1998 AFL Round 2: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1998 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1998 AFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. David Neitz captained the hosts. Wayne Carey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neale Daniher and the visitors were coached by Denis Pagan.

Melbourne
D. Neitz (capt.), D. Cockatoo-Collins, J. Farmer, S. Febey, B. Grgic, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, T. Johnstone, D. Kowal, A. Leoncelli, G. Lyon, J. McDonald, G. Rigoni, D. Schwarz, M. Seecamp, J. Shanahan, S. Smith, C. Smoker, J. Stynes, J. White, S. Woewodin, A. Yze

North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), W. Abraham, B. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, S. Grant, C. Groom, E. Hewitt, D. King, M. Martyn, J. McCartney, A. Mellington, B. Pickett, M. Pike, A. Rock, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, S. Welsh

Melbourne (19.11.125) defeated North Melbourne (15.10.100).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Farmer (3), G. Lyon (3), D. Neitz (3), J. White (3), D. Schwarz (2), D. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Febey, B. Grgic, G. Rigoni, S. Smith
North Melbourne: W. Abraham (3), W. Carey (3), E. Hewitt (2), P. Bell, J. Blakey, S. Grant, D. King, A. Mellington, C. Sholl, S. Welsh

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 14th) and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1998 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 April 1998
Time: 3:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 29,990

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 19.11.125 - 15.10.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 2 11 . 4 14 . 8 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
North Melbourne 1 . 4 4 . 5 11 . 8 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Margin MELB by 22 MELB by 41 MELB by 18 MELB by 25 MELB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neale Daniher (Melbourne), Denis Pagan (North Melbourne)
Captains: David Neitz (Melbourne), Wayne Carey (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen (#10), T. Burton (#33), S. Hanley (#18)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Steven Febey MELB 21 3
Jeff Farmer MELB 33 2
Jim Stynes MELB 11 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
31 Cockatoo-Collins, Don ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 Farmer, Jeff ? ? 3 3 19 15 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 3
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 1 0 29 14 15 2 0 3 4 2 1 1 4 5
4 Grgic, Brent ? ? 1 0 14 7 7 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1
15 Hopgood, Paul ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 5 0 3 4 0 1 1 2 6
27 Ingerson, Anthony ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
16 Johnstone, Travis ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
7 Kowal, Darren ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
36 Leoncelli, Andrew ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 7 0 4 7 1 0 4 1 5
3 Lyon, Garry ? ? 3 1 10 7 3 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1
23 McDonald, James ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 7
9 Neitz, David (c) ? ? 3 2 15 11 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
43 Rigoni, Guy ? ? 1 1 24 12 12 3 0 2 6 1 1 1 2 6
5 Schwarz, David ? ? 2 0 15 8 7 5 2 0 4 0 0 2 1 5
10 Seecamp, Marcus ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 2
1 Shanahan, Jamie ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1
29 Smith, Shaun ? ? 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
39 Smoker, Craig ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 26 0 3 1 1 0 0 3
34 White, Jeff ? ? 3 1 13 8 5 7 6 0 2 1 1 1 0 0
22 Woewodin, Shane ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 7 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2
13 Yze, Adem ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 5 0 3 2 0 0 5 2 4
Rushed 0
Total (22 players) 19 11 315 205 110 76 35 20 45 15 14 23 26 58

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
15 Abraham, Winston ? ? 3 0 14 10 4 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3
14 Anderson, Brady ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 6
11 Archer, Glenn ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
26 Bell, Peter ? ? 1 0 24 15 9 3 0 4 7 0 3 0 2 3
12 Blakey, John ? ? 1 1 21 15 6 9 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3
18 Carey, Wayne (c) ? ? 3 2 23 19 4 9 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 4
9 Chandler, Brett ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 2
6 Grant, Shannon ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 3 0 4 2 0 1 2 3 4
23 Groom, Chris ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
21 Hewitt, Evan ? ? 2 0 17 7 10 5 14 2 4 0 1 1 1 2
34 King, David ? ? 1 1 18 13 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 5
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 7 0
5 McCartney, Jason ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1
20 Mellington, Anthony ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
28 Pickett, Byron ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 4 1 3 1 1 3 1 4 4
13 Pike, Martin ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 1
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 1
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 1 1 8 5 3 3 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 2
37 Simpson, Adam ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 2
30 Welsh, Scott ? ? 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (22 players) 15 10 281 193 88 61 26 39 32 8 23 13 34 50

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