2004 AFL Round 9: Melbourne v Kangaroos

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 2004 between Melbourne and Kangaroos during round 9 of the 2004 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Kangaroos at MCG. David Neitz captained the hosts. Adam Simpson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neale Daniher and the visitors were coached by Dean Laidley.

Melbourne
Back: C. Bizzell, A. Nicholson, N. Brown
Half-back: P. Wheatley, J. Rivers, M. Whelan
Centre: B. Green, S. Thompson, C. Heffernan
Half-forward: R. Robertson, B. Miller, A. Yze
Forward: A. Davey, D. Neitz (capt.), B. Holland
Follower: J. White, P. Vardy, C. Bruce
Int.: S. Godfrey, T. Johnstone, J. McDonald, C. Sylvia

Kangaroos
Back: G. Archer, S. Watt, J. Sinclair
Half-back: L. Colbert, L. Brown, T. Makepeace
Centre: D. King, B. Rawlings, D. Wells
Half-forward: L. Harding, D. Petrie, S. Grant
Forward: B. Harvey, S. Rocca, C. Jones
Follower: M. Porter, A. Stevens, A. Simpson (capt.)
Int.: D. Hale, D. Harris, D. Motlop, E. Sansbury

Melbourne (13.18.96) defeated Kangaroos (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Neitz (4), C. Bruce (2), A. Davey (2), B. Green (2), T. Johnstone, P. Vardy, A. Yze
Kangaroos: L. Harding (2), B. Rawlings (2), S. Rocca (2), L. Brown, B. Harvey, D. Motlop, D. Petrie, E. Sansbury

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Kangaroos were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2004 AFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Melbourne v Kangaroos
Date: Saturday 22 May 2004
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 31,291

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Kangaroos
Score: 13.18.96 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 5 7 . 10 11 . 14 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Kangaroos 2 . 2 4 . 5 8 . 9 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin MELB by 9 MELB by 23 MELB by 23 MELB by 18 MELB by 18
Duration 28:58 31:36 30:24 28:13 1:59:11

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neale Daniher (Melbourne), Dean Laidley (Kangaroos)
Captains: David Neitz (Melbourne), Adam Simpson (Kangaroos)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. McBurney, S. McInerney (#30), S. Meredith (#21)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jeff White MELB 34 3
Nathan Brown MELB 25 2
Adam Simpson KANG 7 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
3 Bizzell, Clint BPL 30% 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
25 Brown, Nathan BPR 100% 0 2 37 18 19 9 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 5
32 Bruce, Cameron RO 94% 2 1 17 8 9 6 0 6 1 3 0 1 2 4
36 Davey, Aaron FPL 100% 2 2 9 8 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
30 Godfrey, Simon INT 56% 0 0 10 4 6 2 0 6 3 2 0 1 1 4
18 Green, Brad WL 88% 2 1 23 13 10 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 3
1 Heffernan, Chris WR 100% 0 0 23 14 9 3 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 3
4 Holland, Ben FPR 57% 0 1 8 4 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2
16 Johnstone, Travis INT 67% 1 2 17 16 1 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 3
23 McDonald, James INT 66% 0 0 20 10 10 4 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 4
7 Miller, Brad CHF 100% 0 1 21 9 12 10 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3
9 Neitz, David (c) FF 100% 4 3 10 9 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 Nicholson, Alistair FB 100% 0 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Rivers, Jared CHB 100% 0 0 12 5 7 5 0 3 0 3 0 3 4 0
24 Robertson, Russell HFFL 85% 0 2 12 7 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
12 Sylvia, Colin INT 39% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 Thompson, Scott C 69% 0 0 15 6 9 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 4
19 Vardy, Peter RR 51% 1 0 11 6 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
31 Wheatley, Paul HBFL 100% 0 0 22 15 7 7 0 4 1 2 0 0 5 0
45 Whelan, Matthew HBFR 100% 0 0 14 7 7 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1
34 White, Jeff RU 100% 0 0 28 12 16 11 27 0 1 0 1 0 3 5
13 Yze, Adem HFFR 97% 1 1 15 11 4 4 0 1 2 3 0 2 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 13 18 333 187 146 96 31 35 27 27 8 11 36 51

Kangaroos

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
11 Archer, Glenn BPL 94% 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 0
16 Brown, Leigh CHB 100% 1 0 9 6 3 3 8 3 2 3 0 2 3 2
2 Colbert, Leigh HBFL 84% 0 0 16 11 5 10 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 2
6 Grant, Shannon HFFR 86% 0 2 19 14 5 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4
31 Hale, David INT 29% 0 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0
39 Harding, Leigh HFFL 65% 2 1 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Harris, Daniel INT 77% 0 0 21 12 9 4 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 3
29 Harvey, Brent FPL 94% 1 0 24 15 9 2 0 3 7 2 1 0 0 4
21 Jones, Corey FPR 60% 0 1 6 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
34 King, David WL 100% 0 0 20 15 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 5
35 Makepeace, Troy HBFR 95% 0 0 23 17 6 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 4
19 Motlop, Daniel INT 82% 1 1 9 5 4 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 4
20 Petrie, Drew CHF 100% 1 1 11 7 4 3 1 2 0 2 4 1 0 2
17 Porter, Mark RU 50% 0 0 6 1 5 3 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 3
3 Rawlings, Brady C 100% 2 1 17 10 7 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1
26 Rocca, Sav FF 80% 2 0 7 5 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
32 Sansbury, Eddie INT 63% 1 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1
7 Simpson, Adam (c) RO 97% 0 0 33 19 14 9 3 2 7 1 1 0 0 8
9 Sinclair, Jess BPR 70% 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1
10 Stevens, Anthony RR 78% 0 0 22 17 5 4 0 2 3 2 1 1 3 5
36 Watt, Shannon FB 100% 0 0 6 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
8 Wells, Daniel WR 95% 0 1 15 11 4 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 4 1
Rushed 4
Total (22 players) 11 12 300 199 101 83 35 36 36 27 11 8 31 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
11 G. Archer 36 S. Watt 9 J. Sinclair 34 J. White 30 S. Godfrey
4 B. Holland 9 D. Neitz (c) 36 A. Davey 19 P. Vardy 16 T. Johnstone
FORWARD 32 C. Bruce 23 J. McDonald
HALF-BACK

12 C. Sylvia
2 L. Colbert 16 L. Brown 35 T. Makepeace



13 A. Yze 7 B. Miller 24 R. Robertson



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



34 D. King 3 B. Rawlings 8 D. Wells



1 C. Heffernan 6 S. Thompson 18 B. Green FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 17 M. Porter 31 D. Hale
HALF-FORWARD 10 A. Stevens 4 D. Harris
39 L. Harding 20 D. Petrie 6 S. Grant 7 A. Simpson (c) 19 D. Motlop
45 M. Whelan 27 J. Rivers 31 P. Wheatley

32 E. Sansbury
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



29 B. Harvey 26 S. Rocca 21 C. Jones



25 N. Brown 8 A. Nicholson 3 C. Bizzell



BACK



Kangaroos Coach: Dean Laidley

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 KANG Brent Harvey goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 00:32
MELB Cameron Bruce behind 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 01:30
KANG Leigh Harding goal 0.1.1 - 2.0.12 03:12
MELB Russell Robertson behind 0.2.2 - 2.0.12 04:50
MELB Cameron Bruce goal 1.2.8 - 2.0.12 05:41
MELB David Neitz behind 1.3.9 - 2.0.12 08:21
KANG Drew Petrie behind 1.3.9 - 2.1.13 11:35
MELB Peter Vardy goal 2.3.15 - 2.1.13 13:31
KANG Rushed behind 2.3.15 - 2.2.14 17:21
MELB Brad Green behind 2.4.16 - 2.2.14 19:57
MELB David Neitz goal 3.4.22 - 2.2.14 22:05
MELB Nathan Brown behind 3.5.23 - 2.2.14 27:14
Q2 KANG Sav Rocca goal 3.5.23 - 3.2.20 01:40
MELB David Neitz goal 4.5.29 - 3.2.20 03:54
KANG Rushed behind 4.5.29 - 3.3.21 05:12
MELB Aaron Davey behind 4.6.30 - 3.3.21 09:23
MELB Aaron Davey goal 5.6.36 - 3.3.21 10:48
MELB David Neitz behind 5.7.37 - 3.3.21 14:33
MELB Rushed behind 5.8.38 - 3.3.21 15:36
MELB David Neitz behind 5.9.39 - 3.3.21 17:28
MELB Brad Green goal 6.9.45 - 3.3.21 19:46
MELB Ben Holland behind 6.10.46 - 3.3.21 22:28
MELB Travis Johnstone goal 7.10.52 - 3.3.21 23:57
KANG Brady Rawlings goal 7.10.52 - 4.3.27 27:25
KANG Daniel Motlop behind 7.10.52 - 4.4.28 28:57
KANG Rushed behind 7.10.52 - 4.5.29 29:19
Q3 MELB Nathan Brown behind 7.11.53 - 4.5.29 01:17
KANG Sav Rocca goal 7.11.53 - 5.5.35 05:03
MELB Adem Yze behind 7.12.54 - 5.5.35 06:59
MELB David Neitz goal 8.12.60 - 5.5.35 08:11
KANG Leigh Brown goal 8.12.60 - 6.5.41 10:04
KANG Brady Rawlings behind 8.12.60 - 6.6.42 13:09
MELB David Neitz goal 9.12.66 - 6.6.42 15:15
KANG Daniel Wells behind 9.12.66 - 6.7.43 16:19
MELB Adem Yze goal 10.12.72 - 6.7.43 17:51
MELB Travis Johnstone behind 10.13.73 - 6.7.43 19:04
KANG Leigh Harding behind 10.13.73 - 6.8.44 21:48
KANG Leigh Harding goal 10.13.73 - 7.8.50 24:18
KANG Rushed behind 10.13.73 - 7.9.51 25:46
MELB Brad Green goal 11.13.79 - 7.9.51 26:19
MELB Aaron Davey behind 11.14.80 - 7.9.51 27:38
KANG Daniel Motlop goal 11.14.80 - 8.9.57 28:15
Q4 KANG Eddie Sansbury goal 11.14.80 - 9.9.63 01:58
MELB Russell Robertson behind 11.15.81 - 9.9.63 06:24
KANG Brady Rawlings goal 11.15.81 - 10.9.69 07:55
MELB Brad Miller behind 11.16.82 - 10.9.69 10:01
KANG Corey Jones behind 11.16.82 - 10.10.70 12:34
KANG Drew Petrie goal 11.16.82 - 11.10.76 15:22
KANG Shannon Grant behind 11.16.82 - 11.11.77 17:23
MELB Aaron Davey goal 12.16.88 - 11.11.77 20:54
MELB Rushed behind 12.17.89 - 11.11.77 23:26
MELB Travis Johnstone behind 12.18.90 - 11.11.77 24:02
MELB Cameron Bruce goal 13.18.96 - 11.11.77 25:22
KANG Shannon Grant behind 13.18.96 - 11.12.78 28:07