1990 AFL Round 3: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1990 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1990 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Brett Lovett captained the hosts.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Melbourne
B. Lovett (capt.), D. Bennett, T. Campbell, S. Clark, S. Eishold, S. Febey, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, A. Lovell, G. Lyon, S. Newport, A. Obst, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, A. Daniher, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, P. Hamilton, D. Kickett, M. Long, S. Madden, A. Manning, B. Moore, C. O'Brien, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, K. Sporn, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar
Melbourne (18.14.122) defeated Essendon (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Bennett (4), S. Clark (3), A. Lovell (3), S. O'Dwyer (3), T. Campbell, S. Eishold, B. Lovett, S. Newport, J. Stynes
Essendon: T. Daniher (3), A. Manning (2), B. Plain (2), P. Salmon (2), D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, P. Hamilton, D. Kickett, S. Madden
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1990 AFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 16 April 1990
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,894
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 5 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Brett Lovett
(Melbourne),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Carey,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Yeats | MELB | 8 | 3 |
| Andrew Obst | MELB | 29 | 2 |
| Steven O'Dwyer | MELB | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | 313 | 216 | 97 | 86 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 32 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Kickett, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Manning, Andrew | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Moore, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Sporn, Kieran | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 319 | 208 | 111 | 75 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 22 | |||