1991 AFL Round 18: Essendon v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1991 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1991 AFL season. Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill. Tim Watson captained the hosts. Matthew Larkin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Wayne Schimmelbusch.

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, A. Daniher, C. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, P. Filandia, D. Flood, P. Hills, D. Johnston, D. Kickett, M. Long, S. Madden, I. McMullin, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, D. Wallis

North Melbourne
M. Larkin (capt.), B. Allison, J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, M. Gallagher, P. German, D. Harris, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, D. McDonald, D. McRae, L. Pickering, A. Rock, J. Romero, W. Schwass, C. Sholl, J. Staritski, D. Steele

Essendon (19.9.123) defeated North Melbourne (5.19.49).

Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Salmon (5), S. Madden (4), P. Filandia (3), M. Long (2), D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, T. Daniher, I. McMullin, G. O'Donnell
North Melbourne: J. Longmire (2), D. Harris, J. Romero, D. Steele

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 July 1991
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 19,322

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. North Melbourne
Score: 19.9.123 - 5.19.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 7 . 1 11 . 3 17 . 7 19 . 9 19 . 9 (123)
North Melbourne 1 . 6 2 . 12 4 . 12 5 . 19 5 . 19 (49)
Margin ESSE by 31 ESSE by 45 ESSE by 73 ESSE by 74 ESSE by 74
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)
Captains: Tim Watson (Essendon), Matthew Larkin (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Russo, G. Vernon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Michael Long ESSE 13 3
Peter Filandia ESSE 34 2
Gary O'Donnell ESSE 10 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 0 29 20 9 3 0 1 4 2
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 1 1 15 8 7 9 0 1 0 1
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 0
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 1 20 10 10 1 1 6 2 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 1 21 15 6 9 1 1 1 0
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 4 0 0 0 1
34 Filandia, Peter ? ? 3 1 28 19 9 4 0 1 3 2
28 Flood, David ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 3 0 0 0 2
49 Hills, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 4 1 1
39 Johnston, David ? ? 0 0 25 13 12 3 0 3 2 1
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 1 0 1 0 1
13 Long, Michael ? ? 2 0 24 11 13 5 0 0 0 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 4 0 13 11 2 6 7 0 1 1
35 McMullin, Ian ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 6 0 1 2 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 1 0 24 13 11 4 0 3 0 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 5 1 20 14 6 11 10 1 2 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 6 0 1 0 0
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 0 1
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 5 0 3 0 7
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 0 0 32 13 19 6 0 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 19 9 368 215 153 92 19 30 19 24

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 1 0 1 0 0
30 Chandler, Jeff ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 2 0 2 1 0
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 0 1 18 8 10 1 0 0 1 1
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 6 0 0 0 2
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 0
31 Gallagher, Michael ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 3 2 0 1 2
29 German, Peter ? ? 0 0 31 22 9 1 0 3 1 1
26 Harris, Darren ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1
9 Larkin, Matthew (c) ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 2 2 2
35 Longmire, John ? ? 2 4 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 1
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 0 0 6 1
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 0 4 15 11 4 5 0 1 2 1
19 McRae, Dean ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 2 0 0 1 1
28 Pickering, Liam ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 0
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 3 0 4 0 0
36 Romero, Jose ? ? 1 1 19 10 9 4 0 1 1 4
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 2 0 3 5 0
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 4 2 3 2 1
17 Staritski, Justin ? ? 0 0 20 9 11 6 0 0 0 0
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 1 0 15 9 6 2 0 0 0 1
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 5 19 313 200 113 50 4 20 24 19

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