1997 AFL Round 3: Port Adelaide v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1997 between Port Adelaide and Geelong during round 3 of the 1997 AFL season. Port Adelaide hosted Geelong at Football Park. Gavin Wanganeen captained the hosts. Barry Stoneham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Cahill and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.

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

Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), J. Barnes, C. Biddiscombe, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Corrigan, P. Couch, B. Graham, D. Hall, T. Hargreaves, G. Hocking, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, M. Mansfield, M. McKinnon, D. Mensch, D. Milburn, P. Riccardi, M. Robbins, B. Sholl, C. Steinfort

Port Adelaide (18.21.129) defeated Geelong (14.6.90).

Goalkickers
Port Adelaide: S. Cummings (5), B. Lockwood (4), J. Francou (2), D. Poole (2), D. Brown, P. Burgoyne, D. Dickie, F. Francis, B. Lade
Geelong: R. Burns (3), M. Mansfield (3), C. Steinfort (2), J. Barnes, C. Biddiscombe, P. Couch, D. Hall, T. Hargreaves, B. Stoneham

As a result of this match, Port Adelaide were then 14th on the ladder (up from 15th) and Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Port Adelaide v Geelong
Date: Saturday 12 April 1997
Time: 8:40 PM
Venue: Football Park
Attendance: 32,074

Match Results

Outcome: Port Adelaide def. Geelong
Score: 18.21.129 - 14.6.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Adelaide 3 . 5 8 . 11 13 . 17 18 . 21 18 . 21 (129)
Geelong 0 . 2 3 . 2 7 . 4 14 . 6 14 . 6 (90)
Margin PADL by 21 PADL by 39 PADL by 49 PADL by 39 PADL by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Cahill (Port Adelaide), Gary Ayres (Geelong)
Captains: Gavin Wanganeen (Port Adelaide), Barry Stoneham (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Burton (#36), G. Dore (#19), R. Williams (#34), E: M. Avon (#40)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Don Dickie PADL 19 3
Matthew Primus PADL 2 2
Stephen Paxman PADL 14 1

Player Statistics

Port Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Bond, Shane ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 2 0 1 1 2
3 Breuer, Shayne ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 4 0 3 1 2
21 Brown, David ? ? 1 1 30 24 6 5 0 1 1 0
26 Burgoyne, Peter ? ? 1 2 11 9 2 1 0 0 0 2
36 Carter, Stephen ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cummings, Scott ? ? 5 4 12 12 0 9 0 0 1 0
19 Dickie, Don ? ? 1 2 26 21 5 9 0 3 0 2
4 Downsborough, Ian ? ? 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 Francis, Fabian ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 0 0 2 0 0
10 Francou, Josh ? ? 2 2 12 8 4 1 0 1 0 0
39 Heuskes, Adam ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 1 0 1
29 Kingsley, Adam ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 4 0 1 0 0
20 Lade, Brendon ? ? 1 0 11 5 6 4 4 0 1 0
22 Lockwood, Bowen ? ? 4 2 14 12 2 5 0 0 0 1
9 Lyle, Brayden ? ? 0 1 24 16 8 8 0 0 0 2
33 Mead, Darren ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 4 0 1 0 1
14 Paxman, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 0 0 0 1 0
30 Poole, Darryl ? ? 2 0 10 6 4 2 0 0 2 2
2 Primus, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 4 13 2 0 2
1 Wanganeen, Gavin (c) ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 0 0 2 2 0
15 Wilson, Michael ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 3 0 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 18 21 295 198 97 68 17 19 11 19

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
6 Barnes, John ? ? 1 1 16 9 7 7 15 0 1 2
30 Biddiscombe, Craig ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 4 0 2 1 0
8 Burns, Ronnie ? ? 3 1 15 8 7 6 0 2 0 1
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 6 0 1 0 0
33 Corrigan, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 0 0 0
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 0 27 20 7 3 0 0 2 0
36 Graham, Ben ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 0 2 1
19 Hall, Derek ? ? 1 0 24 11 13 6 0 3 2 0
22 Hargreaves, Tim ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 2 0 2 0 1
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 1 0 3 3 0
13 Kilpatrick, Glenn ? ? 0 2 17 10 7 6 0 2 1 1
1 King, Steven ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 3 1 20 15 5 8 0 0 0 1
28 McKinnon, Martin ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 6 0 1 0 0
31 Mensch, David ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 6 0 0 2 2
39 Milburn, Darren ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 0 1 1 0
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 1 0 0
4 Robbins, Matthew ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
12 Sholl, Brad ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 0 0 1 2 1
20 Steinfort, Carl ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 7 0 2 1 0
26 Stoneham, Barry (c) ? ? 1 0 7 3 4 1 6 1 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (21 players) 14 6 286 184 102 84 21 22 19 11

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