1997 AFL Round 18: Geelong v Port Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1997 between Geelong and Port Adelaide during round 18 of the 1997 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Port Adelaide at Kardinia Park.
Barry Stoneham captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Gary Ayres and the visitors were coached by John Cahill.
Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), J. Barnes, R. Burns, P. Corrigan, B. Graham, D. Hall, G. Hocking, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Mensch, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, J. Snell, C. Steinfort, G. Tanner
Port Adelaide
S. Bond, D. Brown, P. Burgoyne, T. Carr, S. Carter, S. Cummings, S. Daniels, D. Dickie, N. Eagleton, J. Francou, B. Heaver, A. Heuskes, R. James, B. Lade, B. Lockwood, D. Mead, S. Paxman, D. Poole, M. Primus, J. Rombotis, M. Wilson
Geelong (25.9.159) defeated Port Adelaide (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Snell (5), R. Burns (4), P. Lynch (4), G. Hocking (3), P. Riccardi (3), J. Barnes (2), D. Hall (2), B. Sholl, C. Steinfort
Port Adelaide: P. Burgoyne (3), S. Cummings (2), D. Brown, D. Dickie, N. Eagleton, J. Francou, M. Primus, J. Rombotis
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Port Adelaide were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Port Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,867
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Port Adelaide
Score:
25.9.159 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 9 | 25 | . | 9 | 25 | . | 9 | (159) |
| Port Adelaide | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 42 | GEEL by 52 | GEEL by 85 | GEEL by 85 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gary Ayres
(Geelong),
John Cahill
(Port Adelaide)
Captains:
Barry Stoneham
(Geelong),
unknown
(Port Adelaide)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Allen
(#10),
D. Goldspink
(#32),
S. Kronja
(#37)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven King | GEEL | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Riccardi | GEEL | 15 | 2 |
| Brad Sholl | GEEL | 12 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Corrigan, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Hall, Derek | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Lynch, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Snell, Jason | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 25 | 9 | 341 | 208 | 133 | 92 | 18 | 41 | 27 | 25 | |||
Port Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Burgoyne, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Carr, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Carter, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniels, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Dickie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Eagleton, Nathan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Francou, Josh | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Heaver, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Heuskes, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | James, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lade, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Lockwood, Bowen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Mead, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Paxman, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Poole, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Primus, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Rombotis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Wilson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 8 | 231 | 156 | 75 | 55 | 21 | 32 | 25 | 27 | |||