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1994

Coach: Neil Balme
Captain: Garry Lyon
Finishing Position: 7th
Best and Fairest: Garry Lyon
Leading Goalkicker: Garry Lyon (79)
Best First Year Player: Paul Prymke
Sponsor: Tooheys Blue
Members: 10,648

Matches Ladder Playing List Best and Fairest Reserves

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In a number of changes to the structure of the game, interchange expanded to three players, the final six was expanded to a final eight. Quarters were reduced to 20 minutes plus added time for the first time since the 25 minute quarter was mandated in 1885. Three field umpires were also active for the first time.

Off-field playing lists were reduced from 52 to 41 and the salary cap was raised by $100k to $1.85m. In early August there were rumours of a merger with Fitzroy. Negotiations had been a secret until made public by ((Hawthorn) chairman John Lord. Discussions eventually floundered when the crippled Lions set too high a price on retaining most of their name and identity.

Balme's game plan involved keeping control of the ball at all costs, even if it meant kicking backwards, and it had moments of glory as well as disaster in an up and down year. After two poor seasons in a row they opened at 16-1 in early flag betting before storming to the top of the table early in the season. Then followed a slump where they almost missed the finals before rebounding to make a Preliminary Final.

The Demons used 32 players for the season, the equal least of any season since 1987.

The club made a profit of $227,692.

Practice Matches

OppositionResultScore
Carlton LOSS87-92
Richmond WIN156-44
Carlton WIN 140-71
Collingwood LOSS47-106

Fosters Cup

RoundOppositionResult
1 Brisbane LOSS94-126

Premiership Season

RoundOppositionResultScore
1 Geelong WIN174-109
2 HawthornWIN118-64
3 BYE
4 EssendonWIN84-66
5 BrisbaneWIN117-30
6 CollingwoodWIN60-55
7 North MelbourneLOSS58-90
8 FootscrayLOSS91-94
9 SydneyLOSS97-106
10 St. KildaWIN106-32
11 West CoastLOSS74-118
12 CarltonLOSS94-121
13 AdelaideLOSS78-83
14 RichmondLOSS62-78
15 FitzroyWIN111-65
16 GeelongLOSS115-145
17 HawthornWIN112-74
18 BYE
19 Essendon WIN135-58
20 BrisbaneWIN99-84
21 CollingwoodLOSS64-92
22 North MelbourneWIN103-83
23 FootscrayLOSS71-111
24 SydneyWIN167-121
QF CarltonWIN123-96
SF FootscrayWIN144-65
PF West CoastLOSS52-117

Ladder

WDL%P
West Coast1606132.264
Carlton1507132.560
North Melbourne1309129.052
Geelong1309114.252
Footscray1309110.652
Hawthorn1309109.152
Melbourne12010116.648
Collingwood1201099.948
Richmond1201093.848
Essendon1101197.944
Adelaide911286.938
Brisbane901388.436
St. Kilda711474.930
Fitzroy501770.320
Sydney401878.116

Playing List

NumberPlayerGamesGoals
2 Stephen Tingay 24 8
3 Garry Lyon 24 79
4 Chris Sullivan 113
5 David Schwarz 2560
6 Glenn Lovett 1111
7 Darren Kowal 142
8 Graeme Yeats 190
9 David Neitz 242
10 Martin Pike 1625
11 Jim Stynes 2510
12 Todd Viney 253
13 Allen Jakovich 1351
14 Rod Grinter 92
15 Paul Hopgood 61
16 Andy Lovell 2429
17 Brett Lovett 2514
18 Sean Charles 1324
19 Paul Prymke 241
20 Matthew Febey 224
21 Steven Febey 253
22 Jeff Hilton 199
23 Kevin Dyson 186
24 Phil Gilbert 105
25 Jason Norrish 151
26 Greg Doyle 138
27 Sean Wight 240
28 Glenn Molloy 61
29 Andrew Obst 163
34 Dean Irving 62
35 Bradley Campbell 10
37 Andrew Lamprill 41
41 Peter Rohde 142

Best and Fairest

PlayerVotes
1st Garry Lyon 355
2nd Stephen Tingay 319
3rd David Schwarz 316
4th Brett Lovett 237
5th Matthew Febey 201
6th Sean Wight 191
7th Steven Febey 167
8th Todd Viney 163
9th Sean Charles 157
10th Andy Lovell 131
11th David Neitz 130
12th Kevin Dyson 128
13th Jim Stynes 118
14th Glenn Lovett 115
15th Graeme Yeats 102
16th Jason Norrish 69
17th Paul Prymke 67
18th Allen Jakovich 62
19th Andrew Obst 60
20th Martin Pike 55
21st Greg Doyle 54
22nd Darren Kowal 48
23rd Jeff Hilton 35
24th Paul Hopgood 15
25th Chris Sullivan 5

Other Awards
Best Team Player - Todd Viney
Most Consistent - Garry Lyon
Most Improved - Jeff Hilton
Best Clubman - Steven Febey
Tribunal

RoundPlayerChargeSanction
Practice match Jeff Hilton Striking Unknown
Round 1 Rod Grinter Striking Not Guilty
Round 7 Andrew Obst Striking 1 match
Round 17 Allen Jakovich Abusive Language $2000 fine
Round 17 David Neitz Striking 1 match

Reserves

1994 Reserves Season
Best and Fairest - John Carroll

WDL%P
North Melbourne1705123.068
Fitzroy1408112.656
Footscray1408109.956
Essendon1309114.552
Sydney1309108.052
Hawthorn12010112.148
Carlton11110103.246
Geelong11011106.144
Collingwood1011192.942
Richmond 701581.628
Melbourne521774.120
St Kilda401877.416

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Media
Canberra Times - 31/07/1994
Age - 04/10/1994

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