1991 AFL Round 23: West Coast v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1991 between West Coast and Essendon during round 23 of the 1991 AFL season. West Coast hosted Essendon at Subiaco Oval. John Worsfold captained the hosts. Tim Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), M. Brennan, B. Heady, D. Irving, S. Jackson, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, D. Lamb, K. Langdon, C. Lewis, P. Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, P. Peos, D. Pyke, P. Sumich, C. Turley, C. Waterman, S. Watters, P. Wilson

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, E. Considine, P. Cransberg, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, S. Heard, D. Johnston, D. Kickett, M. Long, S. Madden, I. McMullin, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, M. Thompson, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen

West Coast (16.19.115) defeated Essendon (7.10.52).

Goalkickers
West Coast: P. Sumich (6), C. Lewis (3), B. Heady (2), P. Wilson (2), S. Jackson, K. Langdon, P. Peos
Essendon: D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, A. Ezard, D. Kickett, I. McMullin, B. Plain, M. Thompson

As a result of this match, West Coast remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 23
Teams: West Coast v Essendon
Date: Sunday 25 August 1991
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Subiaco Oval
Attendance: 38,990

Match Results

Outcome: West Coast def. Essendon
Score: 16.19.115 - 7.10.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Coast 3 . 3 6 . 9 12 . 13 16 . 19 16 . 19 (115)
Essendon 1 . 6 4 . 7 7 . 7 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Margin WCST by 9 WCST by 14 WCST by 36 WCST by 63 WCST by 63
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (West Coast), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: John Worsfold (West Coast), Tim Watson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sawers, B. Sheehan

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Peter Matera WCST 30 3
Ashley McIntosh WCST 53 2
Dean Irving WCST 34 1

Player Statistics

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Brennan, Michael ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 0 1 0
1 Heady, Brett ? ? 2 0 19 16 3 6 0 2 1 0
34 Irving, Dean ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 6 14 0 1 2
27 Jackson, Stevan ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 4 2 1 0 1
48 Jakovich, Glen ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 1 1 3 3
2 Kemp, Dean ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 0 0 1 3 1
5 Lamb, Dwayne ? ? 0 1 24 16 8 3 0 1 1 1
19 Langdon, Karl ? ? 1 2 17 11 6 11 0 2 1 1
28 Lewis, Chris ? ? 3 1 16 13 3 2 0 1 3 2
30 Matera, Peter ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 6 0 0 3 2
53 McIntosh, Ashley ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 4 2 0 0 1
17 McKenna, Guy ? ? 0 3 22 12 10 3 0 1 0 1
20 Peos, Paul ? ? 1 1 25 16 9 6 0 2 1 2
10 Pyke, Don ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 1 2 0
4 Sumich, Peter ? ? 6 6 14 13 1 7 0 0 3 2
7 Turley, Craig ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 3 0 1 0 1
39 Waterman, Chris ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 0 4 1
13 Watters, Scott ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 2 0 1
9 Wilson, Peter ? ? 2 1 16 10 6 2 3 1 1 2
24 Worsfold, John (c) ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 8 0 2 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 16 19 331 230 101 86 22 19 30 25

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 3 0 0 3 3
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 1 0 0 1 2
37 Considine, Ed ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 2 1 0 1 2
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 2 3 1 2 0
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 8 1 3 2 1
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 0 22 14 8 3 0 0 1 2
45 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 1 3 3
39 Johnston, David ? ? 0 0 19 7 12 4 0 1 1 1
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 1 5 15 12 3 4 1 1 1 4
13 Long, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 3 12 9 3 3 15 1 1 1
35 McMullin, Ian ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 1 0 1 0 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 7 14 1 0 1 1 0
14 Plain, Bradley ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 0 0 1 1 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 0 1 24 15 9 12 16 0 0 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 6 0 1 5
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 1 0 27 16 11 5 0 0 1 1
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 1 19 13 6 2 0 2 5 3
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 2 1 3 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 10 317 202 115 56 44 18 25 30

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