1991 AFL Round 21: Essendon v Brisbane Bears

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1991 between Essendon and Brisbane Bears during round 21 of the 1991 AFL season. Essendon hosted Brisbane Bears at Windy Hill. Tim Watson captained the hosts. Roger Merrett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, P. Filandia, D. Flood, M. Harvey, S. Heard, P. Hills, D. Johnston, D. Kickett, S. Madden, C. O'Brien, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, D. Wallis

Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), M. Ahmat, M. Ashcroft, D. Cameron, M. Campbell, R. Champion, T. Clarke, J. Gastev, B. Hardie, M. Kennedy, I. Kidgell, M. Leslie, S. Luhrs, M. McLean, D. Noonan, D. Ogg, L. Schache, L. Sim, P. Worsfold, M. Zanotti

Essendon (23.19.157) defeated Brisbane Bears (17.10.112).

Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (4), M. Harvey (3), D. Kickett (3), G. Anderson (2), T. Daniher (2), B. Plain (2), A. Ezard, P. Filandia, D. Flood, S. Madden, C. O'Brien, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon
Brisbane Bears: L. Schache (5), D. Cameron (2), R. Champion (2), T. Clarke (2), B. Hardie (2), M. McLean, D. Ogg, P. Worsfold, M. Zanotti

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Brisbane Bears remained 14th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Essendon v Brisbane Bears
Date: Saturday 10 August 1991
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 12,970

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Brisbane Bears
Score: 23.19.157 - 17.10.112

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 5 7 . 10 16 . 16 23 . 19 23 . 19 (157)
Brisbane Bears 3 . 3 9 . 4 12 . 7 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Margin ESSE by 20 BRIB by 6 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 45 ESSE by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Anthony, T. Garrett

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Darren Bewick ESSE 8 3
Richard Champion BRIB 1 2
Bradley Plain ESSE 14 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 2 0 21 18 3 7 0 3 3 0
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 4 2 36 23 13 5 0 0 2 1
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 0 1 17 8 9 5 0 0 1 0
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 0
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 2 2 23 15 8 6 0 0 0 0
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 0 24 18 6 8 0 2 3 0
34 Filandia, Peter ? ? 1 2 10 6 4 2 0 2 2 1
28 Flood, David ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 3 0 3 1 1
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 3 1 14 7 7 4 0 2 2 1
45 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 0 0 0
49 Hills, Paul ? ? 0 0 21 9 12 5 0 2 3 2
39 Johnston, David ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 5 0 1 0 0
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 3 1 16 10 6 4 0 0 0 1
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 2 9 6 3 2 9 0 1 3
12 O'Brien, Craig ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 4 0 4 1 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 1 1 17 10 7 2 0 1 1 0
14 Plain, Bradley ? ? 2 0 28 23 5 9 0 2 1 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 11 12 0 3 2
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 2 0 1 0 1
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 0 2 25 16 9 6 0 0 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 23 19 365 230 135 92 21 25 25 14

Brisbane Bears

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
3 Ahmat, Matthew ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
10 Ashcroft, Marcus ? ? 0 2 30 18 12 4 0 0 0 2
8 Cameron, David ? ? 2 0 12 12 0 3 2 0 2 2
25 Campbell, Matt ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 1 0 0 1 3
1 Champion, Richard ? ? 2 2 16 13 3 8 0 2 0 4
12 Clarke, Troy ? ? 2 0 17 11 6 4 0 2 0 0
4 Gastev, John ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 0 2 0 4
5 Hardie, Brad ? ? 2 2 7 7 0 4 0 1 0 0
41 Kennedy, Matthew ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 1 0
53 Kidgell, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 8 1 3 1
17 Leslie, Martin ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 6 0 0 1 1
50 Luhrs, Simon ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 1 0
19 McLean, Michael ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 0 0
24 Merrett, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 6 2 0 2 3
26 Noonan, Danny ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 6 0 2 0 0
34 Ogg, David ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 0 0
23 Schache, Laurence ? ? 5 2 15 12 3 11 0 0 1 0
20 Sim, Lachlan ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 2 1 0
35 Worsfold, Peter ? ? 1 1 24 15 9 3 0 0 0 1
21 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 2 0 1 1 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 10 283 195 88 69 12 17 14 25

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