1997 AFL Round 4: Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1997 between Brisbane Lions and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1997 AFL season.
Brisbane Lions hosted North Melbourne at Gabba.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Denis Pagan.
Brisbane Lions
J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, S. Bamford, R. Champion, N. Chapman, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, S. Hart, C. Johnson, C. Keating, M. Kennedy, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, J. Leppitsch, A. Lynch, T. Lynch, S. McIvor, C. McRae, B. Robbins, M. Voss
North Melbourne
B. Allison, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, G. Freeborn, D. King, D. Laidley, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, A. Mellington, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, M. Stevens
Brisbane Lions (15.19.109) defeated North Melbourne (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: J. Leppitsch (5), N. Lappin (2), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, M. Clarke, S. Hart, C. Keating, C. Lambert, A. Lynch, S. McIvor
North Melbourne: J. Blakey (3), B. Allison, G. Archer, P. Bell, G. Freeborn, D. Laidley, A. Rock, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens
As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and North Melbourne were then 14th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 20 April 1997
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
18,575
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
15.19.109 - 12.11.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | BRIL by 9 | BRIL by 36 | BRIL by 7 | BRIL by 26 | BRIL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Brisbane Lions),
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Brisbane Lions),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Durham
(#15),
H. Kennedy
(#7),
S. Wenn
(#22)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Lappin | BRIL | 44 | 3 |
| Danny Dickfos | BRIL | 14 | 2 |
| Glenn Archer | NMLB | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Akermanis, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Marcus | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Bamford, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Champion, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Chapman, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Clarke, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Dickfos, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Hart, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Johnson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Keating, Clark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Kennedy, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Lappin, Nigel | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Leppitsch, Justin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Lynch, Tristan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | McIvor, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | McRae, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Robbins, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Voss, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 19 | 292 | 205 | 87 | 77 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 17 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Mellington, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Stevens, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 11 | 269 | 187 | 82 | 70 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 23 | |||