2015 AFL Round 16: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 2015 between Melbourne and Brisbane Lions during round 16 of the 2015 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Brisbane Lions at MCG. Nathan Jones captained the hosts. Tom Rockliff captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paul Roos and the visitors were coached by Justin Leppitsch.

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

Brisbane Lions
Back: J. Clarke, D. Merrett, H. Andrews
Half-back: D. Rich, M. Paparone, S. Mayes
Centre: D. Zorko, D. Beams, N. Robertson
Half-forward: J. Redden, D. McStay, A. Christensen
Forward: S. Martin, B. Staker, J. Adcock
Follower: M. Leuenberger, T. Rockliff (capt.), P. Hanley
Int.: R. Harwood, M. Robinson, L. Taylor
Sub.: J. Aish

Melbourne (8.12.60) defeated Brisbane Lions (4.12.36).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Hogan (4), J. Garlett (2), T. McDonald (2)
Brisbane Lions: H. Andrews, A. Christensen, M. Robinson, D. Zorko

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 14th on the ladder (up from 15th) and Brisbane Lions remained 18th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2015 AFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
Date: Sunday 19 July 2015
Time: 1:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 25,149

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Brisbane Lions
Score: 8.12.60 - 4.12.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 4 7 . 7 7 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Brisbane Lions 1 . 2 1 . 5 3 . 8 4 . 12 4 . 12 (36)
Margin MELB by 26 MELB by 38 MELB by 26 MELB by 24 MELB by 24
Duration 29:30 27:48 26:53 26:05 1:50:16

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paul Roos (Melbourne), Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane Lions)
Captains: Nathan Jones (Melbourne), Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jeremy Howe MELB 38 3
Dayne Zorko BRIL 15 2
Jesse Hogan MELB 1 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Jesse Hogan MELB 1 10 2 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Howe MELB 38 7 0 1 1 0 0
Max Gawn MELB 11 6 0 1 0 1 0
Allen Christensen BRIL 3 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Jack Viney MELB 7 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Dayne Beams BRIL 9 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
10 Brayshaw, Angus INT 78% 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 5
18 Cross, Daniel WL 97% 0 0 26 14 12 10 1 5 2 2 1 1 4 1
6 Dawes, Chris CHF 85% 0 0 17 11 6 6 6 2 0 4 2 1 1 6
14 Dunn, Lynden FB 94% 0 0 15 10 5 6 1 2 0 2 0 1 5 1
20 Garland, Colin BPL 85% 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 4 0
36 Garlett, Jeff HFFR 87% 2 1 12 10 2 2 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 3
11 Gawn, Max RU 85% 0 1 13 6 7 6 38 2 2 0 3 0 0 0
43 Harmes, James INT 74% 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 3
1 Hogan, Jesse FF 88% 4 1 16 13 3 11 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3
38 Howe, Jeremy HBFL 92% 0 1 22 15 7 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 1
39 Jetta, Neville BPR 88% 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 8 0 1 1 1 1 0
2 Jones, Nathan (c) RR 81% 0 2 21 13 8 2 0 2 4 1 2 1 1 2
24 Kennedy Harris, Jay FPL↓ 58% 0 0 6 1 5 3 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 0
8 Lumumba, Heritier WR 89% 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 3 0
25 McDonald, Tom CHB 94% 2 0 13 10 3 7 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
30 Neal-Bullen, Alex SUB↑ 27% 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
15 Stretch, Billy HBFR 87% 0 0 12 6 6 1 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 2
12 Tyson, Dom INT 83% 0 0 20 8 12 3 0 6 1 3 1 2 1 2
37 vandenBerg, Aaron HFFL 80% 0 1 20 11 9 6 0 4 4 1 1 0 2 5
23 Vince, Bernie C 87% 0 0 21 12 9 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 2
7 Viney, Jack RO 87% 0 1 23 8 15 1 0 7 5 4 2 2 0 4
4 Watts, Jack FPR 75% 0 0 11 7 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 8 12 328 188 140 94 49 72 22 44 20 22 30 43

A. Neal-Bullen replaced J. Kennedy Harris during the third quarter.

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
7 Adcock, Jed FPR 90% 0 1 12 8 4 7 0 5 0 4 1 2 0 4
4 Aish, James SUB↑ 41% 0 1 12 6 6 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
31 Andrews, Harris BPR 96% 1 0 16 10 6 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
9 Beams, Dayne C 90% 0 1 25 13 12 0 0 4 7 2 0 1 0 5
3 Christensen, Allen HFFR 86% 1 0 29 20 9 5 0 4 8 3 5 1 0 5
42 Clarke, Justin BPL 94% 0 1 10 5 5 9 0 3 0 4 0 2 2 0
11 Hanley, Pearce RO↓ 41% 0 1 6 3 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1
2 Harwood, Ryan INT 71% 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 4 1 1 2 1 3 1
23 Leuenberger, Matthew RU 89% 0 1 6 2 4 3 26 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
12 Martin, Stefan FPL 91% 0 0 18 5 13 9 18 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
32 Mayes, Sam HBFR 80% 0 0 14 11 3 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
25 McStay, Daniel CHF 94% 0 0 5 2 3 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1
21 Merrett, Daniel FB 94% 0 0 7 5 2 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0
22 Paparone, Marco CHB 95% 0 0 24 19 5 11 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 1
30 Redden, Jack HFFL 83% 0 0 25 13 12 7 0 6 3 5 0 1 0 2
10 Rich, Daniel HBFL 80% 0 1 16 9 7 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 3
18 Robertson, Nick WR 82% 0 0 17 12 5 7 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0
5 Robinson, Mitch INT 85% 1 1 13 6 7 3 0 12 4 4 0 2 1 2
38 Rockliff, Tom (c) RR 82% 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 17 5 1 3 1 2 2
14 Staker, Brent FF 81% 0 1 9 8 1 3 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 1
28 Taylor, Lewis INT 79% 0 1 32 14 18 5 0 3 3 6 0 2 4 2
15 Zorko, Dayne WL 78% 1 1 30 19 11 4 0 6 4 0 2 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 4 12 353 210 143 113 44 88 43 44 22 20 31 37

J. Aish replaced P. Hanley.

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 BRIL Matthew Leuenberger behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:27
BRIL Pearce Hanley behind 0.0.0 - 0.2.2 03:48
MELB Aaron vandenBerg behind 0.1.1 - 0.2.2 05:38
MELB Jesse Hogan goal 1.1.7 - 0.2.2 07:39
BRIL Dayne Zorko goal 1.1.7 - 1.2.8 09:16
MELB Rushed behind 1.2.8 - 1.2.8 11:15
MELB Rushed behind 1.3.9 - 1.2.8 13:17
MELB Jesse Hogan goal 2.3.15 - 1.2.8 17:04
MELB Tom McDonald goal 3.3.21 - 1.2.8 21:12
MELB Rushed behind 3.4.22 - 1.2.8 22:34
MELB Jesse Hogan goal 4.4.28 - 1.2.8 24:13
MELB Jeff Garlett goal 5.4.34 - 1.2.8 27:57
Q2 BRIL Brent Staker behind 5.4.34 - 1.3.9 01:01
MELB Jack Viney behind 5.5.35 - 1.3.9 06:20
BRIL Dayne Beams behind 5.5.35 - 1.4.10 11:26
MELB Nathan Jones behind 5.6.36 - 1.4.10 12:42
MELB Tom McDonald goal 6.6.42 - 1.4.10 13:06
MELB Jeff Garlett behind 6.7.43 - 1.4.10 16:06
BRIL Rushed behind 6.7.43 - 1.5.11 18:03
MELB Jeff Garlett goal 7.7.49 - 1.5.11 26:08
Q3 BRIL Dayne Zorko behind 7.7.49 - 1.6.12 02:26
MELB Jesse Hogan behind 7.8.50 - 1.6.12 05:48
BRIL James Aish behind 7.8.50 - 1.7.13 10:04
BRIL Mitch Robinson goal 7.8.50 - 2.7.19 12:32
BRIL Harris Andrews goal 7.8.50 - 3.7.25 15:09
MELB Max Gawn behind 7.9.51 - 3.7.25 18:44
BRIL Mitch Robinson behind 7.9.51 - 3.8.26 22:35
MELB Alex Neal-Bullen behind 7.10.52 - 3.8.26 26:47
Q4 BRIL Allen Christensen goal 7.10.52 - 4.8.32 02:36
MELB Jeremy Howe behind 7.11.53 - 4.8.32 09:05
MELB Jesse Hogan goal 8.11.59 - 4.8.32 10:16
MELB Nathan Jones behind 8.12.60 - 4.8.32 14:57
BRIL Lewis Taylor behind 8.12.60 - 4.9.33 16:33
BRIL Daniel Rich behind 8.12.60 - 4.10.34 18:28
BRIL Justin Clarke behind 8.12.60 - 4.11.35 20:36
BRIL Jed Adcock behind 8.12.60 - 4.12.36 24:04