1997 AFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 March 1997 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1997 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
Garry Lyon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Neil Balme.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, D. Crocker, J. Daniltchenko, G. Freeborn, D. King, D. Laidley, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Stevens
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), S. Charles, A. Clarkson, J. Farmer, M. Febey, S. Febey, D. Gaspar, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, A. Leoncelli, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, C. Nettelbeck, A. Obst, R. Pyman, S. Smith, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Woewodin
North Melbourne (7.13.55) were defeated by Melbourne (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Allison (2), S. Anderson, W. Carey, J. Longmire, M. Roberts, C. Sholl
Melbourne: S. Charles (3), J. Farmer (3), A. Clarkson, A. Ingerson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 13th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Thursday 27 March 1997
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
35,802
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
7.13.55 - 10.10.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Neil Balme
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Ackland
(#17),
A. Malcolm,
M. Nash
(#14)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Smith | MELB | 29 | 3 |
| Jeff Farmer | MELB | 33 | 2 |
| Jim Stynes | MELB | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Daniltchenko, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 7 | 13 | 244 | 184 | 60 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles, Sean | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Gaspar, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Leoncelli, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Nettelbeck, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Pyman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Woewodin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 10 | 259 | 178 | 81 | 64 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 23 | |||