Round 5, 1999
Melbourne vs Port Adelaide
Saturday, 24 April
Venue: MCG
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final
| |
| Melbourne | 4.3 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 13.12.90 |
| Port Adelaide | 0.2 | 2.9 | 6.11 | 9.12.66 |
Melbourne win by 24 points
Goalkickers: David Neitz 6, Stephen Tingay 2, Ben Beams 1, Andrew Leoncelli 1, Guy Rigoni 1, David Schwarz 1
Brownlow Votes:
3 - David Neitz
2 - Andrew Leoncelli
1 - Todd Viney
Milestones:
First Game
Ben Beams
First Goal
Ben Beams
After restarting their spluttering season with a one point win over Hawthorn the previous Friday night, Melbourne improved their record to 3-2 by handing Port their third straight loss.
The Power mounted a comeback after being five goals down at half time, but they had left it too late.
Ex-Demon Fabian Francis was reported for striking Todd Viney and was suspended for two weeks. Best were Leoncelli, Tingay and Neitz.
Reserves
Bye
Media
Football Record R6 1999