1989 VFL Round 7: Brisbane Bears v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1989 between Brisbane Bears and Essendon during round 7 of the 1989 VFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Essendon at Carrara Stadium. Mark Mickan captained the hosts. Tim Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Knights and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Brisbane Bears
M. Mickan (capt.), D. Bain, M. Campbell, R. Eade, B. Hardie, B. Harris, S. Hose, A. Ishchenko, R. Lester-Smith, S. McIvor, R. Merrett, C. O'Brien, D. O'Keeffe, B. Phillips, G. Raines, M. Roberts, L. Sim, A. Taylor, P. Walsh, M. Williams

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), D. Bailey, E. Considine, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, D. Grenvold, D. Johnston, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, K. Sporn, A. Underwood, K. Walsh, M. Werner, D. Williams

Brisbane Bears (12.9.81) were defeated by Essendon (17.10.112).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: D. Bain (3), B. Hardie (3), M. Williams (2), B. Harris, R. Merrett, M. Mickan, C. O'Brien
Essendon: P. Salmon (5), A. Ezard (3), T. Daniher (2), B. Plain (2), K. Sporn (2), G. O'Donnell, A. Underwood, M. Werner

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Essendon
Date: Sunday 14 May 1989
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Carrara Stadium
Attendance: 12,034

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. by Essendon
Score: 12.9.81 - 17.10.112

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 5 . 1 6 . 3 11 . 8 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Essendon 4 . 6 12 . 8 14 . 8 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Margin BRIB by 1 ESSE by 41 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 31 ESSE by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Knights (Brisbane Bears), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Mark Mickan (Brisbane Bears), Tim Watson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Carland, G. Forster

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Darren Williams ESSE 13 3
Alan Ezard ESSE 15 2
David Bain BRIB 22 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Bain, David ? ? 3 0 23 17 6 7 0 2 2 2
25 Campbell, Matt ? ? 0 0 26 15 11 8 0 0 1 0
26 Eade, Rodney ? ? 0 0 26 19 7 4 0 2 1 0
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 3 1 15 9 6 5 0 1 1 0
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 3 0 0 2 1
47 Hose, Simon ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 2 2 1
9 Ishchenko, Alex ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 0 9 1 1 0
16 Lester-Smith, Rod ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 6 0 3 1 0
19 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 27 16 11 4 0 1 1 1
24 Merrett, Roger ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 3 4 1 2 5
1 Mickan, Mark (c) ? ? 1 1 9 4 5 2 12 1 1 0
28 O'Brien, Cameron ? ? 1 0 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 3
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 0 1
11 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 2 0 3 3 0
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 7 0 0 2 2
27 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 6 0 0 1 2
20 Sim, Lachlan ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 1 1 0
29 Taylor, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 0 1
18 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 3 0 1 0 0
2 Williams, Mark ? ? 2 2 18 13 5 7 0 4 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 9 312 204 108 76 25 26 23 19

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
31 Bailey, Dean ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 3 0 1 1 2
37 Considine, Ed ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 2 0 0 1 0
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 2 0
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 2 1 20 11 9 12 0 0 1 0
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 0 2 0
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 3 0 21 16 5 4 0 4 1 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 1 0 2
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 2 0 2 0 1
39 Johnston, David ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 5 0 2 1 1
4 Long, Michael ? ? 0 1 18 6 12 3 0 2 0 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 3 7 0 2 1
44 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 1 0 24 12 12 6 0 1 1 4
14 Plain, Bradley ? ? 2 1 11 11 0 4 0 1 0 2
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 5 0 7 6 1 5 8 1 1 1
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 2 0 15 10 5 6 0 1 0 1
9 Underwood, Andrew ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 5 2 2 0 0
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 3 1 2
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 0 1 29 18 11 6 0 1 1 1
24 Werner, Michael ? ? 1 2 18 14 4 6 0 0 1 3
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 0 1 30 19 11 8 0 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 10 298 201 97 85 17 22 19 23

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s