Round 12, 1998
Melbourne vs Geelong
Saturday 13 June
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 41,567
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 7.4.46 |
| Geelong | 7.2 | 15.3 | 18.7 | 22.9.141 |
Geelong win by 95 points
Goalkickers: Garry Lyon 2, Craig Smoker 2, Travis Johnstone 1, Troy Longmuir 1, Jeff White 1
Brownlow Votes:
Nil
Best and Fairest
25 - Garry Lyon
23 - Andrew Leoncelli
17 - Marcus Seecamp
17 - Adem Yze
9 - Jamie Shanahan
Milestones:
First Goal
Troy Longmuir (3rd game)
Statistical categories led:
Biggest loss in Round 12
On another wet day at the MCG the bubble burst for the high flying Demons who didn't kick a goal until they were nearly 100 points behind and saw almost 10% shaved off their percentage. A Garry Lyon goal at the 28 minute mark of the second quarter saved them from the rare indignity of a goalless first half.
They stemmed the tide in the second half but it was too late and Geelong careered to a massive win. Jamie Shanahan injured his foot and was reported for striking Brett Spinks (two week suspension), while David Schwarz hurt his hamstring and was out for three weeks. Steven Febey suffered a thumb injury.
Best were Lyon, Yze and Smoker.
Neale Daniher said "Obviously a very disappointing day for our club and we need to sit back and have a look at why we were so poor early. The Geelong midfield just dominated the game and we had no answers to their on-ball superiority."
Reserves
Melbourne 16.14.110 d. Geelong 12.15.87
Best - Brown, Bradly, Beams
Goals - Smith 5, Kowal 2, J.McDonald 2, Nettlebeck 2, Williams 2, Beams 1, Cann 1, Walsh 1
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Age - 14/06/1998
Football Record R13 1998