1997 AFL Round 1: Collingwood v Port Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1997 between Collingwood and Port Adelaide during round 1 of the 1997 AFL season. Collingwood hosted Port Adelaide at MCG. Gavin Brown captained the hosts with Damian Monkhorst as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Tony Shaw and the visitors were coached by John Cahill.

Collingwood
G. Brown (capt.), D. Monkhorst (vice-capt.), R. AhMat, J. Barnett, N. Buckley, S. Burns, G. Crosisca, S. Crow, C. Curran, A. McDonald, R. Osborne, S. Patterson, S. Prestigiacomo, M. Richardson, A. Rocca, S. Rocca, S. Russell, A. Schauble, L. Walker, S. Watson, P. Williams

Port Adelaide
S. Bond, S. Breuer, D. Brown, P. Burgoyne, S. Carter, S. Cummings, D. Dickie, I. Downsborough, F. Francis, J. Francou, B. Heaver, A. Heuskes, A. Kingsley, B. Lade, B. Lyle, D. Mead, S. Paxman, D. Poole, M. Primus, D. Squire, M. Wilson

Collingwood (26.10.166) defeated Port Adelaide (13.9.87).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: S. Rocca (6), P. Williams (4), S. Patterson (3), S. Crow (2), C. Curran (2), A. McDonald (2), A. Rocca (2), S. Russell (2), R. AhMat, J. Barnett, M. Richardson
Port Adelaide: S. Cummings (2), F. Francis (2), B. Heaver (2), D. Poole (2), S. Bond, S. Breuer, P. Burgoyne, J. Francou, B. Lade

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder and Port Adelaide were then 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v Port Adelaide
Date: Saturday 29 March 1997
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 51,883

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Port Adelaide
Score: 26.10.166 - 13.9.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 7 . 0 12 . 1 21 . 3 26 . 10 26 . 10 (166)
Port Adelaide 3 . 2 5 . 4 9 . 5 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Margin COLL by 22 COLL by 39 COLL by 70 COLL by 79 COLL by 79
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tony Shaw (Collingwood), John Cahill (Port Adelaide)
Captains: Gavin Brown (Collingwood), unknown (Port Adelaide)
Vice-Captains: Damian Monkhorst (Collingwood), unknown (Port Adelaide)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Humphery-Smith, S. McBurney (#29), B. Sheehan (#9)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Scott Russell COLL 29 3
Gavin Brown COLL 26 2
Paul Williams COLL 10 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
7 AhMat, Robbie ? ? 1 0 13 4 9 2 0 2 0 1
11 Barnett, John ? ? 1 1 10 7 3 1 0 2 0 0
26 Brown, Gavin (c) ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 1 3 0
5 Buckley, Nathan ? ? 0 1 27 23 4 9 0 0 0 1
17 Burns, Scott ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 0 0 0
28 Crosisca, Gavin ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 4 1 1 1 1
39 Crow, Scott ? ? 2 0 16 10 6 7 0 0 0 0
24 Curran, Chris ? ? 2 2 19 14 5 2 0 2 1 0
27 McDonald, Alex ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 2 1 3 2 0
1 Monkhorst, Damian (vc) ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 4 2 1 0
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 Patterson, Stephen ? ? 3 0 27 12 15 4 0 2 0 0
35 Prestigiacomo, Simon ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 Richardson, Mark ? ? 1 1 10 6 4 5 4 1 0 1
23 Rocca, Anthony ? ? 2 0 9 8 1 6 1 2 0 2
36 Rocca, Sav ? ? 6 1 7 7 0 5 1 2 0 0
29 Russell, Scott ? ? 2 0 28 15 13 10 0 1 0 3
12 Schauble, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 2 3 1 1
18 Walker, Lee ? ? 0 1 8 3 5 3 0 1 0 1
14 Watson, Shane ? ? 0 1 15 4 11 4 0 1 1 2
10 Williams, Paul ? ? 4 2 30 21 9 4 0 3 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (21 players) 26 10 308 189 119 79 14 30 12 14

Port Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Bond, Shane ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 0 0 2 2 0
3 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 9 0 1 0 1
21 Brown, David ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 1 0 0
26 Burgoyne, Peter ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 1 0 2 0 1
36 Carter, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 2 1 0
6 Cummings, Scott ? ? 2 3 7 5 2 4 0 0 0 0
19 Dickie, Don ? ? 0 0 26 17 9 8 0 3 1 3
4 Downsborough, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 Francis, Fabian ? ? 2 1 20 14 6 2 0 4 0 1
10 Francou, Josh ? ? 1 0 11 3 8 1 0 0 1 1
12 Heaver, Brent ? ? 2 1 10 7 3 4 0 0 0 0
39 Heuskes, Adam ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 0 3 2 0
29 Kingsley, Adam ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 0 0 1 0 0
20 Lade, Brendon ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 1 6 1 0 2
9 Lyle, Brayden ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 5 0 1 2 0
33 Mead, Darren ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 1 1 1 1
14 Paxman, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 1 0
30 Poole, Darryl ? ? 2 1 13 7 6 1 2 2 2 0
2 Primus, Matthew ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 12 1 1 1
24 Squire, Damian ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
15 Wilson, Michael ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 7 0 3 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 13 9 265 172 93 56 22 28 14 12

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