1991 AFL 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 AFL season.
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
G. Lyon (capt.), D. Bennett, L. Beveridge, D. Cuthbertson, K. Dyson, S. Eishold, S. Febey, R. Grinter, A. Jakovich, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, A. Obst, P. Rohde, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, E. Considine, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, S. Heard, P. Hills, D. Johnston, D. Kickett, M. Long, S. Madden, C. O'Brien, G. O'Donnell, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, G. Wanganeen, M. Werner
Melbourne (17.11.113) defeated Essendon (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Jakovich (8), A. Lovell (4), L. Beveridge (2), E. Spalding, J. Stynes, T. Viney
Essendon: M. Werner (4), T. Watson (2), G. Anderson, T. Daniher, P. Hills, D. Kickett, K. Sporn
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced West Coast in the first semi final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 6th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1991 AFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 September 1991
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Waverley Park
Attendance:
46,032
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
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||