1991 AFL Round 11: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1991 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1991 AFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Tim Watson captained the hosts. Jim Stynes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, A. Burns, P. Cransberg, A. Daniher, A. Ezard, D. Flood, B. Fox, P. Hills, M. Long, S. Madden, I. McMullin, P. Morrish, D. Robertson, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, G. Wanganeen, M. Werner

Melbourne
J. Stynes (capt.), D. Bennett, L. Beveridge, P. Bryce, S. Clark, D. Cuthbertson, K. Dyson, R. Grinter, J. Howat, R. Jackson, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lovett, A. Obst, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight

Essendon (12.14.86) defeated Melbourne (12.8.80).

Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (3), P. Salmon (3), S. Madden (2), A. Ezard, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, M. Werner
Melbourne: R. Jackson (4), D. Schwarz (2), D. Bennett, L. Beveridge, A. Lovell, G. Lovett, S. O'Dwyer, S. Tingay

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 June 1991
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 21,635

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 12.14.86 - 12.8.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 1 3 . 6 9 . 11 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 4 8 . 6 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Margin MELB by 1 MELB by 16 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), John Northey (Melbourne)
Captains: Tim Watson (Essendon), Jim Stynes (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Alan Ezard ESSE 15 3
Jim Stynes MELB 11 2
Glenn Lovett MELB 6 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 3 0 2 0 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 3 0 26 18 8 6 0 1 3 2
40 Burns, Adrian ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 0 0 2 0
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 2 1 2
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 7 0 0 0 1
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 4 0 1 1 2
28 Flood, David ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 2
25 Fox, Brad ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 3 0 2 2 1
49 Hills, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 5 0 1 3 1
13 Long, Michael ? ? 0 1 25 13 12 3 0 4 5 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 1 16 14 2 4 11 1 3 5
35 McMullin, Ian ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 4 0 2 4 4
47 Morrish, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 5 2 1
33 Robertson, David ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 0 0 0 0
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 3 2 16 13 3 8 2 1 3 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 2 2 0 2 6
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 5 0 1 3 2
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 2 15 9 6 1 0 3 3 2
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 0 0 23 10 13 6 0 0 2 1
24 Werner, Michael ? ? 1 1 6 5 1 3 0 1 1 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 12 14 291 194 97 74 15 27 40 37

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
19 Bennett, Darren ? ? 1 2 6 5 1 4 1 0 0 0
24 Beveridge, Luke ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 0 0 0 1 0
30 Bryce, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 1 0 1 1
32 Clark, Steven ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 0 5 3
48 Cuthbertson, Darren ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 2 1 4
23 Dyson, Kevin ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 4 0 1 0 2
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 2 2
28 Howat, John ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 1 0 1
45 Jackson, Ricky ? ? 4 0 10 7 3 2 0 3 1 1
16 Lovell, Andy ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 4 0 3 1 5
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 3 1 1
6 Lovett, Glenn ? ? 1 1 27 22 5 3 0 4 4 2
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 0 2 18 10 8 2 0 3 4 2
1 O'Dwyer, Steven ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 5 10 1 5 1
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 1 0
44 Schwarz, David ? ? 2 1 14 11 3 2 2 1 2 5
11 Stynes, Jim (c) ? ? 0 0 27 16 11 8 4 1 7 4
15 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 1 0 21 13 8 4 0 0 1 2
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 5 0 1 0 4
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 8 288 196 92 61 18 25 37 40

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