1997 AFL Round 15: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1997 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 15 of the 1997 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
Barry Stoneham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, P. Bell, J. Blakey, D. Crocker, G. Freeborn, B. Harvey, D. King, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, A. Mellington, B. Pickett, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens
Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), J. Barnes, C. Biddiscombe, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Corrigan, B. Graham, D. Hall, G. Hocking, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, C. Steinfort, G. Tanner
North Melbourne (14.8.92) were defeated by Geelong (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: W. Carey (3), M. Roberts (3), P. Bell (2), B. Allison, D. Crocker, A. Rock, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson
Geelong: R. Burns (2), D. Hall (2), P. Lynch (2), B. Stoneham (2), P. Corrigan, G. Hocking, M. McKinnon, P. Riccardi, B. Sholl, C. Steinfort, G. Tanner
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Friday 11 July 1997
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
45,120
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
14.8.92 - 15.12.102
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | NMLB by 17 | NMLB by 18 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Gary Ayres
(Geelong)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
Barry Stoneham
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Goldspink
(#32),
H. Kennedy
(#7),
M. Prince
(#12)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lynch | GEEL | 18 | 3 |
| Wayne Schwass | NMLB | 2 | 2 |
| David King | NMLB | 34 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 20 | Mellington, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Pickett, Byron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 8 | 249 | 174 | 75 | 54 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 32 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Biddiscombe, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Corrigan, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Hall, Derek | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Lynch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 12 | 271 | 184 | 87 | 63 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 23 | |||