1997 AFL Qualifying Final 3: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1997 between Geelong and North Melbourne in the third qualifying final of the 1997 AFL season.
Geelong "hosted" North Melbourne at MCG.
Barry Stoneham captained the hosts.
Wayne Carey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gary Ayres and the visitors were coached by Denis Pagan.
Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), J. Barnes, R. Burns, L. Colbert, B. Graham, G. Hocking, A. Houlihan, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Milburn, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, J. Snell, C. Steinfort
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, D. Crocker, G. Freeborn, D. King, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
Geelong (9.7.61) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Lynch (2), G. Hocking, S. King, M. Mansfield, M. McKinnon, D. Milburn, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi
North Melbourne: W. Carey (7), B. Allison (3), D. Crocker
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Adelaide in the second semi final and North Melbourne faced West Coast in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 7 September 1997
Time:
7:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,561
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
9.7.61 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 18 | NMLB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gary Ayres
(Geelong),
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Barry Stoneham
(Geelong),
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates
(#6),
D. Howlett
(#1),
M. Nash
(#14), E:
S. McInerney
(#30)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Houlihan, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Lynch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Milburn, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Snell, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 7 | 275 | 188 | 87 | 63 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Stevens, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 13 | 271 | 190 | 81 | 44 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 23 | |||