1997 AFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Port Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1997 between North Melbourne and Port Adelaide during round 8 of the 1997 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Port Adelaide at Optus Oval.
Gavin Wanganeen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by John Cahill.
North Melbourne
B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, G. Freeborn, B. Harvey, D. King, J. Kirzner, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, A. Mellington, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Stevens
Port Adelaide
G. Wanganeen (capt.), S. Bond, S. Breuer, D. Brown, P. Burgoyne, S. Carter, D. Dickie, N. Eagleton, J. Francou, A. Heuskes, R. James, A. Kingsley, B. Lade, B. Lockwood, B. Lyle, D. Mead, S. Paxman, D. Poole, M. Primus, J. Rombotis, M. Wilson
North Melbourne (19.14.128) defeated Port Adelaide (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. Sholl (6), J. Kirzner (4), B. Allison (2), C. McKernan (2), G. Archer, P. Bell, B. Harvey, M. Pike, A. Rock
Port Adelaide: S. Bond (4), D. Brown (2), B. Lade (2), D. Poole (2), D. Dickie, A. Kingsley, M. Primus, J. Rombotis, M. Wilson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Port Adelaide were then 11th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Port Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Optus Oval
Attendance:
13,056
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Port Adelaide
Score:
19.14.128 - 15.10.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 7 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Port Adelaide | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 36 | NMLB by 40 | NMLB by 28 | NMLB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
John Cahill
(Port Adelaide)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Gavin Wanganeen
(Port Adelaide)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates
(#6),
S. Kronja
(#37),
B. Sheehan
(#9)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Pike | NMLB | 13 | 3 |
| Anthony Stevens | NMLB | 10 | 2 |
| Craig Sholl | NMLB | 24 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Kirzner, Julian | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Mellington, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 19 | 14 | 277 | 190 | 87 | 72 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 18 | |||
Port Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Burgoyne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Carter, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Dickie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Eagleton, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Francou, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Heuskes, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | James, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Kingsley, Adam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lade, Brendon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Lockwood, Bowen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Lyle, Brayden | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Mead, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Paxman, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Poole, Darryl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Primus, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Rombotis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wanganeen, Gavin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Wilson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 10 | 282 | 190 | 92 | 74 | 23 | 38 | 18 | 16 | |||