1992 AFL Round 24: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1992 between Geelong and Essendon during round 24 of the 1992 AFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at Waverley Park. Mark Bairstow captained the hosts. Mark Thompson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), J. Barnes, A. Bews, P. Brown, B. Brownless, P. Couch, D. Forssman, S. Handley, A. Hickmott, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Malakellis, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, D. Mensch, G. Miles, P. Riccardi, S. Simpson, B. Stoneham, A. Wills

Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), D. Bewick, C. Daniher, T. Daniher, D. Flood, B. Fox, M. Harvey, P. Hills, J. Hird, D. Kickett, G. Kilpatrick, M. Long, S. Madden, J. Misiti, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen

Geelong (16.14.110) defeated Essendon (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Brownless (8), M. Bairstow (2), G. Miles (2), K. Hinkley, D. Mensch, B. Stoneham, A. Wills
Essendon: M. Long (2), K. Sporn (2), T. Daniher, M. Harvey, J. Hird, D. Kickett, P. Salmon

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1992 AFL Season
Round: Round 24
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 29 August 1992
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Waverley Park
Attendance: 42,968

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Essendon
Score: 16.14.110 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 3 7 . 5 9 . 9 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Essendon 2 . 5 3 . 7 8 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin GEEL by 16 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 46 GEEL by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Kennedy, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Chris Daniher ESSE 7 3
Paul Couch GEEL 7 2
Bill Brownless GEEL 16 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
3 Bairstow, Mark (c) ? ? 2 1 24 20 4 4 0 2 2 3
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 6 11 0 3 3
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 0 2 1
40 Brown, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 2 1 0
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 8 6 18 15 3 11 0 0 1 8
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 26 12 14 7 0 0 2 0
33 Forssman, Darren ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 0 0 2
14 Handley, Steven ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 0 2 0
42 Hickmott, Adrian ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 5 0 3 0 2
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 1 0 25 20 5 8 0 1 1 1
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 0 1 31 17 14 5 0 0 0 2
12 Malakellis, Spiro ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 2 2 1
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 0 1 2 0
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 1 1 0
31 Mensch, David ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 3
2 Miles, Geoff ? ? 2 0 7 3 4 2 0 1 1 0
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 2 1 0
37 Simpson, Sean ? ? 0 1 26 17 9 8 1 2 1 3
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 5 4 2 4 2
4 Wills, Andrew ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 14 314 208 106 88 16 21 26 33

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 2 25 16 9 6 0 0 1 1
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 28 21 7 6 0 2 5 2
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 4 0 0 0 3
28 Flood, David ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 3 3 1
25 Fox, Brad ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 0 0 1 5 1
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 8 0 0 2 0
33 Hills, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 6 11 3 0 1 0 0
49 Hird, James ? ? 1 3 17 8 9 7 0 1 1 0
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 1 0 10 4 6 2 0 0 1 1
42 Kilpatrick, Glenn ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 0 0 4
13 Long, Michael ? ? 2 1 26 17 9 8 0 1 1 3
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
52 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 6 0 0 1 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 2 29 18 11 6 0 1 1 0
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 1 0 18 9 9 5 9 1 6 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 6 8 1 2 5
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 2 1 19 16 3 5 0 2 1 0
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 0 5 0 2
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 5 0 0 1 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 2 0 4 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 10 340 208 132 87 17 24 34 26

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