Round 13, 1993
Sydney vs Melbourne
Sunday 27 June
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 8250
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Sydney | 5.4 | 11.4 | 21.8 | 23.11.149 |
| Melbourne | 5.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 16.13.109 |
Sydney win by 40 points
Goalkickers: Darren Kowal 3, Garry Lyon 3, Rod Grinter 2, Andy Lovell 2, Allen Jakovich 1, David Neitz 1, Andrew Obst 1, Jim Stynes 1, Todd Viney 1, Graeme Yeats 1
Brownlow Votes:
Nil
Milestones:
100 Games
Steven Febey
With the Swans entering the match having not won a match in 11 months (26 straight), and all previous twelve that season, a paltry crowd turned out to see them tackle a Melbourne outfit who had shaken off early season poor performance to win three of their last four - including a six goal win over eventual premiers Essendon the previous week to give themselves hope of sneaking into the finals.
Before the game Neil Balme denied his side would take Sydney lightly, saying "On form, we should win but there is that danger because Sydney will win soon", and his side's cause was seemingly boosted when the Swans lost forward David Strooper. This left Richard Osborne as Sydney's focal point, and he responded with a match winning 10.2. At the other end of the shootout, Melbourne spearhead Allen Jakovich had seven shots at goal but managed just 1.6. Just five weeks before Osborne had narrowly avoided serious injury in an on-field clash with teammate Dale Lewis in what some doctors described as a career ending injury, now he was delivering a hefty blow to the Demons. Melbourne discard Paul Bryce was also prominent in an unfamiliar ruck role.
After being 13 points in front during the first quarter Melbourne fought back to tie the scores at 34 all before the Swans took a narrow lead at half time. The second quarter saw the lead change 10 times. Sydney then blew the visitors out of the water, a 10.4 to 0.1 third quarter putting the result beyond doubt. Even Melbourne's behind came after Sydney had outscored them 58-0 for the quarter. Osborne got six of the Swans' majors.
Even a big last quarter by Melbourne which they won by four goals only dampened the carnage. "It's hard to put your finger on what went wrong in the third quarter" said Neale Balme after the game. Balme had seen it all before. In ((1989) his Norwood side lost to South Adelaide, who ended a 26 game losing streak.
The Swans went on to lose every other game that season, but almost pulled off the upset of the century when they pushed eventual Grand Finalists Carlton to one point in the last round of the year.
Best were Viney, Tingay and M. Febey. Stephen Tingay was reported on video evidence for striking David Murphy during the last quarter but quickly cleared by the tribunal. Jakovich also jarred his heel on the hard SCG surface.
Reserves
Melbourne 14.21.105 d. Sydney 6.3.39
Goals - Burgmann 3, Lamb 3, Doyle 2, Sullivan 1, Bennett 1, Norrish 1, Jeffery 1, Taylor 1, Mackay 1
Best - Cuthbertson, Hilton, Dyson
Lists
Tribunal
Media
Canberra Times - 27/06/1993
Age - 27/06/1993
Sydney Morning Herald - 28/06/1993
Canberra Times - 28/06/1993
Football Record R14 1993