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Round 22 1998

Round 22, 1998
Melbourne vs Richmond
Sunday 30 August
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 76,387

1st2nd3rdFinal
Melbourne5.56.1012.1419.19.133
Richmond1.24.36.98.9.57
Match Statistics


Melbourne win by 76 points

Goalkickers: Jeff Farmer 5, David Neitz 5, Matthew Febey 2, Adem Yze 2, Andrew Leoncelli 1, Garry Lyon 1, Anthony McDonald 1, Russell Robertson 1, Stephen Tingay 1

Brownlow Votes:
3 - Anthony Ingerson
2 - Jeff Farmer
1 - Jeff White

Best and Fairest
39 - Anthony Ingerson
36 - Adem Yze
34 - Jeff Farmer
29 - David Neitz
20 - Shane Woewodin

Milestones:
150 Games
Stephen Tingay

Image In front of a massive crowd anxious to see if the Tigers could earn a rare finals berth, Richmond could have suffered a narrow loss and still qualified but a first quarter Demon blast, including a late mark of the year contender for Jeff Farmer, put the game beyond their grasp.

With David Schwarz a late withdrawal due to hamstring trouble, Farmer and David Neitz put on a perfect trial for September by running riot. Melbourne would have dropped to seventh if they lost, and played like a team deserving of the double chance on offer.

By closing the gap at half time the Tigers would still have narrowly fallen into the 8 on percentage, but with their skipper Matthew Knights being blanketed by Shane Woewodin they fell apart and conceded 14 goals to 4 after half time to finish 9th. Farmer and Neitz were irresistable up front, Jeff White dominated the ruck and Anthony Ingerson received maximum Brownlow Medal votes for his dominant work in defence.

Jeff White and Jim Stynes combined to dominate Brendon Gale in the centre while Neitz beat three opponents.

The Tigers had blown their big chance, but the Demons were back into September for the first time since 1994, booking a date with Adelaide at the MCG.

Daniher said "We've got to fourth, and a new season starts now. Our fellows don't think the journey's come to an end. We're just starting again, and they're pretty hungry."

Video

Reserves
Melbourne 15.14.104 d. Richmond 14.15.99
Best - Nettelbeck, Beams, Johnstone
Goals - Nettelbeck 5, Beams 3, Longmuir 2, Brown 1, Lamaro 1, Smith 1, Ottens 1, Johnstone 1

Media
Age - 31/08/1998
Age - 31/08/1998
Football Record 1998 Finals

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