 2 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 29 13 322 199 123 79 24 32 18 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