1997 AFL Qualifying Final 4: St Kilda v Brisbane Lions

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1997 between St Kilda and Brisbane Lions in the fourth qualifying final of the 1997 AFL season. St Kilda hosted Brisbane Lions at Waverley Park. Alastair Lynch captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Stan Alves and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

St Kilda
T. Brown, N. Burke, J. Cripps, J. Daniels, P. Everitt, B. Hall, R. Harvey, J. Heatley, M. Hudghton, A. Jones, R. Keogh, M. Lappin, S. Loewe, J. Peckett, J. Shanahan, D. Sierakowski, S. Sziller, A. Thompson, J. Traianidis, D. Wakelin, N. Winmar

Brisbane Lions
A. Lynch (capt.), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, S. Bamford, D. Bradshaw, N. Chapman, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, S. Hart, C. Johnson, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, S. Lawrence, J. Leppitsch, T. Lynch, B. Robbins, D. Scott, N. Trask, D. White

St Kilda (20.15.135) defeated Brisbane Lions (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Keogh (3), S. Loewe (3), P. Everitt (2), D. Wakelin (2), N. Winmar (2), N. Burke, B. Hall, R. Harvey, J. Heatley, A. Jones, M. Lappin, D. Sierakowski, J. Traianidis
Brisbane Lions: J. Akermanis (4), D. Bradshaw (3), S. Lawrence (3), J. Leppitsch, T. Lynch, B. Robbins

As a result of this match, St Kilda faced North Melbourne in the second preliminary final and Brisbane Lions were eliminated (finishing 8th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Qualifying Final 4
Teams: St Kilda v Brisbane Lions
Date: Sunday 7 September 1997
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Waverley Park
Attendance: 50,035

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Brisbane Lions
Score: 20.15.135 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 5 5 . 10 13 . 12 20 . 15 20 . 15 (135)
Brisbane Lions 3 . 1 6 . 9 9 . 9 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin STKL by 10 BRIL by 5 STKL by 27 STKL by 46 STKL by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Stan Alves (St Kilda), John Northey (Brisbane Lions)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Harvey (#25), H. Kennedy (#7), G. Scroop (#21), E: S. McLaren (#11)

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
2 Brown, Tony ? ? 0 3 17 12 5 1 0 3 0 2
3 Burke, Nathan ? ? 1 1 28 21 7 7 1 3 1 0
18 Cripps, Jason ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 4 0 2
34 Daniels, Jayson ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 6 0 1 0 0
10 Everitt, Peter ? ? 2 0 4 4 0 2 3 0 0 0
25 Hall, Barry ? ? 1 0 11 5 6 3 0 3 0 0
35 Harvey, Robert ? ? 1 2 33 23 10 2 0 1 0 1
24 Heatley, Jason ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
8 Hudghton, Max ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 3 0 1 0 0
5 Jones, Aussie ? ? 1 0 25 15 10 2 0 2 2 0
17 Keogh, Rod ? ? 3 0 18 12 6 6 0 3 0 2
22 Lappin, Matthew ? ? 1 0 22 7 15 4 0 0 1 1
23 Loewe, Stewart ? ? 3 3 24 19 5 9 19 5 3 2
1 Peckett, Justin ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 1 0 2 1 2
31 Shanahan, Jamie ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 5 0 2 1 1
13 Sierakowski, David ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 5 4 0 0 1
19 Sziller, Steven ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 1 0 0
29 Thompson, Andrew ? ? 0 1 17 5 12 1 0 3 0 0
32 Traianidis, Jason ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
15 Wakelin, Darryl ? ? 2 1 12 8 4 3 0 1 2 0
7 Winmar, Nicky ? ? 2 2 19 16 3 3 0 1 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 20 15 340 220 120 69 27 36 13 15

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
12 Akermanis, Jason ? ? 4 2 18 14 4 8 0 0 0 0
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 3 0 2 0 1
34 Bamford, Scott ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 1 0 1 1 1
36 Bradshaw, Daniel ? ? 3 2 12 9 3 7 0 0 0 1
5 Chapman, Nathan ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 4 0 0 0 0
16 Clarke, Matthew ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 1 10 0 3 1
14 Dickfos, Danny ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 7 0 2 0 1
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 0 0 28 18 10 7 0 4 3 0
8 Gowers, Andrew ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 1 0 1
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 8 0 3 1 0
2 Johnson, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 2 6 0 0 1 1 1
18 Lambert, Craig ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 0 0 1 0 0
44 Lappin, Nigel ? ? 0 2 11 10 1 4 0 0 1 0
15 Lawrence, Steven ? ? 3 1 12 7 5 2 0 1 2 1
23 Leppitsch, Justin ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 3 0 2 0 2
11 Lynch, Alastair (c) ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 7 0 1 0 2
42 Lynch, Tristan ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 2 0 3 1 0
28 Robbins, Ben ? ? 1 0 10 3 7 0 0 3 0 0
38 Scott, Dion ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 3 1 0 0
35 Trask, Nick ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 White, Darryl ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 5 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 13 11 272 170 102 74 13 31 15 13

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