1997 AFL Semi Final 2: Adelaide v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1997 between Adelaide and Geelong in the second semi final of the 1997 AFL season.
Adelaide hosted Geelong at Football Park.
Mark Bickley captained the hosts.
Barry Stoneham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.
Adelaide
M. Bickley (capt.), T. Bond, P. Caven, M. Connell, S. Ellen, S. Goodwin, B. Hart, R. Jameson, D. Jarman, K. Johnson, K. Koster, A. McLeod, T. Modra, T. Ormond-Allen, D. Pittman, S. Rehn, C. Rintoul, M. Robran, C. Sampson, N. Smart, P. Vardy
Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), J. Barnes, R. Burns, L. Colbert, B. Graham, T. Hargreaves, G. Hocking, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Mensch, D. Milburn, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, J. Snell, C. Steinfort
Adelaide (11.10.76) defeated Geelong (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Adelaide: T. Bond (3), M. Robran (2), D. Jarman, K. Koster, A. McLeod, S. Rehn, C. Sampson, P. Vardy
Geelong: L. Pickering (3), L. Colbert (2), R. Burns, G. Hocking, J. Snell, C. Steinfort
As a result of this match, Adelaide faced Western Bulldogs in the first preliminary final and Geelong were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Adelaide
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 13 September 1997
Time:
7:45 PM
Venue:
Football Park
Attendance:
46,319
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | GEEL by 20 | ADEL by 7 | GEEL by 8 | ADEL by 8 | ADEL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Adelaide),
Gary Ayres
(Geelong)
Captains:
Mark Bickley
(Adelaide),
Barry Stoneham
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Goldspink
(#32),
M. Nash
(#14),
G. Vernon
(#2), E:
A. Coates
(#6)
Player Statistics
Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bickley, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Bond, Troy | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Caven, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Connell, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ellen, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Goodwin, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hart, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Jameson, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Jarman, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Johnson, Kane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | McLeod, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Modra, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Ormond-Allen, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Pittman, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 52 | Rehn, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Rintoul, Chad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Robran, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Sampson, Clay | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Smart, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Vardy, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 10 | 268 | 191 | 77 | 69 | 34 | 43 | 24 | 22 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Hargreaves, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Milburn, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Snell, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 14 | 309 | 193 | 116 | 70 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 24 | |||