1997 AFL Round 19: North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1997 between North Melbourne and Brisbane Lions during round 19 of the 1997 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Brisbane Lions at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
Alastair Lynch captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, B. Harvey, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, A. Mellington, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
Brisbane Lions
A. Lynch (capt.), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, S. Bamford, J. Barker, D. Bradshaw, R. Champion, N. Chapman, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, C. Johnson, C. Keating, S. Lawrence, J. Leppitsch, T. Lynch, S. McIvor, C. McRae, B. Robbins, D. White
North Melbourne (17.14.116) defeated Brisbane Lions (9.5.59).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. Sholl (3), J. Longmire (2), C. McKernan (2), M. Pike (2), M. Roberts (2), A. Rock (2), P. Bell, J. Blakey, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
Brisbane Lions: J. Leppitsch (2), J. Akermanis, S. Bamford, D. Bradshaw, A. Gowers, A. Lynch, T. Lynch, C. McRae
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Brisbane Lions were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Friday 8 August 1997
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
27,021
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Brisbane Lions
Score:
17.14.116 - 9.5.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Margin | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 29 | NMLB by 49 | NMLB by 57 | NMLB by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
John Northey
(Brisbane Lions)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
Alastair Lynch
(Brisbane Lions)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Goldspink
(#32),
H. Kennedy
(#7),
S. Wenn
(#22)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Pike | NMLB | 13 | 3 |
| John Longmire | NMLB | 35 | 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 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Mellington, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Stevens, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 17 | 14 | 311 | 208 | 103 | 70 | 10 | 36 | 19 | 12 | |||
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Akermanis, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Bamford, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Barker, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Bradshaw, Daniel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Champion, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Chapman, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Clarke, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Dickfos, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Gowers, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Johnson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Keating, Clark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Lawrence, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Leppitsch, Justin | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Lynch, Tristan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | McIvor, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | McRae, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Robbins, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | White, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 5 | 243 | 161 | 82 | 55 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 19 | |||