2015 AFL Season Round 16: Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 2015 between Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions during round sixteen of the 2015 season of the Australian Football League.
Melbourne hosted the Brisbane Lions at the 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 (8.12.60) defeated the Brisbane Lions (4.12.36).
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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Melbourne) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Brisbane Lions) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Nathan JonesCoach: Paul Roos
Brisbane Lions
Captain: Tom RockliffCoach: Justin Leppitsch
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
J. Bannister (#5)D. Harris (#24)
S. McInerney (#30)
E: J. Waldorff (#43)
Goal Umpires
L. EdwardsA. Wojcik
E: C. Appleton
Boundary Umpires
J. AndrewsA. Coote
D. Cusack
J. Morris
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Paul Roos | ||||||||||||||
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| 42 | J. Clarke | 21 | D. Merrett | 31 | H. Andrews | 11 | M. Gawn | 10 | A. Brayshaw | ||||||
| 4 | J. Watts | 1 | J. Hogan | 24 | J. Kennedy Harris | 2 | N. Jones (c) | 43 | J. Harmes | ||||||
| FORWARD | 7 | J. Viney | 12 | D. Tyson | |||||||||||
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| 15 | D. Zorko | 9 | D. Beams | 18 | N. Robertson |
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| CENTRE | 23 | M. Leuenberger | 2 | R. Harwood | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 38 | T. Rockliff (c) | 5 | M. Robinson | |||||||||||
| 30 | J. Redden | 25 | D. McStay | 3 | A. Christensen | 11 | P. Hanley | 28 | L. Taylor | ||||||
| 15 | B. Stretch | 25 | T. McDonald | 38 | J. Howe |
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| 39 | N. Jetta | 14 | L. Dunn | 20 | C. Garland |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Justin Leppitsch | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| 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 | |