1997 AFL Round 10: North Melbourne v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1997 between North Melbourne and West Coast during round 10 of the 1997 AFL season. North Melbourne hosted West Coast at Optus Oval. The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

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

West Coast
D. Banfield, T. Cummings, A. Donnelly, F. Gehrig, I. Grgic, D. Hart, B. Heady, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, A. Lovell, Peter Matera, Phillip Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, C. Morrison, J. Schofield, B. Spinks, P. Symmons, R. Turnbull, D. Wirrpanda, J. Wooden

North Melbourne (15.13.103) defeated West Coast (9.4.58).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: R. Scott (4), S. Anderson (2), G. Archer (2), P. Bell, G. Freeborn, J. Kirzner, C. McKernan, M. Roberts, A. Simpson, A. Stevens
West Coast: I. Grgic (2), P. Matera (2), D. Banfield, T. Cummings, A. McIntosh, P. Symmons, D. Wirrpanda

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and West Coast were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: North Melbourne v West Coast
Date: Saturday 31 May 1997
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 13,614

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. West Coast
Score: 15.13.103 - 9.4.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 5 7 . 6 8 . 8 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
West Coast 2 . 0 6 . 1 7 . 2 9 . 4 9 . 4 (58)
Margin NMLB by 17 NMLB by 11 NMLB by 12 NMLB by 45 NMLB by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Denis Pagan (North Melbourne), Mick Malthouse (West Coast)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), unknown (West Coast)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Love (#28), C. Mitchell (#4), M. Nash (#14)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Anthony Stevens NMLB 10 3
Peter Matera WCST 30 2
Peter Bell NMLB 26 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 0 2 7 6 1 2 1 1 2 0
5 Anderson, Stuart ? ? 2 0 21 12 9 4 0 3 1 1
11 Archer, Glenn ? ? 2 2 14 8 6 5 0 3 1 1
26 Bell, Peter ? ? 1 1 19 10 9 6 0 0 0 0
12 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 6 0 1 1 0
9 Chandler, Brett ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 Freeborn, Glenn ? ? 1 1 9 4 5 2 0 1 0 2
29 Harvey, Brent ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 4 0 1 2 3
34 King, David ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 1 2 0 0
48 Kirzner, Julian ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1
7 Laidley, Dean ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 1
35 Longmire, John ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 1 0 0 0
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 0 0
31 McKernan, Corey ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 7 13 1 3 0
13 Pike, Martin ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 1 0
22 Roberts, Mark ? ? 1 2 21 16 5 6 0 2 0 0
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 5 0 1 0 1
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 4 0 16 8 8 2 0 0 0 2
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 4 1 1 0 2
37 Simpson, Adam ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 2 1 4 0 0
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 1 0 24 19 5 7 0 3 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 15 13 286 190 96 76 19 26 12 14

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
6 Banfield, Drew ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 4 0 2 0 1
20 Cummings, Trent ? ? 1 0 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
29 Donnelly, Andrew ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 5 0 0 1 0
7 Gehrig, Fraser ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 2 3 0
14 Grgic, Ilija ? ? 2 0 10 7 3 5 3 1 1 3
36 Hart, David ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 1 0 0
1 Heady, Brett ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 0 1
27 Jakovich, Glen ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
2 Kemp, Dean ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 4 1 0 0 2
5 Lovell, Andy ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 3 0 3 1 0
30 Matera, Peter ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 5 0 2 1 1
33 Matera, Phillip ? ? 2 0 7 6 1 0 0 1 2 0
11 McIntosh, Ashley ? ? 1 0 17 9 8 7 1 0 0 0
17 McKenna, Guy ? ? 0 0 14 3 11 2 1 2 2 1
42 Morrison, Chad ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 1 2 0 0
21 Schofield, Jarrad ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 2 0 0
25 Spinks, Brett ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 1 1 1
16 Symmons, Paul ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 5 0 2 0 1
50 Turnbull, Ryan ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 4 0 2 1
44 Wirrpanda, David ? ? 1 1 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
13 Wooden, Josh ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 0 0 3 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 9 4 269 171 98 71 11 29 14 12

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