1997 AFL Round 5: Melbourne v West Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1997 between Melbourne and West Coast during round 5 of the 1997 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted West Coast at MCG.
Garry Lyon captained the hosts.
John Worsfold captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), A. Clarkson, M. Febey, S. Febey, D. Gaspar, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, D. Kowal, A. Leoncelli, B. Lovett, A. McDonald, D. Neitz, C. Nettelbeck, L. Newton, N. Pesch, R. Pyman, M. Seecamp, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Woewodin, A. Yze
West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), J. Ball, D. Banfield, B. Cousins, F. Gehrig, I. Grgic, D. Hart, D. Kemp, C. Lewis, A. Lovell, Peter Matera, Phillip Matera, A. McIntosh, C. Morrison, J. Schofield, N. Stone, P. Sumich, P. Symmons, R. Turnbull, M. White, D. Wirrpanda
Melbourne (12.6.78) were defeated by West Coast (19.12.126).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Neitz (6), A. Ingerson (3), A. Clarkson, S. Febey, D. Kowal
West Coast: B. Cousins (5), P. Sumich (3), C. Lewis (2), N. Stone (2), P. Symmons (2), I. Grgic, D. Hart, A. Lovell, C. Morrison, M. White
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 16th on the ladder (down from 15th) and West Coast remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
West Coast
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,655
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
West Coast
Score:
12.6.78 - 19.12.126
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| West Coast | 4 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 4 | 18 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | WCST by 26 | WCST by 69 | WCST by 48 | WCST by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Balme
(Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
John Worsfold
(West Coast)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Carey
(#8),
G. Deller
(#41),
S. McInerney
(#30)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Symmons | WCST | 16 | 3 |
| David Neitz | MELB | 9 | 2 |
| Chris Lewis | WCST | 28 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Gaspar, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Leoncelli, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | McDonald, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Nettelbeck, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Newton, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Pesch, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Pyman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Woewodin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 6 | 288 | 180 | 108 | 71 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 14 | |||
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ball, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Banfield, Drew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | Cousins, Ben | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Gehrig, Fraser | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Hart, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Matera, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | McIntosh, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Morrison, Chad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Schofield, Jarrad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Stone, Nicholas | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sumich, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Symmons, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Turnbull, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | White, Mitchell | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Wirrpanda, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 19 | 12 | 317 | 204 | 113 | 78 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 24 | |||