1997 AFL Round 1: Adelaide v Brisbane Lions

This is the match report for the match played on 30 March 1997 between Adelaide and Brisbane Lions during round 1 of the 1997 AFL season. Adelaide hosted Brisbane Lions at Football Park. Mark Bickley captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Adelaide
M. Bickley (capt.), T. Bond, M. Connell, T. Edwards, S. Goodwin, B. Hart, B. James, R. Jameson, D. Jarman, K. Johnson, A. Keating, J. McCartney, A. McLeod, T. Modra, D. Pittman, M. Ricciuto, C. Rintoul, N. Smart, B. Standfield, P. Vardy, B. Williams

Brisbane Lions
M. Ashcroft, R. Champion, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, S. Hart, C. Johnson, C. Keating, M. Kennedy, N. Lappin, J. Leppitsch, A. Lynch, T. Lynch, S. McIvor, M. McLean, J. Molloy, B. Robbins, D. Scott, M. Voss, D. White

Adelaide (20.12.132) defeated Brisbane Lions (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
Adelaide: T. Modra (7), B. Standfield (5), A. McLeod (3), T. Bond (2), D. Pittman, P. Vardy, B. Williams
Brisbane Lions: A. Lynch (3), M. Voss (3), M. Ashcroft (2), A. Fletcher (2), D. Scott (2), S. McIvor, D. White

As a result of this match, Adelaide were then 3rd on the ladder and Brisbane Lions were then 14th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Adelaide v Brisbane Lions
Date: Sunday 30 March 1997
Time: 1:40 PM
Venue: Football Park
Attendance: 36,602

Match Results

Outcome: Adelaide def. Brisbane Lions
Score: 20.12.132 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Adelaide 6 . 1 12 . 3 17 . 6 20 . 12 20 . 12 (132)
Brisbane Lions 5 . 2 7 . 7 10 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin ADEL by 5 ADEL by 26 ADEL by 39 ADEL by 36 ADEL by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Malcolm Blight (Adelaide), John Northey (Brisbane Lions)
Captains: Mark Bickley (Adelaide), unknown (Brisbane Lions)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Burton (#36), P. Carey (#8), R. Williams (#34)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brett James ADEL 11 3
Mark Ricciuto ADEL 32 2
Darren Jarman ADEL 3 1

Player Statistics

Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
26 Bickley, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 25 13 12 1 0 1 1 2
18 Bond, Troy ? ? 2 0 13 10 3 2 0 5 0 1
14 Connell, Matt ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 0 0 2 0
9 Edwards, Tyson ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 0 0 1 1 1
36 Goodwin, Simon ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0
34 Hart, Ben ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 0 2
11 James, Brett ? ? 0 0 33 7 26 0 0 3 1 0
35 Jameson, Rod ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 0 1 1
3 Jarman, Darren ? ? 0 0 26 18 8 5 0 7 1 2
28 Johnson, Kane ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2
20 Keating, Aaron ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 10 1 1 1
8 McCartney, Jason ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
23 McLeod, Andrew ? ? 3 2 19 12 7 3 0 1 0 1
6 Modra, Tony ? ? 7 3 12 11 1 7 0 0 3 1
15 Pittman, David ? ? 1 0 14 6 8 3 23 2 3 1
32 Ricciuto, Mark ? ? 0 0 36 19 17 6 0 1 1 0
42 Rintoul, Chad ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
7 Smart, Nigel ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 2 0 1 3 0
16 Standfield, Barry ? ? 5 1 9 9 0 4 0 1 1 1
30 Vardy, Peter ? ? 1 3 14 12 2 1 0 4 0 0
29 Williams, Brent ? ? 1 0 14 8 6 1 0 1 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 20 12 302 187 115 50 33 30 22 17

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 2 2 29 18 11 1 0 2 0 0
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 0 0 3 3
16 Clarke, Matthew ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 10 1 3 2
14 Dickfos, Danny ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 2 1 0
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 2 0 16 11 5 3 0 0 0 0
8 Gowers, Andrew ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 2
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 0 0 28 14 14 6 0 1 0 2
2 Johnson, Chris ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 1 0 4 2 0
27 Keating, Clark ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 0 0 0 0
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 0 2
44 Lappin, Nigel ? ? 0 1 28 18 10 1 0 0 1 3
23 Leppitsch, Justin ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 2 7 1 0 3
11 Lynch, Alastair ? ? 3 1 5 5 0 2 0 0 1 0
42 Lynch, Tristan ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 McIvor, Scott ? ? 1 2 16 12 4 4 0 0 1 0
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Molloy, Jarrod ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 2 1 2
28 Robbins, Ben ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 1 1 1 2
38 Scott, Dion ? ? 2 1 6 3 3 1 3 1 2 0
3 Voss, Michael ? ? 3 1 23 12 11 1 0 3 1 0
33 White, Darryl ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 0 1 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 14 12 262 177 85 43 22 19 17 22

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