1991 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1991 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 109.2%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by Melbourne (Elimination Final)
Players:
38
Brownlow Leader(s):
Alan Ezard (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Simon Madden (42)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Alan Ezard
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Tim Watson
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Anderson, Greg | #11 | 18 | R02-R11, R13-R15, R21-R24, EF | 7 | 2 |
| Bailey, Dean | #31 | 6 | R03, R06-R10 | 2 | 0 |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 18 | R03-R04, R07-R08, R10-R11, R13-R23, EF | 25 | 6 |
| Burns, Adrian | #40 | 3 | R05, R08, R11 | 1 | 0 |
| Considine, Ed | #37 | 6 | R04-R05, R07, R23-R24, EF | 1 | 0 |
| Cransberg, Peter | #23 | 21 | R02-R11, R13-R16, R18-R24 | 16 | 3 |
| Daniher, Anthony | #6 | 16 | R02-R11, R13-R18 | 1 | 3 |
| Daniher, Chris | #7 | 9 | R07-R09, R16-R21 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 12 | R14-R24, EF | 4 | 0 |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 23 | R02-R11, R13-R24, EF | 7 | 9 |
| Filandia, Peter | #34 | 12 | R04-R05, R13-R21, R24 | 13 | 4 |
| Flood, David | #28 | 12 | R03-R06, R08, R10-R11, R18-R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Fox, Brad | #25 | 10 | R02-R03, R08-R11, R13-R14, R17, R22 | 3 | 0 |
| Hamilton, Paul | #16 | 7 | R02, R04-R09 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey, Mark | #1 | 12 | R02-R03, R05-R09, R19-R22, R24 | 17 | 0 |
| Heard, Shane | #45 | 11 | R02-R03, R05-R08, R20-R21, R23-R24, EF | 1 | 0 |
| Hills, Paul | #49 | 14 | R09-R11, R13-R16, R18-R22, R24, EF | 3 | 1 |
| Johnston, David | #39 | 10 | R16-R24, EF | 1 | 0 |
| Kickett, Derek | #9 | 13 | R02-R04, R16-R24, EF | 9 | 3 |
| Long, Michael | #13 | 18 | R02-R08, R11, R13-R19, R22-R23, EF | 13 | 6 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 23 | R02-R11, R13-R24, EF | 42 | 5 |
| Manning, Andrew | #41 | 4 | R04-R05, R15-R16 | 1 | 0 |
| McMullin, Ian | #35 | 18 | R02-R06, R09-R11, R13-R20, R22-R23 | 20 | 0 |
| Morrish, Paul | #47 | 7 | R09-R11, R13-R15, R17 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Brien, Craig | #12 | 11 | R02, R04-R07, R14-R15, R20-R21, R24, EF | 8 | 2 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #10 | 22 | R02-R10, R13-R24, EF | 5 | 2 |
| Plain, Bradley | #14 | 11 | R05-R07, R09-R10, R13, R19-R23 | 28 | 4 |
| Ridley, Todd | #18 | 3 | R02-R04 | 4 | 0 |
| Robertson, David | #33 | 3 | R09-R11 | 1 | 0 |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 18 | R02-R04, R06-R08, R11, R13-R15, R17-R24 | 30 | 7 |
| Somerville, Peter | #19 | 17 | R02-R11, R14, R16-R19, R23, EF | 14 | 0 |
| Sporn, Kieran | #17 | 14 | R06-R11, R13-R18, R24, EF | 8 | 0 |
| Thompson, Mark | #26 | 9 | R02-R03, R13-R16, R23-R24, EF | 6 | 0 |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 7 | R17-R23 | 1 | 0 |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 1 | EF | 0 | 0 |
| Wanganeen, Gavin | #4 | 18 | R02-R06, R08-R11, R13-R17, R22-R24, EF | 12 | 7 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 17 | R02, R06-R07, R09-R11, R13, R16-R24, EF | 15 | 0 |
| Werner, Michael | #24 | 6 | R10-R11, R13, R15, R24, EF | 8 | 0 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Sheedy, Kevin | 23 | 13 | -0- | 10 | R02-R11, R13-R24, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| Round 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 01/04/1991 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 4 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 06/04/1991 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 73 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 13/04/1991 | Round 4 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESS by 45 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 19/04/1991 | Round 5 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 31 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 27/04/1991 | Round 6 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 31 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 04/05/1991 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESS by 21 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 11/05/1991 | Round 8 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCE by 7 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 18/05/1991 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 16 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 25/05/1991 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 28 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 01/06/1991 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| Round 12 | BYE | ||||||
| 15/06/1991 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 22/06/1991 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESS by 39 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 29/06/1991 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 46 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 07/07/1991 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 13/07/1991 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 17 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 20/07/1991 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 74 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 28/07/1991 | Round 19 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 03/08/1991 | Round 20 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESS by 67 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 10/08/1991 | Round 21 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | ESS by 45 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 17/08/1991 | Round 22 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 4 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 25/08/1991 | Round 23 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 63 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 31/08/1991 | Round 24 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 80 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 07/09/1991 | Elimination Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MEL by 38 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
Internal Links
- Season (1991): Click here
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