1992 AFL Round 9: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1992 between Essendon and Geelong during round 9 of the 1992 AFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at MCG. Mark Thompson captained the hosts. Mark Bairstow captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.

Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, E. Considine, P. Cransberg, A. Daniher, C. Daniher, T. Daniher, S. Denham, A. Ezard, M. Harvey, P. Hills, D. Kickett, M. Long, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen

Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, A. Bews, P. Brown, B. Brownless, N. Bruns, T. Darcy, D. Forssman, S. Handley, M. Heffernan, K. Hinkley, S. Hocking, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, D. Mensch, G. Miles, T. Poole, P. Riccardi, R. Scott, B. Stoneham

Essendon (17.22.124) were defeated by Geelong (28.13.181).

Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Kickett (5), D. Bewick (4), P. Salmon (4), M. Long, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, G. Wanganeen
Geelong: R. Scott (6), B. Brownless (5), G. Ablett (4), B. Stoneham (4), N. Bruns (2), T. Poole (2), M. Bairstow, A. Bews, P. Brown, M. Heffernan, P. Riccardi

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1992 AFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 May 1992
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 41,244

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Geelong
Score: 17.22.124 - 28.13.181

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 7 . 5 9 . 15 14 . 19 17 . 22 17 . 22 (124)
Geelong 7 . 4 14 . 7 20 . 10 28 . 13 28 . 13 (181)
Margin ESSE by 1 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 57 GEEL by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Malcolm Blight (Geelong)
Captains: Mark Thompson (Essendon), Mark Bairstow (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Rich, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Robert Scott GEEL 8 3
Derek Kickett ESSE 9 2
Ken Hinkley GEEL 29 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 4 0 1 0 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 4 1 18 16 2 2 0 1 1 1
37 Considine, Ed ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 1 0 3 1 2
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 3 1 0
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 0 0 1
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 3 9 4 1 3 2 0
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 3 19 18 1 5 0 0 7 0
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 2 1 0
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 2 0 1 1 1
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 0 2 0
33 Hills, Paul ? ? 0 1 11 5 6 2 0 1 2 2
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 5 2 22 14 8 10 0 0 2 3
13 Long, Michael ? ? 1 1 24 11 13 1 1 1 1 2
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 30 11 19 5 0 0 2 2
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 4 3 8 7 1 4 1 0 1 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 8 16 0 2 5
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 1 1 22 16 6 5 0 1 1 2
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 36 21 15 2 0 1 2 0
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 3 12 8 4 5 0 2 1 3
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 1 3 20 12 8 2 0 3 3 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 22 351 224 127 71 19 23 33 26

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 4 3 23 17 6 8 0 1 3 5
3 Bairstow, Mark (c) ? ? 1 1 19 13 6 3 0 0 0 1
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 0 14 8 6 0 0 3 1 1
40 Brown, Paul ? ? 1 2 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 2
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 5 2 14 8 6 8 0 2 1 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 2 2 19 12 7 0 0 3 1 1
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 0 0 1
33 Forssman, Darren ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 1 0 1 0 2
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 3 4 0 2 1
38 Heffernan, Martin ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 4 0 1 4
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 0 0 29 24 5 4 0 0 4 3
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 1 3
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 1 4 0
31 Mensch, David ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 2 1 2
2 Miles, Geoff ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 0
24 Poole, Trevor ? ? 2 0 18 16 2 6 0 4 1 1
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 4 0 2 1 1
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 6 1 24 15 9 5 0 0 2 1
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 4 1 24 16 8 5 4 3 4 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 28 13 306 212 94 60 12 22 27 33

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