Round 3, 1999
Geelong vs Melbourne
Saturday 10 April
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 27,417
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Geelong | 1.4 | 9.6 | 10.10 | 14.13.97 |
| Melbourne | 2.7 | 3.10 | 7.15 | 12.19.91 |
Geelong win by 6 points
Goalkickers: Stephen Tingay 3, Matthew Febey 2, Anthony McDonald 2, Jeff Farmer 1, Darren Kowal 1, Glenn Lovett 1, Guy Rigoni 1, Russell Robertson 1
Brownlow Votes:
2 - Todd Viney
Milestones:
Last Game
Glenn Lovett
50 Games
Shane Woewodin
After an encouraging Round 1 victory over Richmond, the Demons had been shocked by St Kilda and looked set for a similar beating at half time of the match at the newly christened Shell Stadium.
Melbourne were without talls White, Shanahan, Lyon and Grgic - allowing Geelong to do as they pleased before Todd Viney sparked a revival in the third term and helped his side drag the margin back to 13 points.
Ten minutes into the last scores were level, and a goal to Russell Robertson helped extend the margin to seven points at the 23 minute mark but the Cats goalled, and then kicked two behinds in a row to take the lead. They then kicked the sealer from a mark 30m out from goal, to continue Melbourne's miserable run at the ground where they hadn't won since 1988.
Viney, Matthew Febey and Adem Yze were best.
Reserves
Melbourne 21.8.134 d. Geelong 15.12.102
Best - Carter, Beams, Peverill
Goals - Beams 5, Newton 4, Cockatoo-Collins 3, Bruce 2, Ferraro 2, Simmonds 1, Carter 1, Collins 1, Williams 1, Frost 1
Media
Age - 11/04/1999
Football Record R4 1999