2012 AFL Round 1: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 31 March 2012 between Melbourne and Brisbane Lions during round 1 of the 2012 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Brisbane Lions at MCG.
The hosts were coached by Mark Neeld and the visitors were coached by Michael Voss.
Melbourne
Back:
J. MacDonald, J. Frawley, C. Bartram
Half-back:
J. Tynan, J. Rivers, C. Garland
Centre:
J. Watts, J. Grimes, N. Jones
Half-forward:
R. Bail, B. Green, J. Howe
Forward:
A. Davey, M. Clark, S. Martin
Follower:
M. Jamar, B. Moloney, J. Trengove
Int.:
S. Blease, J. Magner, J. McKenzie
Sub.:
M. Bate
Brisbane Lions
Back:
N. McKeever, D. Merrett, A. McGrath
Half-back:
M. Golby, M. Maguire, D. Rich
Centre:
R. Bewick, J. Adcock, P. Hanley
Half-forward:
J. Polec, J. Patfull, C. Beams
Forward:
J. Polkinghorne, M. Leuenberger, R. Lester
Follower:
B. Hudson, T. Rockliff, J. Redden
Int.:
T. Banfield, S. Black, C. Stiller
Sub.:
S. Sheldon
Melbourne (11.12.78) were defeated by Brisbane Lions (17.17.119).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Clark (2), J. Howe (2), J. Magner (2), A. Davey, B. Green, S. Martin, J. Trengove, J. Watts
Brisbane Lions: T. Banfield (3), J. Polkinghorne (3), T. Rockliff (3), P. Hanley (2), D. Merrett (2), J. Adcock, M. Leuenberger, A. McGrath, S. Sheldon
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 14th on the ladder and Brisbane Lions were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2012 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Saturday 31 March 2012
Time:
1:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
33,473
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Brisbane Lions
Score:
11.12.78 - 17.17.119
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Brisbane Lions | 1 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | BRIL by 4 | BRIL by 35 | BRIL by 41 | BRIL by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 29:30 | 32:21 | 32:32 | 31:32 | 2:05:55 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mark Neeld
(Melbourne),
Michael Voss
(Brisbane Lions)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Brisbane Lions)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Dalgleish
(#7),
S. Grun
(#13),
M. Leppard
(#11), E:
B. Hosking
(#16)
Goal Umpire:
P. Gonis,
M. Hammond,
E:
J. Venkataya
Boundary Umpire:
A. Coote,
C. Esler,
G. Large,
C. Morrison
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Black | BRIL | 20 | 3 |
| James Magner | MELB | 49 | 2 |
| Niall McKeever | BRIL | 40 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Black | BRIL | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rockliff | BRIL | 38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jed Adcock | BRIL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Patfull | BRIL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Rich | BRIL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pearce Hanley | BRIL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Magner | MELB | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Bail, Rohan | HFFL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Bartram, Clint | BPR | 96% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Bate, Matthew | SUB↑ | 22% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Blease, Sam | INT↓ | 60% | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Clark, Mitch | FF | 94% | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Davey, Aaron | FPL | 80% | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Frawley, James | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | Garland, Colin | HBFR | 94% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Green, Brad | CHF | 94% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Grimes, Jack | C | 90% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Howe, Jeremy | HFFR | 95% | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Jamar, Mark | RU | 79% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Jones, Nathan | WR | 79% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | MacDonald, Joel | BPL | 96% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 49 | Magner, James | INT | 62% | 2 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Martin, Stefan | FPR | 77% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jordie | INT | 71% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Moloney, Brent | RR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Rivers, Jared | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Trengove, Jack | RO | 80% | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 46 | Tynan, Josh | HBFL | 77% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Watts, Jack | WL | 86% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 11 | 12 | 300 | 200 | 100 | 65 | 38 | 66 | 34 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 34 | 48 | |||
M. Bate replaced S. Blease.
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 7 | Adcock, Jed | C | 86% | 1 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 18 | Banfield, Todd | INT | 80% | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Beams, Claye | HFFR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | Bewick, Rohan | WL↓ | 58% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Black, Simon | INT | 75% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 | Golby, Mitch | HBFL | 89% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Hanley, Pearce | WR | 86% | 2 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Hudson, Ben | RU | 81% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | FPR | 79% | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Leuenberger, Matthew | FF | 85% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Maguire, Matt | CHB | 97% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | McGrath, Ashley | BPR | 93% | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 40 | McKeever, Niall | BPL | 96% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Merrett, Daniel | FB | 99% | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Patfull, Joel | CHF | 98% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Polec, Jared | HFFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Polkinghorne, James | FPL | 79% | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Redden, Jack | RO | 84% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Rich, Daniel | HBFR | 79% | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Rockliff, Tom | RR | 86% | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sheldon, Sam | SUB↑ | 24% | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stiller, Cheynee | INT | 85% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 17 | 17 | 387 | 228 | 159 | 107 | 42 | 76 | 46 | 48 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 56 | |||
S. Sheldon replaced R. Bewick.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Mark Neeld | ||||||||||||||
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| 40 | N. McKeever | 21 | D. Merrett | 9 | A. McGrath | 40 | M. Jamar | 17 | S. Blease | ||||||
| 34 | S. Martin | 11 | M. Clark | 36 | A. Davey | 22 | B. Moloney | 49 | J. Magner | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | J. Trengove | 13 | J. McKenzie | |||||||||||
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| 41 | M. Golby | 36 | M. Maguire | 10 | D. Rich |
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| 43 | R. Bewick | 7 | J. Adcock | 11 | P. Hanley |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 38 | T. Rockliff | 20 | S. Black | |||||||||||
| 4 | J. Polec | 24 | J. Patfull | 17 | C. Beams | 30 | J. Redden | 32 | C. Stiller | ||||||
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Michael Voss | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BRIL | Ryan Lester behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.1.1 | 01:02 |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.2.2 | 01:30 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.3.3 | 02:16 | |
| MELB | Sam Blease behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.3.3 | 06:14 | |
| BRIL | Tom Rockliff goal | 0.1.1 | - | 1.3.9 | 10:02 | |
| MELB | James Magner goal | 1.1.7 | - | 1.3.9 | 16:48 | |
| MELB | James Magner goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.3.9 | 18:08 | |
| MELB | Mitch Clark behind | 2.2.14 | - | 1.3.9 | 19:47 | |
| MELB | Jeremy Howe behind | 2.3.15 | - | 1.3.9 | 20:23 | |
| MELB | Stefan Martin goal | 3.3.21 | - | 1.3.9 | 21:48 | |
| BRIL | Tom Rockliff behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.4.10 | 24:32 | |
| Q2 | BRIL | Rushed behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.5.11 | 01:48 |
| BRIL | Matthew Leuenberger goal | 3.3.21 | - | 2.5.17 | 02:58 | |
| BRIL | Ashley McGrath behind | 3.3.21 | - | 2.6.18 | 04:12 | |
| BRIL | James Polkinghorne goal | 3.3.21 | - | 3.6.24 | 05:42 | |
| MELB | Jeremy Howe goal | 4.3.27 | - | 3.6.24 | 07:37 | |
| MELB | Jack Trengove behind | 4.4.28 | - | 3.6.24 | 10:05 | |
| BRIL | Jed Adcock goal | 4.4.28 | - | 4.6.30 | 11:45 | |
| BRIL | Tom Rockliff goal | 4.4.28 | - | 5.6.36 | 13:39 | |
| BRIL | Todd Banfield behind | 4.4.28 | - | 5.7.37 | 16:08 | |
| MELB | Jack Watts goal | 5.4.34 | - | 5.7.37 | 17:41 | |
| MELB | Jeremy Howe goal | 6.4.40 | - | 5.7.37 | 19:25 | |
| BRIL | Pearce Hanley goal | 6.4.40 | - | 6.7.43 | 22:47 | |
| MELB | Jack Trengove goal | 7.4.46 | - | 6.7.43 | 25:12 | |
| BRIL | Tom Rockliff behind | 7.4.46 | - | 6.8.44 | 27:29 | |
| BRIL | Daniel Merrett goal | 7.4.46 | - | 7.8.50 | 29:46 | |
| Q3 | BRIL | Tom Rockliff goal | 7.4.46 | - | 8.8.56 | 02:55 |
| BRIL | James Polkinghorne behind | 7.4.46 | - | 8.9.57 | 04:30 | |
| BRIL | Tom Rockliff behind | 7.4.46 | - | 8.10.58 | 05:56 | |
| BRIL | James Polkinghorne goal | 7.4.46 | - | 9.10.64 | 08:10 | |
| MELB | Sam Blease behind | 7.5.47 | - | 9.10.64 | 10:16 | |
| BRIL | Tom Rockliff behind | 7.5.47 | - | 9.11.65 | 14:20 | |
| BRIL | Daniel Merrett behind | 7.5.47 | - | 9.12.66 | 15:10 | |
| MELB | Sam Blease behind | 7.6.48 | - | 9.12.66 | 15:58 | |
| BRIL | Ashley McGrath goal | 7.6.48 | - | 10.12.72 | 19:09 | |
| MELB | Nathan Jones behind | 7.7.49 | - | 10.12.72 | 20:14 | |
| BRIL | Todd Banfield goal | 7.7.49 | - | 11.12.78 | 22:59 | |
| BRIL | James Polkinghorne goal | 7.7.49 | - | 12.12.84 | 24:40 | |
| BRIL | Jack Redden behind | 7.7.49 | - | 12.13.85 | 27:18 | |
| BRIL | Pearce Hanley goal | 7.7.49 | - | 13.13.91 | 28:05 | |
| MELB | Mark Jamar behind | 7.8.50 | - | 13.13.91 | 29:34 | |
| MELB | Brad Green goal | 8.8.56 | - | 13.13.91 | 30:25 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Todd Banfield goal | 8.8.56 | - | 14.13.97 | 01:12 |
| BRIL | Sam Sheldon behind | 8.8.56 | - | 14.14.98 | 04:32 | |
| BRIL | Daniel Merrett goal | 8.8.56 | - | 15.14.104 | 08:11 | |
| MELB | Aaron Davey behind | 8.9.57 | - | 15.14.104 | 10:51 | |
| MELB | Mitch Clark goal | 9.9.63 | - | 15.14.104 | 12:33 | |
| BRIL | Daniel Rich behind | 9.9.63 | - | 15.15.105 | 13:50 | |
| BRIL | Tom Rockliff behind | 9.9.63 | - | 15.16.106 | 15:21 | |
| MELB | Matthew Bate behind | 9.10.64 | - | 15.16.106 | 16:33 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 9.11.65 | - | 15.16.106 | 17:54 | |
| MELB | Aaron Davey goal | 10.11.71 | - | 15.16.106 | 18:47 | |
| BRIL | Ryan Lester behind | 10.11.71 | - | 15.17.107 | 19:45 | |
| BRIL | Todd Banfield goal | 10.11.71 | - | 16.17.113 | 22:18 | |
| MELB | Mitch Clark goal | 11.11.77 | - | 16.17.113 | 25:15 | |
| BRIL | Sam Sheldon goal | 11.11.77 | - | 17.17.119 | 28:03 | |
| MELB | Rushed behind | 11.12.78 | - | 17.17.119 | 29:07 | |