1990 AFL Preliminary Final: Essendon v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1990 between Essendon and West Coast in the preliminary final of the 1990 AFL season. Essendon hosted West Coast at Waverley Park. Tim Watson captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, A. Daniher, C. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, D. Grenvold, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, D. Kickett, M. Long, S. Madden, A. Manning, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, K. Sporn, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar

West Coast
T. Begovich, T. Breman, M. Brennan, D. Hart, B. Heady, S. Jackson, L. Keene, D. Kemp, K. Langdon, C. Lewis, A. Lockyer, C. Mainwaring, G. McKenna, P. Peos, P. Scott, P. Sumich, C. Turley, D. Turner, C. Waterman, J. Worsfold

Essendon (18.13.121) defeated West Coast (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Ezard (3), M. Harvey (3), S. Madden (2), P. Salmon (2), P. Vander Haar (2), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, D. Kickett, M. Long, A. Manning, T. Watson
West Coast: S. Jackson (3), P. Sumich (2), B. Heady, K. Langdon, C. Mainwaring

As a result of this match, Essendon faced Collingwood in the grand final and West Coast were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

Match Details

Season: 1990 AFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Essendon v West Coast
Date: Saturday 29 September 1990
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Waverley Park
Attendance: 55,813

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. West Coast
Score: 18.13.121 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 1 11 . 3 13 . 10 18 . 13 18 . 13 (121)
West Coast 1 . 2 5 . 3 6 . 8 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin ESSE by 17 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 44 ESSE by 63 ESSE by 63
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Mick Malthouse (West Coast)
Captains: Tim Watson (Essendon), unknown (West Coast)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey, B. Sheehan

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 1 3 25 21 4 6 0 3 0 2
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 1 15 8 7 1 0 4 2 4
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 0 0 2
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 0 4 0
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 3 0 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 7 0 0 3 0
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 3 0 17 16 1 5 0 4 2 4
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 3 1 1
16 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 1 8 3 5 5 0 1 0 0
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 3 1 13 13 0 4 0 2 0 3
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 1 1 20 10 10 2 0 1 1 0
4 Long, Michael ? ? 1 0 15 9 6 2 1 8 3 1
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 0 21 15 6 12 10 3 1 2
41 Manning, Andrew ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 5 0 0 1 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 2 0 5 2 0
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 9 6 0 2 1
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 6 0 2 1 2
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 8 0 2 2 0
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 5 0 1 1 2
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 1 0 22 16 6 6 0 1 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 13 323 233 90 97 17 43 26 27

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
44 Begovich, Tony ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 2 0 3 2 1
11 Breman, Todd ? ? 0 1 12 6 6 5 0 2 0 0
14 Brennan, Michael ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 6 0 0 1 1
36 Hart, David ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 2 0 0
39 Heady, Brett ? ? 1 0 20 18 2 5 0 4 4 1
27 Jackson, Stevan ? ? 3 2 14 12 2 6 0 1 1 3
25 Keene, Laurie ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 7 0 0 2
33 Kemp, Dean ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 6 0 3 1 2
19 Langdon, Karl ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 0 1
28 Lewis, Chris ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 6 0 3 1 2
45 Lockyer, Andrew ? ? 0 0 13 3 10 1 0 2 2 1
3 Mainwaring, Chris ? ? 1 0 19 17 2 5 0 4 6 1
17 McKenna, Guy ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 1 2 1
20 Peos, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 6 0 0 0 0
12 Scott, Phil ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 4 1 2 2
4 Sumich, Peter ? ? 2 5 10 8 2 7 0 0 0 5
7 Turley, Craig ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 2 0 1
10 Turner, Dean ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 4 4 1
31 Waterman, Chris ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 0
24 Worsfold, John ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 1 0 3 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 10 267 194 73 74 11 38 27 26

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