1998 AFL Round 3: Sydney v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1998 between Sydney and Geelong during round 3 of the 1998 AFL season. Sydney hosted Geelong at SCG. Paul Kelly captained the hosts. Barry Stoneham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Rodney Eade and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.

Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), L. Barry, T. Cook, D. Cresswell, A. Dunkley, P. Filandia, B. Green, T. Lockett, T. Luff, S. Maxfield, D. McPherson, J. Mooney, M. Nicks, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, M. Orchard, P. Roos, J. Saddington, W. Schwass, G. Stafford, J. Stevens, R. Warfe

Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), J. Barnes, C. Biddiscombe, C. Bizzell, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Corrigan, T. Finocchiaro, B. Graham, D. Hall, G. Hocking, G. Kilpatrick, D. Lowther, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Mensch, D. Milburn, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, S. Simpson

Sydney (24.16.160) defeated Geelong (7.15.57).

Goalkickers
Sydney: L. Barry (3), D. Cresswell (3), T. Lockett (3), M. O'Loughlin (3), B. Green (2), C. O'Brien (2), J. Stevens (2), P. Kelly, T. Luff, J. Mooney, M. Nicks, W. Schwass, R. Warfe
Geelong: P. Riccardi (3), C. Biddiscombe, R. Burns, D. Milburn, S. Simpson

As a result of this match, Sydney remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 13th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1998 AFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Sydney v Geelong
Date: Sunday 12 April 1998
Time: 2:40 PM
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 29,614

Match Results

Outcome: Sydney def. Geelong
Score: 24.16.160 - 7.15.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sydney 5 . 4 10 . 6 15 . 14 24 . 16 24 . 16 (160)
Geelong 0 . 5 2 . 11 3 . 14 7 . 15 7 . 15 (57)
Margin SYDN by 29 SYDN by 43 SYDN by 72 SYDN by 103 SYDN by 103
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Rodney Eade (Sydney), Gary Ayres (Geelong)
Captains: Paul Kelly (Sydney), Barry Stoneham (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen (#10), T. Burton (#33), G. Dore (#19)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Greg Stafford SYDN 15 3
Daryn Cresswell SYDN 8 2
Wayne Schwass SYDN 2 1

Player Statistics

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
21 Barry, Leo ? ? 3 0 24 11 13 7 0 3 0 1 1 5 0 4
41 Cook, Troy ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 3 0 5 0 3 0 0 2 1
8 Cresswell, Daryn ? ? 3 0 32 12 20 4 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 4
6 Dunkley, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 4 0
10 Filandia, Peter ? ? 0 1 6 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
16 Green, Brent ? ? 2 0 4 3 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
14 Kelly, Paul (c) ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 3 0 2 3 1 0 3 0 5
4 Lockett, Tony ? ? 3 5 10 8 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 Luff, Troy ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 3
11 Maxfield, Stuart ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 6
13 McPherson, Daniel ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 2 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 7
17 Mooney, Jason ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 1
23 Nicks, Matthew ? ? 1 0 24 18 6 6 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3
5 O'Brien, Craig ? ? 2 0 8 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
19 O'Loughlin, Michael ? ? 3 1 17 12 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
24 Orchard, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 3
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
22 Saddington, Jason ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 1 0 26 19 7 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 6
15 Stafford, Greg ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 5 25 0 0 0 0 2 2 5
20 Stevens, John ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 2 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 3
33 Warfe, Rowan ? ? 1 0 18 9 9 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3
Rushed 5
Total (22 players) 24 16 334 208 126 76 31 35 25 20 19 20 18 63

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
30 Biddiscombe, Craig ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1
9 Bizzell, Clint ? ? 0 2 6 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1
8 Burns, Ronnie ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2
33 Corrigan, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 4
43 Finocchiaro, Tim ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
7 Graham, Ben ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Hall, Derek ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 6 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 3
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 7 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2
13 Kilpatrick, Glenn ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
29 Lowther, Daniel ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 3
18 Lynch, Paul ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 3
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2
28 McKinnon, Martin ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 Mensch, David ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 5 9 1 5 1 2 0 0 6
39 Milburn, Darren ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 3 0 23 15 8 3 1 2 2 3 1 0 3 7
27 Sanderson, Brenton ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 2
37 Simpson, Sean ? ? 1 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0
26 Stoneham, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 3
Rushed 4
Total (22 players) 7 15 253 171 82 62 22 16 28 19 20 19 18 45

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