1997 AFL Round 7: North Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1997 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1997 AFL season. North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Gavin Brown captained the visitors with Damian Monkhorst as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Tony Shaw.

North Melbourne
B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, G. Freeborn, D. King, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, A. Mellington, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, S. Welsh

Collingwood
G. Brown (capt.), D. Monkhorst (vice-capt.), R. AhMat, J. Barnett, N. Buckley, S. Burns, G. Crosisca, C. Curran, M. Francis, A. McDonald, M. Michael, R. Osborne, S. Patterson, M. Richardson, A. Rocca, S. Rocca, S. Russell, S. Watson, J. Wild, P. Williams, G. Wright

North Melbourne (9.14.68) were defeated by Collingwood (17.9.111).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Mellington (4), C. Sholl (2), G. Archer, P. Bell, A. Rock
Collingwood: S. Rocca (4), R. AhMat (3), C. Curran (2), R. Osborne (2), D. Monkhorst, S. Patterson, A. Rocca, J. Wild, P. Williams, G. Wright

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: North Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Friday 9 May 1997
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 54,901

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.14.68 - 17.9.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 5 3 . 7 7 . 10 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Collingwood 2 . 3 5 . 5 12 . 7 17 . 9 17 . 9 (111)
Margin NMLB by 2 COLL by 10 COLL by 27 COLL by 43 COLL by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Denis Pagan (North Melbourne), Tony Shaw (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Gavin Brown (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Damian Monkhorst (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Howlett (#1), S. McInerney (#30), R. Sawers (#5)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Scott Burns COLL 17 3
Gavin Brown COLL 26 2
Alex McDonald COLL 27 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 0 1 2
5 Anderson, Stuart ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 1 0 0
11 Archer, Glenn ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 0 0
26 Bell, Peter ? ? 1 2 20 11 9 5 0 1 0 0
12 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 1 4 1 1
9 Chandler, Brett ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 1 1 1
17 Freeborn, Glenn ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 0 1
34 King, David ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 0 1 3
35 Longmire, John ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 3 2 0 1
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 1 1 1 0
31 McKernan, Corey ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 10 6 2 4 1
20 Mellington, Anthony ? ? 4 1 9 7 2 6 0 0 0 0
13 Pike, Martin ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 1 0 1
22 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 3 0 3 0 2
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 1 1 18 13 5 3 0 3 0 0
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 0 1 1 1 0
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 3 0 0 0 1
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 2 1 14 11 3 4 0 2 2 1
37 Simpson, Adam ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 0 0 32 23 9 5 0 4 0 1
30 Welsh, Scott ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rushed 6
Total (21 players) 9 14 249 172 77 59 12 29 13 17

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
7 AhMat, Robbie ? ? 3 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 2 0
11 Barnett, John ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 Brown, Gavin (c) ? ? 0 0 15 4 11 4 0 5 2 1
5 Buckley, Nathan ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 1 1 1 1
17 Burns, Scott ? ? 0 0 28 20 8 13 0 2 1 0
28 Crosisca, Gavin ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 1 0 1
24 Curran, Chris ? ? 2 2 15 9 6 2 0 6 0 0
9 Francis, Matthew ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 2 2 3 0 0
27 McDonald, Alex ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 4 1 0 0 2
48 Michael, Mal ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 0 1 0 1
1 Monkhorst, Damian (vc) ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 4 6 0 2 2
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 2 1 7 7 0 3 0 1 0 0
6 Patterson, Stephen ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 6 0 0 2 1
3 Richardson, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 1 3 1 2 2
23 Rocca, Anthony ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 5 2 2 0 1
36 Rocca, Sav ? ? 4 1 9 7 2 4 0 0 1 1
29 Russell, Scott ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 5 0 2 1 0
14 Watson, Shane ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
22 Wild, Jason ? ? 1 2 11 5 6 3 0 4 0 0
10 Williams, Paul ? ? 1 0 25 20 5 5 1 6 1 0
19 Wright, Graham ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 3 0 1 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 17 9 284 180 104 71 16 39 17 13

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