1997 AFL Round 4: Melbourne v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1997 between Melbourne and Western Bulldogs during round 4 of the 1997 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Western Bulldogs at MCG.
Garry Lyon captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Terry Wallace.
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), A. Clarkson, J. Farmer, M. Febey, S. Febey, D. Gaspar, A. Ingerson, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, A. McDonald, D. Neitz, C. Nettelbeck, L. Newton, A. Obst, N. Pesch, R. Pyman, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Woewodin, A. Yze
Western Bulldogs
N. Brown, L. Cameron, M. Croft, L. Darcy, M. Dent, P. Dimattina, C. Ellis, C. Grant, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, T. Liberatore, S. Minton-Connell, B. Montgomery, J. Romero, D. Round, S. Sir, R. Smith, J. Watts, S. West, B. Wira
Melbourne (13.9.87) were defeated by Western Bulldogs (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Neitz (7), G. Lyon (3), A. Clarkson, J. Farmer, A. Obst
Western Bulldogs: S. Minton-Connell (3), L. Darcy (2), P. Hudson (2), J. Romero (2), B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, B. Montgomery, J. Watts
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 15th on the ladder (up from 16th) and Western Bulldogs were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Friday 18 April 1997
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,043
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Western Bulldogs
Score:
13.9.87 - 13.11.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Western Bulldogs | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 6 | WBUL by 2 | WBUL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Balme
(Melbourne),
Terry Wallace
(Western Bulldogs)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Western Bulldogs)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Caulfield
(#27),
J. Harvey
(#25),
M. McKenzie
(#24)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Grant | WBUL | 3 | 3 |
| Luke Darcy | WBUL | 14 | 2 |
| Alastair Clarkson | MELB | 23 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Gaspar, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | McDonald, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Nettelbeck, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Newton, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Pesch, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Pyman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Woewodin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 9 | 269 | 170 | 99 | 68 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 24 | |||
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brown, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Croft, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Darcy, Luke | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Dent, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Dimattina, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Ellis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hudson, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minton-Connell, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Montgomery, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Round, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sir, Sedat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Watts, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Wira, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 11 | 258 | 179 | 79 | 68 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 14 | |||