2000 AFL Preliminary Final 2: Melbourne v Kangaroos

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 2000 between Melbourne and Kangaroos in the second preliminary final of the 2000 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Kangaroos 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.), C. Bruce, M. Collins, J. Farmer, S. Febey, B. Green, B. Grgic, A. Ingerson, T. Johnstone, A. Leoncelli, A. McDonald, A. Nicholson, S. Powell, G. Rigoni, R. Robertson, D. Schwarz, T. Simmonds, P. Walsh, D. Ward, J. White, S. Woewodin, A. Yze

Kangaroos
W. Carey (capt.), W. Abraham, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, M. Burton, M. Capuano, S. Clayton, S. Cochrane, L. Colbert, S. Grant, B. Harvey, D. King, T. Makepeace, M. Martyn, J. McCartney, C. McKernan, B. Pickett, M. Pike, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens

Melbourne (23.18.156) defeated Kangaroos (17.4.106).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Farmer (8), S. Powell (4), R. Robertson (3), D. Neitz (2), B. Green, B. Grgic, D. Schwarz, J. White, S. Woewodin, A. Yze
Kangaroos: C. Sholl (7), W. Carey (3), G. Archer (2), P. Bell (2), W. Abraham, D. King, C. McKernan

As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Essendon in the grand final and Kangaroos were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 2000 AFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final 2
Teams: Melbourne v Kangaroos
Date: Friday 25 August 2000
Time: 7:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 63,937

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Kangaroos
Score: 23.18.156 - 17.4.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 5 14 . 10 18 . 14 23 . 18 23 . 18 (156)
Kangaroos 5 . 1 9 . 1 10 . 4 17 . 4 17 . 4 (106)
Margin MELB by 10 MELB by 39 MELB by 58 MELB by 50 MELB by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore (#19), H. Kennedy (#7), B. Sheehan (#9), E: S. McLaren (#11)
Goal Umpire: D. Dixon, C. Hood
Boundary Umpire: P. McDonald, M. Vitiritti, D. Wilson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
32 Bruce, Cameron ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
28 Collins, Matthew ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
33 Farmer, Jeff ? ? 8 1 16 13 3 4 0 4 3 3 1 1 0 2
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 2 0 3 1 2 3 0 1 4
18 Green, Brad ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2
4 Grgic, Brent ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 4 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 4
27 Ingerson, Anthony ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 0
16 Johnstone, Travis ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 3 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 5
36 Leoncelli, Andrew ? ? 0 0 27 19 8 9 1 5 3 2 0 0 3 4
35 McDonald, Anthony ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 4
9 Neitz, David (c) ? ? 2 3 19 14 5 7 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 3
44 Nicholson, Alistair ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
7 Powell, Stephen ? ? 4 2 33 24 9 5 0 1 8 5 1 2 2 7
43 Rigoni, Guy ? ? 0 0 20 9 11 3 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 3
24 Robertson, Russell ? ? 3 2 15 9 6 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3
5 Schwarz, David ? ? 1 0 9 4 5 1 10 2 1 2 0 1 0 3
46 Simmonds, Troy ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 7 1 3 0 3 1 0 1
42 Walsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 4 0 3 1 3 3 2 3 2
26 Ward, Daniel ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 6 0 5 2 2 3 1 3 5
34 White, Jeff ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 4 21 1 0 2 1 1 1 2
22 Woewodin, Shane ? ? 1 1 29 20 9 6 0 3 8 3 2 3 2 10
13 Yze, Adem ? ? 1 4 16 16 0 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 4
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 23 18 334 217 117 80 47 43 44 38 20 22 26 70

Kangaroos

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
15 Abraham, Winston ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 3 0 1 0 1 3 4 0 3
11 Archer, Glenn ? ? 2 0 16 13 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2
26 Bell, Peter ? ? 2 1 26 18 8 8 0 3 1 2 2 1 3 4
12 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 8 0 0 5 1 2 1 6 2
22 Burton, Matthew ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
16 Capuano, Mathew ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
18 Carey, Wayne (c) ? ? 3 1 8 7 1 2 1 4 0 2 2 0 1 2
23 Clayton, Shane ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
45 Cochrane, Stuart ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
2 Colbert, Leigh ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 Grant, Shannon ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 3
29 Harvey, Brent ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 3 5 3 0 0 2 4
34 King, David ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 5 1
35 Makepeace, Troy ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 3 0 2
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 6 0
5 McCartney, Jason ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 6 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 3
31 McKernan, Corey ? ? 1 0 15 13 2 6 13 1 7 0 3 4 0 6
28 Pickett, Byron ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 4 1
13 Pike, Martin ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 3 2
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 7 0 12 11 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
7 Simpson, Adam ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 1 3 3 2 1 0 2 2
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 6 2 4 1 3 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 17 4 253 189 64 71 30 39 43 35 22 20 39 43

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