1991 AFL Round 6: Brisbane Bears v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1991 between Brisbane Bears and Essendon during round 6 of the 1991 AFL season. Brisbane Bears hosted Essendon at Carrara Stadium. Roger Merrett captained the hosts. Tim Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ashcroft, D. Bain, M. Campbell, R. Champion, J. Gastev, S. Hamilton, B. Hardie, S. Hart, A. Ishchenko, M. Leslie, R. Lester-Smith, M. McLean, D. Noonan, C. O'Brien, M. Ryan, S. Strempel, D. Wearne, P. Worsfold, M. Zanotti

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bailey, P. Cransberg, A. Daniher, A. Ezard, D. Flood, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, S. Heard, M. Long, S. Madden, I. McMullin, C. O'Brien, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, G. Wanganeen

Brisbane Bears (12.11.83) were defeated by Essendon (16.18.114).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: B. Hardie (2), C. O'Brien (2), M. Ryan (2), S. Strempel (2), R. Merrett, D. Noonan, D. Wearne, P. Worsfold
Essendon: B. Plain (4), P. Cransberg (2), S. Madden (2), A. Daniher, A. Ezard, M. Harvey, M. Long, C. O'Brien, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, T. Watson

As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears remained 14th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Brisbane Bears v Essendon
Date: Saturday 27 April 1991
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: Carrara Stadium
Attendance: 9,253

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Bears def. by Essendon
Score: 12.11.83 - 16.18.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Bears 5 . 1 10 . 3 11 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Essendon 2 . 9 8 . 11 12 . 15 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Margin BRIB by 10 BRIB by 4 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 31 ESSE by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Brisbane Bears), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Roger Merrett (Brisbane Bears), Tim Watson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Kennedy, M. Viney

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Michael McLean BRIB 19 3
Mark Zanotti BRIB 21 2
Anthony Daniher ESSE 6 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 1 16 8 8 2 0 2 0 3
22 Bain, David ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 3 0 3 0 1
25 Campbell, Matt ? ? 0 0 24 13 11 0 0 1 2 1
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 4 0 2 1 0
4 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 25 13 12 6 0 1 1 1
14 Hamilton, Shane ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 3 0 0 0 0
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 2 2 20 12 8 1 0 3 2 0
32 Hart, Shaun ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
9 Ishchenko, Alex ? ? 0 1 13 4 9 7 10 0 0 1
17 Leslie, Martin ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 4 0 0 0 0
16 Lester-Smith, Rod ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 0 1 0
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 1 25 15 10 0 0 7 2 1
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 1 0 14 4 10 3 0 3 2 0
26 Noonan, Danny ? ? 1 1 24 17 7 10 0 3 0 0
28 O'Brien, Cameron ? ? 2 2 6 5 1 6 2 1 0 1
30 Ryan, Matthew ? ? 2 0 27 20 7 4 0 1 1 0
42 Strempel, Shane ? ? 2 0 9 4 5 5 0 0 0 3
46 Wearne, David ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 5 0 2 0 1
35 Worsfold, Peter ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 3 0 0 0 0
21 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 0 0 27 15 12 11 0 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 11 343 201 142 82 12 29 13 14

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 6 0 1 1 1
31 Bailey, Dean ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 5 1 1 0 1
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 2 0 8 7 1 5 0 0 0 0
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 1 0 22 16 6 6 2 2 1 1
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 0 27 20 7 5 0 2 2 1
28 Flood, David ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 1 0 1
16 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 3 0 1 0 0
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 1 4 22 21 1 13 0 0 0 0
45 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 0 0 1
13 Long, Michael ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 0 0 2 2 1
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 2 9 9 0 6 5 0 1 1
35 McMullin, Ian ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 3 0 2 1 1
12 O'Brien, Craig ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 3 0 1 1 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 1 0 0 1 1
14 Plain, Bradley ? ? 4 1 19 15 4 5 0 1 2 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 7 14 0 1 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 4 11 9 2 7 2 0 0 0
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 0 1 17 12 5 4 0 0 0 0
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 1 0 0 1 1
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 1 2 26 17 9 2 0 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 16 18 316 237 79 87 24 14 14 13

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