1997 AFL Round 9: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1997 between Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1997 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs "hosted" North Melbourne at MCG.
Scott Wynd captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Terry Wallace and the visitors were coached by Denis Pagan.
Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), M. Croft, L. Darcy, M. Dent, P. Dimattina, C. Ellis, C. Grant, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, N. Kellett, S. Kolyniuk, T. Liberatore, S. Minton-Connell, B. Montgomery, J. Romero, S. Sir, R. Smith, D. Southern, M. West, S. West, B. Wira
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
Western Bulldogs (16.7.103) defeated North Melbourne (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: P. Hudson (4), T. Liberatore (3), S. Minton-Connell (3), P. Dimattina (2), C. Grant (2), M. Croft, R. Smith
North Melbourne: A. Mellington (3), P. Bell (2), C. McKernan (2), J. Longmire, R. Scott, C. Sholl
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs remained 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 25 May 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
29,307
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.7.103 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 3 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 7 | (103) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | NMLB by 6 | WBUL by 17 | WBUL by 41 | WBUL by 32 | WBUL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Terry Wallace
(Western Bulldogs),
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Scott Wynd
(Western Bulldogs),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Allen
(#10),
D. Goldspink
(#32),
S. Hanley
(#18), E:
A. Malcolm
Umpire Replacement:
A. Malcolm replaced D. Goldspink
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ellis | WBUL | 32 | 3 |
| Paul Dimattina | WBUL | 28 | 2 |
| Scott West | WBUL | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Croft, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Darcy, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Dent, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Dimattina, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Ellis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hudson, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kellett, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Minton-Connell, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Montgomery, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sir, Sedat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Southern, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | West, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Wira, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 7 | 324 | 211 | 113 | 96 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Kirzner, Julian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Mellington, Anthony | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 11 | 241 | 169 | 72 | 56 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 14 | |||