1999 AFL Round 18: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1999 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 18 of the 1999 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. David Neitz captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Neale Daniher and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.

Melbourne
D. Neitz (capt.), B. Beams, M. Bishop, S. Chisholm, J. Farmer, B. Grgic, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, A. Leoncelli, T. Longmuir, A. McDonald, J. McDonald, R. Robertson, D. Schwarz, M. Seecamp, J. Shanahan, P. Walsh, D. Ward, J. White, L. Williams, S. Woewodin, A. Yze

Geelong
S. Arnott, R. Burns, D. Clarke, P. Corrigan, T. Finocchiaro, B. Graham, T. Harley, A. Houlihan, S. King, D. Lowther, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, D. Mensch, D. Milburn, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, M. Scarlett, B. Sholl, H. Simpson, J. Snell, C. Steinfort, B. Stoneham

Melbourne (12.8.80) were defeated by Geelong (15.11.101).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Neitz (6), S. Chisholm, J. Farmer, R. Robertson, D. Schwarz, D. Ward, S. Woewodin
Geelong: R. Burns (3), B. Stoneham (3), M. Mansfield (2), P. Riccardi (2), S. Arnott, D. Clarke, T. Finocchiaro, A. Houlihan, L. Pickering

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 14th on the ladder (down from 13th) and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1999 AFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 31 July 1999
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,408

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 12.8.80 - 15.11.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 1 7 . 5 10 . 7 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Geelong 4 . 0 7 . 2 12 . 6 15 . 11 15 . 11 (101)
Margin MELB by 1 MELB by 3 GEEL by 11 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neale Daniher (Melbourne), Gary Ayres (Geelong)
Captains: David Neitz (Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen (#10), D. McCauley (#31), G. Scroop (#21)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Barry Stoneham GEEL 26 3
David Neitz MELB 9 2
Ronnie Burns GEEL 8 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
47 Beams, Ben ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
18 Bishop, Matthew ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Chisholm, Scott ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 3 2
8 Farmer, Jeff ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 1 0 3 1 2 2 2 0 2
4 Grgic, Brent ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
15 Hopgood, Paul ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 2 0 1 7 3 0 0 4 3
27 Ingerson, Anthony ? ? 0 0 11 2 9 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 Leoncelli, Andrew ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 1 1 1 4 1 0 2 0 0
45 Longmuir, Troy ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
35 McDonald, Anthony ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 3 1 3 0 2 0 1 3 3
23 McDonald, James ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
9 Neitz, David (c) ? ? 6 1 9 9 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1
24 Robertson, Russell ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
5 Schwarz, David ? ? 1 0 22 13 9 2 7 0 9 5 1 3 1 4
10 Seecamp, Marcus ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2
1 Shanahan, Jamie ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Walsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1
26 Ward, Daniel ? ? 1 1 29 16 13 4 0 1 8 1 3 2 3 3
34 White, Jeff ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 6 25 3 2 0 1 2 3 1
49 Williams, Luke ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Woewodin, Shane ? ? 1 0 25 21 4 9 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 7
13 Yze, Adem ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 0 3 4 1 0 1 1 5
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 12 8 266 170 96 62 36 23 45 26 13 19 26 43

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
28 Arnott, Simon ? ? 1 1 23 17 6 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5
8 Burns, Ronnie ? ? 3 0 20 8 12 1 0 2 3 3 1 2 0 1
51 Clarke, David ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 2 0 1 1 5 1 1 2 3
33 Corrigan, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 3
35 Finocchiaro, Tim ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
7 Graham, Ben ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0
37 Harley, Tom ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
3 Houlihan, Adam ? ? 1 0 6 2 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
1 King, Steven ? ? 0 2 16 10 6 3 17 4 6 4 1 2 2 2
29 Lowther, Daniel ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 2 0 15 10 5 6 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 1
31 Mensch, David ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1
39 Milburn, Darren ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1
23 Pickering, Liam ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 3 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 3
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 2 1 19 14 5 1 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 6
30 Scarlett, Matthew ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sholl, Brad ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 5 0 1 2 1 2 1 8 3
24 Simpson, Hamish ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 6 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 1
4 Snell, Jason ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
20 Steinfort, Carl ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 8 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 6
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 3 2 15 10 5 10 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 15 11 290 185 105 77 24 31 33 30 19 13 26 48

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