1996 AFL Round 20: Melbourne v Fremantle

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1996 between Melbourne and Fremantle during round 20 of the 1996 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Fremantle at MCG. The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Gerard Neesham.

Melbourne
A. Clarkson, J. Farmer, M. Febey, S. Febey, D. Gaspar, A. Ingerson, D. Irving, D. Kowal, A. Lamprill, A. Leoncelli, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, C. Nettelbeck, L. Norman, A. Obst, T. Ormond-Allen, C. Sampson, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, A. Yze

Fremantle
M. Brown, M. Burton, C. Callaghan, J. Clement, T. Delaney, G. Dhurrkay, M. Gale, G. Harding, K. Hunter, D. Kickett, S. Koops, P. Mann, A. McGovern, J. Merillo, G. Mitchell, J. Norrish, S. O'Reilly, S. Parker, L. Toia, C. Waterhouse, J. White

Melbourne (13.14.92) defeated Fremantle (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Ingerson (3), J. Farmer (2), B. Lovett (2), D. Neitz (2), S. Tingay (2), A. Obst, J. Stynes
Fremantle: K. Hunter (3), J. White (2), G. Dhurrkay, S. Koops, J. Norrish, L. Toia, C. Waterhouse

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 13th on the ladder (up from 14th) and Fremantle were then 14th on the ladder (down from 13th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Melbourne v Fremantle
Date: Friday 16 August 1996
Time: 8:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,494

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fremantle
Score: 13.14.92 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 5 6 . 7 11 . 9 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Fremantle 1 . 3 5 . 3 9 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin MELB by 20 MELB by 10 MELB by 13 MELB by 21 MELB by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neil Balme (Melbourne), Gerard Neesham (Fremantle)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (Fremantle)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mitchell (#4), K. Nicholls (#20), V. Sercia (#42)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Stephen Tingay MELB 2 3
Jim Stynes MELB 11 2
Glenn Lovett MELB 6 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 0 1 29 16 13 5 0 0 0 1
33 Farmer, Jeff ? ? 2 1 14 9 5 3 0 3 2 1
20 Febey, Matthew ? ? 0 1 33 16 17 2 0 3 1 0
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 2 0 2 2 1
32 Gaspar, Damien ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Ingerson, Anthony ? ? 3 1 20 11 9 7 0 0 2 3
34 Irving, Dean ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 5 1 0 0
7 Kowal, Darren ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 0 2
37 Lamprill, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 0 0 0
36 Leoncelli, Andrew ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 0 1 0
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 2 3 16 8 8 5 0 0 0 0
6 Lovett, Glenn ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 4 0 1 1 0
9 Neitz, David ? ? 2 2 7 6 1 5 0 0 0 0
18 Nettelbeck, Craig ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 2 1 2
25 Norman, Luke ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 4 0 1 0 0
4 Obst, Andrew ? ? 1 0 19 10 9 4 0 2 2 3
35 Ormond-Allen, Trent ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sampson, Clay ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 7 13 1 2 2
2 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 2 1 31 24 7 6 0 1 1 0
13 Yze, Adem ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 1 0 1
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 13 14 310 188 122 64 18 20 15 16

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
18 Brown, Michael ? ? 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
24 Burton, Matthew ? ? 0 0 11 2 9 6 14 1 1 0
42 Callaghan, Craig ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 5 0 5 0 1
31 Clement, James ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 3 3 2
30 Delaney, Tony ? ? 0 2 22 14 8 2 0 1 2 1
19 Dhurrkay, Gary ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 0 0 3 1 2
37 Gale, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 0 1
32 Harding, Greg ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 1 2 1
14 Hunter, Kingsley ? ? 3 0 10 6 4 4 0 0 1 0
11 Kickett, Dale ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 3 0 1
28 Koops, Steven ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 2 0 3 1 2
9 Mann, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 1 0 2
43 McGovern, Andrew ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 1 0 0
12 Merillo, Jamie ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 2 0 1 0 0
45 Mitchell, Gavin ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 2 0 3 0 1
25 Norrish, Jason ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 6 0 2 2 0
10 O'Reilly, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 0 0 2 0
23 Parker, Shane ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 3 0 3 0 0
40 Toia, Luke ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 4 0 2 1 1
26 Waterhouse, Clive ? ? 1 3 12 7 5 4 0 1 0 0
34 White, Jeff ? ? 2 1 9 6 3 5 2 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 10 11 247 151 96 61 16 35 16 15

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