2007 AFL Round 16: Kangaroos v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 2007 between Kangaroos and Melbourne during round 16 of the 2007 AFL season. Kangaroos hosted Melbourne at Telstra Dome. Adam Simpson captained the hosts. David Neitz captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dani Laidley and the visitors were coached by Mark Riley.

Kangaroos
Back: S. Watt, M. Firrito, D. Pratt
Half-back: G. Archer, J. Smith, S. McMahon
Centre: A. Simpson (capt.), B. Rawlings, K. Green
Half-forward: B. Harvey, D. Hale, S. Grant
Forward: C. Jones, D. Petrie, L. Brown
Follower: H. McIntosh, D. Harris, A. Swallow
Int.: E. Lower, E. Sansbury, J. Sinclair, D. Whyman

Melbourne
Back: D. Ward, N. Carroll, J. Frawley
Half-back: P. Wheatley, B. Miller, N. Brown
Centre: B. Green, J. McDonald, C. Bizzell
Half-forward: S. Godfrey, R. Robertson, M. Bate
Forward: C. Sylvia, D. Neitz (capt.), P. Johnson
Follower: J. White, B. McLean, N. Jones
Int.: S. Buckley, C. Johnson, B. Moloney, M. Newton

Kangaroos (19.12.126) defeated Melbourne (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Kangaroos: C. Jones (4), B. Harvey (3), S. McMahon (3), D. Petrie (3), D. Hale (2), D. Whyman (2), L. Brown, S. Grant
Melbourne: M. Newton (2), R. Robertson (2), S. Buckley, N. Jones, B. McLean, B. Moloney, D. Neitz

As a result of this match, Kangaroos were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2007 AFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Kangaroos v Melbourne
Date: Sunday 22 July 2007
Time: 5:10 PM
Venue: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 20,187

Match Results

Outcome: Kangaroos def. Melbourne
Score: 19.12.126 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Kangaroos 4 . 2 9 . 3 14 . 9 19 . 12 19 . 12 (126)
Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 5 7 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin KANG by 11 KANG by 28 KANG by 45 KANG by 64 KANG by 64
Duration 27:54 27:33 32:57 29:56 1:58:20

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dani Laidley (Kangaroos), Mark Riley (Melbourne)
Captains: Adam Simpson (Kangaroos), David Neitz (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen (#10), C. Kamolins (#19), M. Nicholls (#15)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brent Harvey KANG 29 3
Corey Jones KANG 21 2
Jess Sinclair KANG 9 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Brent Harvey KANG 29 10 2 0 0 0 0
Corey Jones KANG 21 7 0 1 1 0 0
Jess Sinclair KANG 9 7 0 1 1 0 0
Michael Firrito KANG 24 2 0 0 0 ? ?
Hamish McIntosh KANG 1 2 0 0 0 ? ?
Drew Petrie KANG 20 2 0 0 0 ? ?

Player Statistics

Kangaroos

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
11 Archer, Glenn HBFL 83% 0 0 16 12 4 10 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 2
16 Brown, Leigh FPR 100% 1 1 8 4 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1
24 Firrito, Michael FB 100% 0 0 15 13 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 1 7 2
6 Grant, Shannon HFFR 87% 1 0 19 10 9 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 4
15 Green, Kasey WR 85% 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1
31 Hale, David CHF 78% 2 1 11 6 5 3 7 0 1 1 3 1 0 2
4 Harris, Daniel RR 67% 0 0 19 8 11 2 0 3 5 2 0 2 1 1
29 Harvey, Brent HFFL 90% 3 0 28 18 10 8 0 1 4 2 4 0 3 2
21 Jones, Corey FPL 90% 4 1 18 12 6 10 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2
25 Lower, Ed INT 59% 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
1 McIntosh, Hamish RU 73% 0 0 16 6 10 1 15 2 4 1 1 0 2 2
42 McMahon, Scott HBFR 87% 3 1 7 6 1 4 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2
20 Petrie, Drew FF 96% 3 1 17 16 1 9 9 0 2 1 1 0 1 5
30 Pratt, Daniel BPR 84% 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0
3 Rawlings, Brady C 62% 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
32 Sansbury, Eddie INT 79% 0 1 19 10 9 1 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 5
7 Simpson, Adam (c) WL 78% 0 0 23 14 9 7 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 5
9 Sinclair, Jess INT 78% 0 2 28 18 10 12 0 6 1 1 1 0 5 3
10 Smith, Jesse CHB 98% 0 0 12 4 8 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 2
19 Swallow, Andrew RO 68% 0 0 15 9 6 4 2 9 3 1 2 1 2 2
36 Watt, Shannon BPL 100% 0 0 16 9 7 8 0 0 1 6 0 4 5 0
44 Whyman, Djaran INT 57% 2 2 9 7 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 19 12 336 202 134 101 35 48 34 33 18 18 34 49

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
6 Bate, Matthew HFFR 89% 0 0 11 4 7 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
3 Bizzell, Clint WR 97% 0 0 10 7 3 6 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0
25 Brown, Nathan HBFR 79% 0 1 17 13 4 9 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 2
1 Buckley, Simon INT 60% 1 0 15 10 5 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 2
41 Carroll, Nathan FB 93% 0 0 9 6 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1
8 Frawley, James BPR 100% 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0
30 Godfrey, Simon HFFL 80% 0 0 17 6 11 4 0 3 3 3 1 2 2 0
18 Green, Brad WL 79% 0 0 19 12 7 6 0 2 3 4 2 3 2 5
17 Johnson, Chris INT 66% 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Johnson, Paul FPR 42% 0 0 8 4 4 2 10 0 1 2 0 1 1 1
2 Jones, Nathan RO 80% 1 0 17 10 7 0 0 11 7 1 2 0 3 3
23 McDonald, James C 67% 0 0 21 13 8 5 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 3
5 McLean, Brock RR 78% 1 0 13 7 6 1 0 5 8 0 3 0 0 2
7 Miller, Brad CHB 100% 0 0 13 6 7 6 0 3 0 4 0 4 2 0
22 Moloney, Brent INT 65% 1 0 17 11 6 4 0 3 5 3 1 2 2 6
9 Neitz, David (c) FF 100% 1 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1
29 Newton, Michael INT 88% 2 1 11 10 1 6 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 2
24 Robertson, Russell CHF 100% 2 3 14 12 2 5 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 2
12 Sylvia, Colin FPL 86% 0 0 14 9 5 5 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 4
10 Ward, Daniel BPL 98% 0 0 18 16 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 2
31 Wheatley, Paul HBFL 85% 0 0 18 10 8 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2
34 White, Jeff RU 70% 0 0 18 3 15 7 30 3 1 1 1 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 9 8 300 182 118 96 43 56 32 41 18 18 28 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

Player Line-Up

Kangaroos Coach: Dani Laidley
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
10 D. Ward 41 N. Carroll 8 J. Frawley 1 H. McIntosh 25 E. Lower
16 L. Brown 20 D. Petrie 21 C. Jones 4 D. Harris 32 E. Sansbury
FORWARD 19 A. Swallow 9 J. Sinclair
HALF-BACK

44 D. Whyman
31 P. Wheatley 7 B. Miller 25 N. Brown



6 S. Grant 31 D. Hale 29 B. Harvey



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



18 B. Green 23 J. McDonald 3 C. Bizzell



15 K. Green 3 B. Rawlings 7 A. Simpson (c) FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 34 J. White 1 S. Buckley
HALF-FORWARD 5 B. McLean 17 C. Johnson
30 S. Godfrey 24 R. Robertson 6 M. Bate 2 N. Jones 22 B. Moloney
42 S. McMahon 10 J. Smith 11 G. Archer

29 M. Newton
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



12 C. Sylvia 9 D. Neitz (c) 11 P. Johnson



30 D. Pratt 24 M. Firrito 36 S. Watt



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Mark Riley

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 KANG Drew Petrie goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 02:25
MELB Nathan Brown behind 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 07:13
KANG Corey Jones goal 2.0.12 - 0.1.1 08:56
KANG Corey Jones behind 2.1.13 - 0.1.1 10:24
KANG Drew Petrie goal 3.1.19 - 0.1.1 10:54
KANG Corey Jones goal 4.1.25 - 0.1.1 12:58
MELB Brent Moloney goal 4.1.25 - 1.1.7 15:48
MELB Russell Robertson behind 4.1.25 - 1.2.8 19:07
MELB Michael Newton goal 4.1.25 - 2.2.14 23:15
KANG Scott McMahon behind 4.2.26 - 2.2.14 24:48
MELB Michael Newton behind 4.2.26 - 2.3.15 26:45
Q2 KANG David Hale goal 5.2.32 - 2.3.15 03:11
MELB Michael Newton goal 5.2.32 - 3.3.21 07:09
MELB Nathan Jones goal 5.2.32 - 4.3.27 11:13
KANG David Hale goal 6.2.38 - 4.3.27 13:33
MELB Rushed behind 6.2.38 - 4.4.28 16:11
KANG Corey Jones goal 7.2.44 - 4.4.28 18:44
KANG Scott McMahon goal 8.2.50 - 4.4.28 20:35
MELB Rushed behind 8.2.50 - 4.5.29 23:42
KANG Rushed behind 8.3.51 - 4.5.29 24:07
KANG Scott McMahon goal 9.3.57 - 4.5.29 27:24
Q3 KANG Scott McMahon goal 10.3.63 - 4.5.29 02:04
KANG Drew Petrie behind 10.4.64 - 4.5.29 04:08
KANG Leigh Brown behind 10.5.65 - 4.5.29 05:15
MELB Russell Robertson behind 10.5.65 - 4.6.30 06:11
KANG Leigh Brown goal 11.5.71 - 4.6.30 08:35
KANG David Hale behind 11.6.72 - 4.6.30 12:19
KANG Djaran Whyman behind 11.7.73 - 4.6.30 14:03
KANG Jess Sinclair behind 11.8.74 - 4.6.30 16:24
KANG Shannon Grant goal 12.8.80 - 4.6.30 19:36
KANG Djaran Whyman goal 13.8.86 - 4.6.30 24:06
MELB Russell Robertson goal 13.8.86 - 5.6.36 25:11
MELB Brock McLean goal 13.8.86 - 6.6.42 27:18
KANG Djaran Whyman behind 13.9.87 - 6.6.42 28:41
MELB Simon Buckley goal 13.9.87 - 7.6.48 30:32
KANG Brent Harvey goal 14.9.93 - 7.6.48 32:53
Q4 MELB David Neitz goal 14.9.93 - 8.6.54 04:54
KANG Brent Harvey goal 15.9.99 - 8.6.54 06:52
KANG Eddie Sansbury behind 15.10.100 - 8.6.54 08:21
MELB Russell Robertson goal 15.10.100 - 9.6.60 09:36
KANG Brent Harvey goal 16.10.106 - 9.6.60 12:57
KANG Corey Jones goal 17.10.112 - 9.6.60 14:24
MELB Russell Robertson behind 17.10.112 - 9.7.61 16:31
KANG Drew Petrie goal 18.10.118 - 9.7.61 18:28
KANG Djaran Whyman goal 19.10.124 - 9.7.61 21:04
KANG Rushed behind 19.11.125 - 9.7.61 24:21
KANG Jess Sinclair behind 19.12.126 - 9.7.61 26:29
MELB Rushed behind 19.12.126 - 9.8.62 28:20