1997 AFL Round 7: Geelong v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1997 between Geelong and Sydney during round 7 of the 1997 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Sydney at Kardinia Park.
Barry Stoneham captained the hosts.
Paul Kelly captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gary Ayres and the visitors were coached by Rodney Eade.
Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), C. Biddiscombe, B. Brownless, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Couch, B. Graham, D. Hall, G. Hocking, A. Houlihan, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, C. Steinfort, G. Tanner
Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), S. Arnott, S. Carey, T. Cook, D. Cresswell, A. Dunkley, K. Dyson, S. Grant, C. King, M. Kinnear, D. Lewis, T. Lockett, S. Maxfield, M. Nicks, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, M. Orchard, P. Roos, B. Seymour, G. Stafford, R. Warfe
Geelong (11.10.76) defeated Sydney (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Hall (2), M. McKinnon (2), C. Biddiscombe, B. Brownless, R. Burns, L. Colbert, G. Hocking, A. Houlihan, P. Riccardi
Sydney: S. Maxfield (3), K. Dyson, T. Lockett, M. O'Loughlin
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Sydney were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
22,151
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Sydney | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 36 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gary Ayres
(Geelong),
Rodney Eade
(Sydney)
Captains:
Barry Stoneham
(Geelong),
Paul Kelly
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Allen
(#10),
G. Deller
(#41),
C. Mitchell
(#4)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Kilpatrick | GEEL | 13 | 3 |
| Ben Graham | GEEL | 36 | 2 |
| Tim McGrath | GEEL | 17 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Biddiscombe, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Hall, Derek | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Houlihan, Adam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 10 | 313 | 202 | 111 | 92 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 12 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arnott, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Carey, Stefan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Cook, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Cresswell, Daryn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Dunkley, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | King, Clinton | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Kinnear, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lewis, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Maxfield, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nicks, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | O'Loughlin, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Orchard, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Seymour, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Stafford, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Warfe, Rowan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 6 | 8 | 274 | 158 | 116 | 52 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 11 | |||