1997 AFL Round 15: Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1997 between Western Bulldogs and Brisbane Lions during round 15 of the 1997 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted Brisbane Lions at Optus Oval. Scott Wynd captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Terry Wallace and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), A. Contessa, J. Cook, M. Croft, L. Darcy, M. Dent, P. Dimattina, C. Ellis, C. Grant, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, S. Kretiuk, T. Lane, T. Liberatore, S. Minton-Connell, J. Romero, R. Smith, D. Southern, S. West, B. Wira

Brisbane Lions
J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, A. Bews, D. Bradshaw, R. Champion, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, S. Hart, C. Keating, M. Kennedy, N. Lappin, S. Lawrence, J. Leppitsch, A. Lynch, T. Lynch, C. McRae, J. Molloy, C. Scott, M. Voss, D. White

Western Bulldogs (11.7.73) were defeated by Brisbane Lions (21.11.137).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: R. Smith (3), M. Croft (2), B. Johnson (2), C. Grant, S. Kolyniuk, S. Minton-Connell, S. West
Brisbane Lions: C. McRae (5), J. Leppitsch (3), J. Akermanis (2), C. Keating (2), T. Lynch (2), J. Molloy (2), M. Ashcroft, S. Hart, M. Kennedy, S. Lawrence, C. Scott

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Brisbane Lions were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions
Date: Saturday 12 July 1997
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 16,430

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. by Brisbane Lions
Score: 11.7.73 - 21.11.137

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 4 . 1 5 . 4 8 . 7 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Brisbane Lions 4 . 4 11 . 6 15 . 8 21 . 11 21 . 11 (137)
Margin BRIL by 3 BRIL by 38 BRIL by 43 BRIL by 64 BRIL by 64
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Terry Wallace (Western Bulldogs), John Northey (Brisbane Lions)
Captains: Scott Wynd (Western Bulldogs), unknown (Brisbane Lions)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen (#10), D. Howlett (#1), S. McInerney (#30)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Adrian Fletcher BRIL 6 3
Matthew Clarke BRIL 16 2
Danny Dickfos BRIL 14 1

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
43 Contessa, Adam ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 0 0 2 0 0
12 Cook, James ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 1
16 Croft, Matthew ? ? 2 0 14 8 6 5 0 3 0 0
14 Darcy, Luke ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 7 0 1 0
21 Dent, Matthew ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 0 0 2 0 3
28 Dimattina, Paul ? ? 0 3 25 17 8 5 0 1 1 0
32 Ellis, Craig ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 1 2 0
3 Grant, Chris ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 9 0 0 0 1
9 Hudson, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 2 0 0 0 1
6 Johnson, Brad ? ? 2 0 15 11 4 1 0 1 1 1
2 Kolyniuk, Steven ? ? 1 1 19 8 11 4 0 0 1 0
35 Kretiuk, Steven ? ? 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
27 Lane, Tyson ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 0
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 0 0 17 5 12 0 0 5 1 0
1 Minton-Connell, Simon ? ? 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
36 Romero, Jose ? ? 0 0 28 15 13 3 0 2 1 0
5 Smith, Rohan ? ? 3 0 13 9 4 4 0 0 0 0
8 Southern, Daniel ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 0 3 0
7 West, Scott ? ? 1 0 32 20 12 2 0 5 3 0
24 Wira, Brad ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 0 0 0
15 Wynd, Scott (c) ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 1 18 3 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 11 7 293 164 129 52 25 26 15 10

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
12 Akermanis, Jason ? ? 2 0 20 15 5 8 0 1 0 0
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 1 3 22 13 9 6 0 4 0 0
25 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 2 0 2 0 0
36 Bradshaw, Daniel ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 5 0 3 0 0
16 Clarke, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 6 22 0 1 1
14 Dickfos, Danny ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 6 0 5 1 0
6 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 0 0 34 18 16 2 0 3 0 3
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 0 0 6 0 1
27 Keating, Clark ? ? 2 0 18 11 7 9 4 2 0 2
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
44 Lappin, Nigel ? ? 0 1 24 16 8 11 0 3 0 2
15 Lawrence, Steven ? ? 1 1 15 8 7 1 0 2 1 0
23 Leppitsch, Justin ? ? 3 1 10 8 2 5 0 1 1 1
11 Lynch, Alastair ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 5 0 0 1 0
42 Lynch, Tristan ? ? 2 0 19 15 4 3 0 5 1 1
4 McRae, Craig ? ? 5 0 10 7 3 3 0 1 1 0
20 Molloy, Jarrod ? ? 2 2 14 8 6 7 0 1 0 2
22 Scott, Chris ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 3 0 0 1 0
3 Voss, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 1 0 1 1 1
33 White, Darryl ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 8 1 4 0 1
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 21 11 326 208 118 92 27 45 10 15

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