1991 AFL Round 3: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 April 1991 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1991 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Matthew Larkin captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Wayne Schimmelbusch and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
North Melbourne
M. Larkin (capt.), B. Allison, W. Carey, J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, I. Fairley, M. Gallagher, P. German, P. Mann, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. Murray, M. Roberts, A. Rock, J. Romero, W. Schwass, C. Sholl, R. Smith, D. Steele, A. Stevens
Essendon
G. Anderson, D. Bailey, D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, A. Daniher, A. Ezard, D. Flood, B. Fox, M. Harvey, S. Heard, D. Kickett, M. Long, S. Madden, I. McMullin, G. O'Donnell, T. Ridley, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, M. Thompson, G. Wanganeen
North Melbourne (13.16.94) were defeated by Essendon (25.17.167).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. McCarthy (5), W. Carey (3), B. Allison, I. Fairley, M. Gallagher, M. Larkin, A. Rock
Essendon: D. Bewick (5), M. Harvey (4), P. Salmon (4), P. Somerville (3), M. Long (2), S. Madden (2), P. Cransberg, A. Ezard, S. Heard, I. McMullin, G. Wanganeen
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1991 AFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 April 1991
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,961
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
13.16.94 - 25.17.167
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 17 | 25 | . | 17 | 25 | . | 17 | (167) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 73 | ESSE by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Matthew Larkin
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. McDonald,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bewick | ESSE | 8 | 3 |
| Paul Salmon | ESSE | 3 | 2 |
| Greg Anderson | ESSE | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Chandler, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Gallagher, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Mann, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | McCarthy, John | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Murray, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 297 | 191 | 106 | 59 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Flood, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Fox, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Kickett, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | McMullin, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ridley, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 17 | 315 | 214 | 101 | 75 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 20 | |||