2000 AFL Round 21: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 2000 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 21 of the 2000 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. David Neitz captained the hosts. Ben Graham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neale Daniher and the visitors were coached by Mark Thompson.

Melbourne
D. Neitz (capt.), C. Bruce, M. Collins, J. Farmer, S. Godfrey, B. Green, P. Hopgood, 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

Geelong
B. Graham (capt.), M. Baldwin, C. Bizzell, R. Burns, D. Clarke, J. Corey, T. Harley, G. Hocking, A. Houlihan, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, C. Ling, T. McGrath, D. Milburn, C. Mooney, B. Sanderson, M. Scarlett, B. Sholl, J. Snell, D. Spriggs, C. Steinfort, D. Wojcinski

Melbourne (18.18.126) defeated Geelong (17.6.108).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Neitz (5), S. Woewodin (4), A. Yze (3), B. Green, T. Johnstone, A. Leoncelli, A. McDonald, S. Powell, G. Rigoni
Geelong: R. Burns (4), M. Baldwin (3), D. Clarke (2), A. Houlihan (2), S. King (2), C. Mooney (2), C. Bizzell, G. Hocking

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2000 AFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Sunday 30 July 2000
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 75,033

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 18.18.126 - 17.6.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 4 9 . 8 13 . 16 18 . 18 18 . 18 (126)
Geelong 4 . 0 11 . 4 13 . 5 17 . 6 17 . 6 (108)
Margin GEEL by 2 GEEL by 8 MELB by 11 MELB by 18 MELB by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neale Daniher (Melbourne), Mark Thompson (Geelong)
Captains: David Neitz (Melbourne), Ben Graham (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates (#6), D. Howlett (#1), J. Schmitt (#17)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Shane Woewodin MELB 22 3
David Neitz MELB 9 2
Peter Walsh MELB 42 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
32 Bruce, Cameron ? ? 0 2 7 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
28 Collins, Matthew ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 1
33 Farmer, Jeff ? ? 0 2 8 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 4
30 Godfrey, Simon ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 Green, Brad ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
15 Hopgood, Paul ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 Ingerson, Anthony ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0
16 Johnstone, Travis ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 4 5
36 Leoncelli, Andrew ? ? 1 0 22 15 7 3 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 10
35 McDonald, Anthony ? ? 1 0 23 18 5 7 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 6
9 Neitz, David (c) ? ? 5 3 15 12 3 10 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2
44 Nicholson, Alistair ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 Powell, Stephen ? ? 1 1 16 9 7 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 4
43 Rigoni, Guy ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 Robertson, Russell ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
5 Schwarz, David ? ? 0 2 17 10 7 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 6
46 Simmonds, Troy ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
42 Walsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 22 10 12 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 1
26 Ward, Daniel ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 3
34 White, Jeff ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 7 30 1 5 0 2 1 1 8
22 Woewodin, Shane ? ? 4 2 35 24 11 6 1 5 11 2 0 2 3 7
13 Yze, Adem ? ? 3 1 16 11 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 18 18 310 197 113 79 33 24 37 19 18 16 30 62

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
46 Baldwin, Marcus ? ? 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Bizzell, Clint ? ? 1 0 8 3 5 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2
8 Burns, Ronnie ? ? 4 3 17 12 5 3 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 5
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 0 15 11 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 5
11 Corey, Joel ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Graham, Ben (c) ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 5 0 2 1 3 0 2 8 4
37 Harley, Tom ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 1 0 18 11 7 3 0 2 4 3 1 2 0 4
3 Houlihan, Adam ? ? 2 0 13 9 4 7 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 7
13 Kilpatrick, Glenn ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 2
1 King, Steven ? ? 2 0 19 11 8 3 22 2 7 1 2 2 0 2
45 Ling, Cameron ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 1
39 Milburn, Darren ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 4 0 1 6 0 1 0 2 5
21 Mooney, Cam ? ? 2 1 8 5 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
27 Sanderson, Brenton ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 0
30 Scarlett, Matthew ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1
12 Sholl, Brad ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 2
4 Snell, Jason ? ? 0 1 28 14 14 6 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 4
6 Spriggs, David ? ? 0 1 14 9 5 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 3 3
20 Steinfort, Carl ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
40 Wojcinski, David ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (22 players) 17 6 283 179 104 68 22 25 38 25 16 18 34 51

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