1997 AFL Round 18: Melbourne v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1997 between Melbourne and Sydney during round 18 of the 1997 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Sydney at MCG.
Glenn Lovett captained the hosts.
Paul Kelly captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Greg Hutchison and the visitors were coached by Rodney Eade.
Melbourne
G. Lovett (capt.), S. Charles, S. Febey, B. Grgic, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, D. Kowal, B. Lovett, A. McDonald, J. McDonald, D. Neitz, L. Newton, A. Obst, R. Pyman, D. Schwarz, M. Seecamp, S. Smith, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Woewodin, A. Yze
Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), S. Arnott, L. Barry, M. Bayes, S. Carey, T. Cook, D. Cresswell, A. Dunkley, S. Grant, D. Lewis, T. Lockett, B. Mathews, S. Maxfield, J. Mooney, M. Nicks, M. O'Loughlin, M. Orchard, P. Roos, B. Seymour, J. Stevens, R. Warfe
Melbourne (7.11.53) were defeated by Sydney (25.19.169).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Schwarz (3), S. Charles, B. Grgic, B. Lovett, T. Viney
Sydney: M. Bayes (6), T. Lockett (6), L. Barry (3), S. Grant (3), M. O'Loughlin (3), P. Kelly (2), S. Arnott, B. Mathews
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 16th on the ladder and Sydney were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,901
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Sydney | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 16 | 25 | . | 19 | 25 | . | 19 | (169) |
| Margin | SYDN by 57 | SYDN by 66 | SYDN by 99 | SYDN by 116 | SYDN by 116 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Greg Hutchison
(Melbourne),
Rodney Eade
(Sydney)
Captains:
Glenn Lovett
(Melbourne),
Paul Kelly
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Burton
(#36),
M. McKenzie
(#24),
G. Vernon
(#2), E:
T. Shearer
(#46)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kelly | SYDN | 14 | 3 |
| Mark Bayes | SYDN | 30 | 2 |
| Troy Cook | SYDN | 41 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Grgic, Brent | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | McDonald, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | McDonald, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Newton, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Pyman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Schwarz, David | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Woewodin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 7 | 11 | 253 | 150 | 103 | 59 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arnott, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Barry, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Carey, Stefan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Cook, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Cresswell, Daryn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Dunkley, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Lewis, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Mathews, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Maxfield, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Mooney, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Nicks, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Loughlin, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Orchard, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Seymour, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Stevens, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Warfe, Rowan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 25 | 19 | 367 | 220 | 147 | 91 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | |||