1997 AFL Round 8: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1997 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1997 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Barry Stoneham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.
Melbourne
S. Charles, A. Clarkson, D. Cockatoo-Collins, J. Farmer, M. Febey, S. Febey, D. Gaspar, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, A. Leoncelli, B. Lovett, A. McDonald, C. Nettelbeck, D. O'Brien, A. Obst, R. Pyman, M. Seecamp, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Woewodin, A. Yze
Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), C. Biddiscombe, B. Brownless, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Corrigan, B. Graham, T. Hargreaves, 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
Melbourne (7.7.49) were defeated by Geelong (19.14.128).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Charles (3), J. Farmer (3), R. Pyman
Geelong: T. Hargreaves (5), B. Brownless (2), R. Burns (2), G. Hocking (2), A. Houlihan, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, P. Riccardi, C. Steinfort
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 16th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,989
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Margin | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 79 | GEEL by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Balme
(Melbourne),
Gary Ayres
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Barry Stoneham
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett
(#1),
J. Love
(#28),
K. Nicholls
(#20)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Sholl | GEEL | 12 | 3 |
| Tim McGrath | GEEL | 17 | 2 |
| Tim Hargreaves | GEEL | 22 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles, Sean | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Cockatoo-Collins, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Gaspar, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Leoncelli, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | McDonald, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Nettelbeck, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | O'Brien, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Pyman, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Woewodin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 7 | 7 | 249 | 153 | 96 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 22 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Biddiscombe, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Corrigan, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Hargreaves, Tim | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Houlihan, Adam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 19 | 14 | 309 | 200 | 109 | 94 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 14 | |||