2003 AFL Round 19: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 2003 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 19 of the 2003 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. David Neitz captained the hosts. Brenton Sanderson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neale Daniher and the visitors were coached by Mark Thompson.

Melbourne
Back: M. Whelan, A. Nicholson, C. Bizzell
Half-back: N. Brown, N. Carroll, D. Ward
Centre: P. Walsh, A. Yze, L. Williams
Half-forward: C. Heffernan, B. Miller, C. Bruce
Forward: J. White, D. Neitz (capt.), R. Robertson
Follower: S. Armstrong, S. Godfrey, J. McDonald
Int.: C. Hunter, D. Jolly, J. Rivers, S. Thompson

Geelong
Back: D. Milburn, M. Scarlett, B. Sanderson (capt.)
Half-back: D. Wojcinski, B. Graham, T. Harley
Centre: M. Rooke, C. Enright, D. Spriggs
Half-forward: S. Johnson, J. Rahilly, P. Chapman
Forward: G. Ablett, M. McCarthy, B. Moloney
Follower: P. Chambers, J. Corey, C. Ling
Int.: J. Bartel, J. Kelly, H. Playfair, P. Riccardi

Melbourne (6.9.45) were defeated by Geelong (11.18.84).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Neitz (2), R. Robertson (2), C. Bizzell, A. Yze
Geelong: M. McCarthy (3), P. Riccardi (3), P. Chambers (2), G. Ablett, B. Graham, D. Wojcinski

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 14th on the ladder and Geelong remained 13th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2003 AFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Friday 8 August 2003
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,508

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 6.9.45 - 11.18.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 4 3 . 8 3 . 8 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Geelong 4 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 14 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Margin GEEL by 18 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 36 GEEL by 39 GEEL by 39
Duration 29:40 28:46 27:46 27:55 1:54:07

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neale Daniher (Melbourne), Mark Thompson (Geelong)
Captains: David Neitz (Melbourne), Brenton Sanderson (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Jeffery (#29), B. Rosebury (#8), S. Wenn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Adem Yze MELB 13 3
Darren Milburn GEEL 39 2
Matthew McCarthy GEEL 26 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
2 Armstrong, Steven RU 97% 0 3 13 7 6 1 0 7 4 0 2 0 0 4
3 Bizzell, Clint BPR 100% 1 0 12 9 3 6 1 4 0 3 1 2 2 3
25 Brown, Nathan HBFL 93% 0 0 23 13 10 4 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 1
32 Bruce, Cameron HFFR 100% 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 4
41 Carroll, Nathan CHB 56% 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 Godfrey, Simon RR 96% 0 0 19 10 9 1 0 8 4 3 3 1 1 0
1 Heffernan, Chris HFFL 83% 0 1 18 10 8 3 1 5 2 0 3 0 1 1
33 Hunter, Cameron INT 59% 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
11 Jolly, Darren INT 36% 0 0 1 0 1 1 20 1 0 2 1 1 0 0
23 McDonald, James RO 100% 0 0 22 13 9 5 0 6 4 2 1 2 2 5
37 Miller, Brad CHF 60% 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 Neitz, David (c) FF 100% 2 1 8 7 1 4 5 4 1 3 2 2 0 0
8 Nicholson, Alistair FB 100% 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
27 Rivers, Jared INT 28% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Robertson, Russell FPR 81% 2 0 5 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Thompson, Scott INT 81% 0 0 13 8 5 1 1 2 4 5 1 2 0 4
42 Walsh, Peter WL 100% 0 1 16 10 6 2 0 5 2 1 1 1 2 4
10 Ward, Daniel HBFR 100% 0 1 15 12 3 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 4 2
45 Whelan, Matthew BPL 100% 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 2 0
34 White, Jeff FPL 64% 0 0 4 1 3 2 36 3 0 2 0 2 1 0
26 Williams, Luke WR 66% 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 Yze, Adem C 100% 1 0 28 22 6 4 0 2 10 3 3 1 4 8
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 6 9 248 154 94 42 65 76 41 33 21 17 28 36

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
29 Ablett, Gary FPL 93% 1 0 15 8 7 2 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 4
3 Bartel, Jimmy INT 85% 0 1 17 7 10 3 0 8 5 2 2 0 2 2
31 Chambers, Paul RU 68% 2 0 3 2 1 0 14 2 0 1 1 1 0 1
35 Chapman, Paul HFFR 95% 0 2 13 9 4 4 0 6 0 2 2 2 1 1
11 Corey, Joel RR 75% 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 8 6 2 0 1 0 2
44 Enright, Corey C 100% 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 6 1 2 0 0 1 0
7 Graham, Ben CHB 100% 1 5 15 10 5 7 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 3
2 Harley, Tom HBFR 100% 0 0 13 8 5 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 Johnson, Steve HFFL 50% 0 0 9 7 2 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 1
9 Kelly, James INT 57% 0 1 12 9 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 4
45 Ling, Cameron RO 96% 0 0 24 16 8 6 0 4 3 1 0 1 3 3
26 McCarthy, Matthew FF 84% 3 2 8 6 2 5 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
39 Milburn, Darren BPL 95% 0 0 21 11 10 3 3 1 5 2 0 1 4 3
32 Moloney, Brent FPR 74% 0 1 14 12 2 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 9
22 Playfair, Henry INT 32% 0 0 6 5 1 2 7 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
34 Rahilly, James CHF 72% 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 6 1 1 0 1 1 3
15 Riccardi, Peter INT 78% 3 0 12 9 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
33 Rooke, Max WL 100% 0 0 11 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
27 Sanderson, Brenton (c) BPR 100% 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 1
30 Scarlett, Matthew FB 100% 0 0 14 12 2 7 0 0 1 5 0 4 2 0
6 Spriggs, David WR 55% 0 1 12 7 5 3 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 4
40 Wojcinski, David HBFL 90% 1 2 14 13 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 11 18 286 192 94 79 25 63 39 32 17 21 28 52

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

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
39 D. Milburn 30 M. Scarlett 27 B. Sanderson (c) 2 S. Armstrong 33 C. Hunter
24 R. Robertson 9 D. Neitz (c) 34 J. White 30 S. Godfrey 11 D. Jolly
FORWARD 23 J. McDonald 27 J. Rivers
HALF-BACK

6 S. Thompson
40 D. Wojcinski 7 B. Graham 2 T. Harley



32 C. Bruce 37 B. Miller 1 C. Heffernan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



33 M. Rooke 44 C. Enright 6 D. Spriggs



26 L. Williams 13 A. Yze 42 P. Walsh FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 31 P. Chambers 3 J. Bartel
HALF-FORWARD 11 J. Corey 9 J. Kelly
20 S. Johnson 34 J. Rahilly 35 P. Chapman 45 C. Ling 22 H. Playfair
10 D. Ward 41 N. Carroll 25 N. Brown

15 P. Riccardi
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



29 G. Ablett 26 M. McCarthy 32 B. Moloney



3 C. Bizzell 8 A. Nicholson 45 M. Whelan



BACK



Geelong Coach: Mark Thompson

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Steven Armstrong behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 01:20
GEEL Matthew McCarthy goal 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 04:29
GEEL Rushed behind 0.1.1 - 1.1.7 09:17
GEEL Rushed behind 0.1.1 - 1.2.8 15:10
GEEL Brent Moloney behind 0.1.1 - 1.3.9 17:02
GEEL Paul Chambers goal 0.1.1 - 2.3.15 18:40
MELB Rushed behind 0.2.2 - 2.3.15 20:35
GEEL David Wojcinski behind 0.2.2 - 2.4.16 21:07
MELB Steven Armstrong behind 0.3.3 - 2.4.16 21:52
MELB Clint Bizzell goal 1.3.9 - 2.4.16 22:44
GEEL David Wojcinski goal 1.3.9 - 3.4.22 23:33
GEEL Peter Riccardi goal 1.3.9 - 4.4.28 25:43
MELB Peter Walsh behind 1.4.10 - 4.4.28 27:43
Q2 GEEL Paul Chapman behind 1.4.10 - 4.5.29 03:41
MELB Adem Yze goal 2.4.16 - 4.5.29 05:55
GEEL Ben Graham behind 2.4.16 - 4.6.30 06:58
MELB Steven Armstrong behind 2.5.17 - 4.6.30 09:17
MELB Daniel Ward behind 2.6.18 - 4.6.30 10:26
GEEL David Wojcinski behind 2.6.18 - 4.7.31 12:11
MELB Rushed behind 2.7.19 - 4.7.31 14:02
GEEL Ben Graham behind 2.7.19 - 4.8.32 15:41
GEEL Peter Riccardi goal 2.7.19 - 5.8.38 18:49
MELB Chris Heffernan behind 2.8.20 - 5.8.38 22:48
MELB David Neitz goal 3.8.26 - 5.8.38 26:56
GEEL Peter Riccardi goal 3.8.26 - 6.8.44 28:34
Q3 GEEL Ben Graham behind 3.8.26 - 6.9.45 04:05
GEEL Paul Chapman behind 3.8.26 - 6.10.46 09:33
GEEL Matthew McCarthy behind 3.8.26 - 6.11.47 11:28
GEEL Paul Chambers goal 3.8.26 - 7.11.53 13:45
GEEL Matthew McCarthy behind 3.8.26 - 7.12.54 15:25
GEEL Matthew McCarthy goal 3.8.26 - 8.12.60 17:16
GEEL Ben Graham behind 3.8.26 - 8.13.61 20:12
GEEL Jimmy Bartel behind 3.8.26 - 8.14.62 25:49
Q4 GEEL Ben Graham goal 3.8.26 - 9.14.68 03:08
MELB Russell Robertson goal 4.8.32 - 9.14.68 08:03
GEEL Rushed behind 4.8.32 - 9.15.69 09:56
GEEL Gary Ablett goal 4.8.32 - 10.15.75 10:42
GEEL Matthew McCarthy goal 4.8.32 - 11.15.81 14:51
GEEL James Kelly behind 4.8.32 - 11.16.82 16:51
GEEL Ben Graham behind 4.8.32 - 11.17.83 19:28
MELB David Neitz goal 5.8.38 - 11.17.83 20:28
MELB David Neitz behind 5.9.39 - 11.17.83 21:54
GEEL David Spriggs behind 5.9.39 - 11.18.84 22:36
MELB Russell Robertson goal 6.9.45 - 11.18.84 27:51