1991 AFL Season Elimination Final 1: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1991 between Melbourne and Essendon in the first elimination final of the 1991 season of the Australian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at Waverley Park. Garry Lyon captained the hosts. Tim Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Melbourne (17.11.113) defeated Essendon (11.9.75).

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: First Elimination Final
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 7 September 1991
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Waverley Park
Attendance: 46,032

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 17.11.113 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 4 . 5 10 . 7 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Essendon 5 . 6 7 . 7 9 . 9 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin ESSE by 28 ESSE by 20 MELB by 4 MELB by 38 MELB by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Garry Lyon
Coach: John Northey

Essendon

Captain: Tim Watson
Coach: Kevin Sheedy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Sheehan
G. Vernon

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
19 Bennett, Darren ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 7 4 0 0 2
24 Beveridge, Luke ? ? 2 0 20 14 6 4 0 1 2 0
48 Cuthbertson, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 2 3 0
23 Dyson, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 3 0 1 2 2
25 Eishold, Simon ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 3 0 0
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 2 3 0
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
13 Jakovich, Allen ? ? 8 2 14 11 3 8 0 1 1 2
16 Lovell, Andy ? ? 4 1 18 16 2 6 0 4 1 1
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 3 4 1
3 Lyon, Garry (c) ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 6 1 2 1 1
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 6 0 1 0 2
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 4 3 1
5 Spalding, Earl ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 3 2 1 3 0
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 1 2 2
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 1 0 26 18 8 10 5 0 4 2
15 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 2 1 1
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 8 0 4 2 3
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 2 2 4
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 5 0 1 2 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 17 11 288 213 75 82 12 36 36 25

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 1 0 27 23 4 8 0 2 2 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 1 0 6
37 Considine, Ed ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 2 1 3
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 2 18 14 4 8 0 0 0 0
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 2 0 1 0 1
45 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 4 4 1
49 Hills, Paul ? ? 1 0 12 5 7 0 0 2 1 1
39 Johnston, David ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 1 3 3
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 1 1 20 11 9 3 0 0 1 3
13 Long, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 3 12 1 0 1 2 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 3 0 2 3
12 O'Brien, Craig ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 1 1 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 1 0 0 1 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 4 3 0 0 4
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 4 0 1 0 1
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 1 1 0
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 1 14 9 5 4 2 0 2 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 4 2 3
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 2 3 11 9 2 2 0 3 1 2
24 Werner, Michael ? ? 4 1 6 6 0 2 0 1 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 9 292 189 103 58 8 25 25 36

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