2015 AFL Round 12: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 2015 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 12 of the 2015 AFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Simonds Stadium. Joel Selwood captained the hosts. Nathan Jones captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Paul Roos.

Geelong
Back: J. Rivers, H. Taylor, C. Enright
Half-back: J. Bews, T. Lonergan, J. Kolodjashnij
Centre: A. Mackie, J. Selwood (capt.), S. Motlop
Half-forward: C. Gregson, J. Walker, S. Kersten
Forward: J. Murdoch, T. Hawkins, D. Lang
Follower: M. Blicavs, J. Thurlow, S. Johnson
Int.: J. Caddy, C. Guthrie, M. Stokes
Sub.: M. Luxford

Melbourne
Back: D. Cross, T. McDonald, N. Jetta
Half-back: J. Howe, L. Dunn, H. Lumumba
Centre: J. Toumpas, R. Bail, J. Viney
Half-forward: J. Watts, C. Dawes, B. Stretch
Forward: J. Garlett, J. Spencer, M. Jones
Follower: M. Gawn, N. Jones (capt.), B. Vince
Int.: A. Brayshaw, A. Neal-Bullen, D. Tyson
Sub.: A. Riley

Geelong (13.11.89) were defeated by Melbourne (18.5.113).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Hawkins (2), S. Johnson (2), S. Kersten (2), D. Lang (2), S. Motlop (2), C. Guthrie, J. Selwood, J. Walker
Melbourne: J. Garlett (4), A. Neal-Bullen (3), J. Howe (2), M. Jones (2), B. Vince (2), M. Gawn, N. Jones, J. Spencer, B. Stretch, D. Tyson

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2015 AFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Sunday 21 June 2015
Time: 3:20 PM
Venue: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 28,007

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Melbourne
Score: 13.11.89 - 18.5.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 1 6 . 4 11 . 5 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Melbourne 5 . 2 7 . 3 13 . 4 18 . 5 18 . 5 (113)
Margin MELB by 13 MELB by 5 MELB by 11 MELB by 24 MELB by 24
Duration 31:43 31:10 32:47 34:18 2:09:58

Honour Roll

Coaches: Chris Scott (Geelong), Paul Roos (Melbourne)
Captains: Joel Selwood (Geelong), Nathan Jones (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Donlon (#1), T. Pannell (#28), A. Stephens (#12), E: S. Ryan (#25)
Goal Umpire: M. Craig, M. Hammond, E: M. Palm
Boundary Umpire: G. Bergroth, A. Coote, D. Kowalski, S. Thiele

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Max Gawn MELB 11 3
Bernie Vince MELB 23 2
Steven Motlop GEEL 32 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Bernie Vince MELB 23 8 ? ? ? 0 0
Jack Viney MELB 7 8 ? ? ? 0 0
Lynden Dunn MELB 14 6 ? ? ? ? ?
Max Gawn MELB 11 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Nathan Jones MELB 2 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Steven Motlop GEEL 32 2 0 0 0 ? ?

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Bews, Jed HBFL 87% 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 7 0 0 3 0 2 0
46 Blicavs, Mark RU 91% 0 0 22 9 13 2 25 13 6 5 2 5 0 2
23 Caddy, Josh INT 79% 0 1 19 10 9 5 3 7 6 3 1 2 0 6
44 Enright, Corey BPR 91% 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 3
28 Gregson, Cory HFFL 85% 0 0 11 5 6 3 0 5 2 4 0 2 2 1
29 Guthrie, Cameron INT 72% 1 0 21 7 14 4 0 6 6 1 1 1 0 2
26 Hawkins, Tom FF 96% 2 2 11 10 1 7 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 3
20 Johnson, Steve RO 89% 2 1 17 10 7 4 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 2
39 Kersten, Shane HFFR 87% 2 1 6 3 3 2 0 7 0 3 0 2 0 2
8 Kolodjashnij, Jake HBFR 87% 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Lang, Darcy FPR 84% 2 0 15 10 5 7 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 4
13 Lonergan, Tom CHB 90% 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2
37 Luxford, Michael SUB↑ 28% 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
4 Mackie, Andrew WL 93% 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 5 0 3 0 1 1 5
32 Motlop, Steven WR 84% 2 2 27 19 8 3 0 5 3 2 0 1 2 7
21 Murdoch, Jordan FPL↓ 54% 0 1 10 4 6 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
25 Rivers, Jared BPL 80% 0 0 10 6 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0
14 Selwood, Joel (c) C 76% 1 0 17 9 8 2 0 6 6 4 2 2 0 7
27 Stokes, Mathew INT 84% 0 1 23 13 10 3 0 4 1 0 3 0 3 2
7 Taylor, Harry FB 92% 0 1 11 7 4 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0
40 Thurlow, Jackson RR 90% 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 6 0 2 0 0 2 4
34 Walker, Josh CHF 81% 1 0 9 3 6 2 14 3 1 1 1 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 13 11 300 174 126 73 44 95 38 43 19 21 23 58

M. Luxford replaced J. Murdoch during the third quarter.

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
44 Bail, Rohan C 85% 0 0 14 4 10 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1
10 Brayshaw, Angus INT 81% 0 0 20 12 8 1 0 6 4 2 2 1 2 5
18 Cross, Daniel BPL 98% 0 0 20 5 15 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
6 Dawes, Chris CHF 93% 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 5
14 Dunn, Lynden CHB 98% 0 0 26 22 4 7 0 2 0 5 2 2 15 3
36 Garlett, Jeff FPL 93% 4 1 15 11 4 3 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 1
11 Gawn, Max RU 92% 1 1 19 10 9 8 44 5 5 3 2 2 2 5
38 Howe, Jeremy HBFL 85% 2 0 4 3 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Jetta, Neville BPR 85% 0 0 13 5 8 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
45 Jones, Matt FPR 91% 2 0 8 6 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2
2 Jones, Nathan (c) RR 79% 1 0 35 17 18 2 0 3 7 7 1 1 1 3
8 Lumumba, Heritier HBFR 88% 0 0 19 10 9 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 4
25 McDonald, Tom FB 94% 0 0 6 5 1 5 0 4 0 2 0 1 3 0
30 Neal-Bullen, Alex INT 74% 3 0 11 9 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 3
27 Riley, Aidan SUB↑ 15% 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 Spencer, Jake FF 89% 1 0 6 3 3 3 25 3 0 3 0 0 1 0
15 Stretch, Billy HFFR 88% 1 1 10 7 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 Toumpas, Jimmy WL↓ 57% 0 0 10 2 8 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 0
12 Tyson, Dom INT 77% 1 0 22 10 12 1 0 7 6 2 1 1 3 2
23 Vince, Bernie RO 82% 2 0 38 24 14 4 0 9 11 3 4 2 3 8
7 Viney, Jack WR 80% 0 0 28 11 17 1 0 4 8 3 2 1 2 0
4 Watts, Jack HFFL 78% 0 0 19 8 11 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 18 5 355 188 167 57 69 72 54 49 21 19 42 44

A. Riley replaced J. Toumpas.

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

Geelong Coach: Chris Scott
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
18 D. Cross 25 T. McDonald 39 N. Jetta 46 M. Blicavs 23 J. Caddy
11 D. Lang 26 T. Hawkins 21 J. Murdoch 40 J. Thurlow 29 C. Guthrie
FORWARD 20 S. Johnson 27 M. Stokes
HALF-BACK

37 M. Luxford
38 J. Howe 14 L. Dunn 8 H. Lumumba



39 S. Kersten 34 J. Walker 28 C. Gregson



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



5 J. Toumpas 44 R. Bail 7 J. Viney



32 S. Motlop 14 J. Selwood (c) 4 A. Mackie FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 11 M. Gawn 10 A. Brayshaw
HALF-FORWARD 2 N. Jones (c) 30 A. Neal-Bullen
4 J. Watts 6 C. Dawes 15 B. Stretch 23 B. Vince 12 D. Tyson
8 J. Kolodjashnij 13 T. Lonergan 24 J. Bews

27 A. Riley
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



36 J. Garlett 42 J. Spencer 45 M. Jones



44 C. Enright 7 H. Taylor 25 J. Rivers



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Paul Roos

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MELB Rushed behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 00:18
MELB Billy Stretch behind 0.0.0 - 0.2.2 09:10
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 1.0.6 - 0.2.2 10:53
GEEL Steven Motlop goal 2.0.12 - 0.2.2 12:28
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen goal 2.0.12 - 1.2.8 13:57
MELB Dom Tyson goal 2.0.12 - 2.2.14 14:54
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen goal 2.0.12 - 3.2.20 20:09
MELB Matt Jones goal 2.0.12 - 4.2.26 23:04
MELB Max Gawn goal 2.0.12 - 5.2.32 24:35
GEEL Steven Motlop behind 2.1.13 - 5.2.32 26:09
GEEL Cameron Guthrie goal 3.1.19 - 5.2.32 29:58
Q2 GEEL Harry Taylor behind 3.2.20 - 5.2.32 05:33
GEEL Darcy Lang goal 4.2.26 - 5.2.32 08:23
MELB Bernie Vince goal 4.2.26 - 6.2.38 14:54
MELB Max Gawn behind 4.2.26 - 6.3.39 19:12
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 5.2.32 - 6.3.39 22:02
MELB Jeff Garlett goal 5.2.32 - 7.3.45 24:09
GEEL Mathew Stokes behind 5.3.33 - 7.3.45 25:48
GEEL Steven Motlop behind 5.4.34 - 7.3.45 27:38
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 6.4.40 - 7.3.45 28:59
Q3 GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 7.4.46 - 7.3.45 01:42
MELB Jake Spencer goal 7.4.46 - 8.3.51 05:26
MELB Matt Jones goal 7.4.46 - 9.3.57 09:11
GEEL Jordan Murdoch behind 7.5.47 - 9.3.57 10:12
MELB Jeff Garlett goal 7.5.47 - 10.3.63 10:56
GEEL Josh Walker goal 8.5.53 - 10.3.63 12:23
GEEL Darcy Lang goal 9.5.59 - 10.3.63 17:32
GEEL Shane Kersten goal 10.5.65 - 10.3.63 19:09
MELB Jeff Garlett goal 10.5.65 - 11.3.69 22:04
MELB Jeff Garlett behind 10.5.65 - 11.4.70 25:29
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen goal 10.5.65 - 12.4.76 27:37
GEEL Steven Motlop goal 11.5.71 - 12.4.76 29:16
MELB Jeremy Howe goal 11.5.71 - 13.4.82 31:31
Q4 MELB Nathan Jones goal 11.5.71 - 14.4.88 00:28
GEEL Steve Johnson behind 11.6.72 - 14.4.88 02:15
MELB Jeremy Howe goal 11.6.72 - 15.4.94 04:04
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 11.7.73 - 15.4.94 05:32
MELB Billy Stretch goal 11.7.73 - 16.4.100 08:24
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 11.8.74 - 16.4.100 11:31
MELB Rushed behind 11.8.74 - 16.5.101 14:03
GEEL Josh Caddy behind 11.9.75 - 16.5.101 15:43
MELB Bernie Vince goal 11.9.75 - 17.5.107 17:34
GEEL Shane Kersten goal 12.9.81 - 17.5.107 18:56
GEEL Joel Selwood goal 13.9.87 - 17.5.107 19:58
GEEL Shane Kersten behind 13.10.88 - 17.5.107 22:38
MELB Jeff Garlett goal 13.10.88 - 18.5.113 24:34
GEEL Rushed behind 13.11.89 - 18.5.113 27:12