1993 AFL Preliminary Final: Adelaide v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1993 between Adelaide and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1993 AFL season. Adelaide "hosted" Essendon at MCG. Chris McDermott captained the hosts. Mark Thompson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Cornes and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Adelaide
Back: S. Lee, D. Pittman, B. Hart
Half-back: M. Ricciuto, R. Maynard, M. Viska
Centre: S. Tregenza, M. Bickley, G. Anderson
Half-forward: A. Jarman, N. Smart, W. Weidemann
Forward: M. Liptak, T. Modra, S. Wigney
Follower: S. Rehn, C. McDermott (capt.), T. McGuinness
Int.: D. Brown, S. Hodges

Essendon
Back: G. Wanganeen, D. Fletcher, D. Flood
Half-back: M. Thompson (capt.), J. Misiti, D. Grenvold
Centre: P. Hills, S. Denham, R. Olarenshaw
Half-forward: M. Mercuri, J. Hird, D. Bewick
Forward: T. Watson, P. Salmon, D. Calthorpe
Follower: P. Somerville, G. O'Donnell, M. Long
Int.: C. Daniher, D. Kickett

Adelaide (14.16.100) were defeated by Essendon (17.9.111).

Goalkickers
Adelaide: T. Modra (6), D. Brown (2), N. Smart (2), G. Anderson, S. Hodges, M. Liptak, S. Wigney
Essendon: D. Bewick (6), P. Salmon (4), T. Watson (2), J. Hird, D. Kickett, M. Long, M. Mercuri, G. O'Donnell

As a result of this match, Adelaide were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Essendon faced Carlton in the grand final.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Adelaide v Essendon
Date: Saturday 18 September 1993
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 76,380

Match Results

Outcome: Adelaide def. by Essendon
Score: 14.16.100 - 17.9.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Adelaide 7 . 4 12 . 12 13 . 14 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Essendon 4 . 5 6 . 6 12 . 8 17 . 9 17 . 9 (111)
Margin ADEL by 17 ADEL by 42 ADEL by 12 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Cornes (Adelaide), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Chris McDermott (Adelaide), Mark Thompson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Goldspink, B. Sheehan, E: P. Carey
Goal Umpire: C. Clark, R. Davies, E: C. Hood
Boundary Umpire: A. Wheeler, D. Wilson, E: A. Cook

Player Statistics

Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
1 Anderson, Greg WR ? 1 1 13 11 2 3 0 1 0 1
26 Bickley, Mark C ? 0 0 18 8 10 4 0 3 0 2
21 Brown, David INT ? 2 3 14 10 4 0 0 2 0 3
34 Hart, Ben BPR ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 0 1 1
17 Hodges, Scott INT ? 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1
2 Jarman, Andrew HFFL ? 0 2 24 10 14 3 0 4 1 2
13 Lee, Scott BPL ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Liptak, Matthew FPL ? 1 2 20 11 9 2 0 0 1 3
18 Maynard, Rodney CHB ? 0 0 15 5 10 2 0 2 2 1
10 McDermott, Chris (c) RR ? 0 0 24 15 9 4 0 1 1 1
11 McGuinness, Tony RO ? 0 1 28 19 9 4 0 3 1 2
6 Modra, Tony FF ? 6 1 14 11 3 6 0 0 0 0
15 Pittman, David FB ? 0 0 8 4 4 5 0 2 2 1
52 Rehn, Shaun RU ? 0 1 21 10 11 8 14 5 1 1
32 Ricciuto, Mark HBFL ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 3 3 3
7 Smart, Nigel CHF ? 2 1 17 13 4 4 1 2 0 2
12 Tregenza, Simon WL ? 0 0 23 14 9 0 0 3 0 1
49 Viska, Mark HBFR ? 0 0 15 7 8 5 0 3 2 1
33 Weidemann, Wayne HFFR ? 0 1 17 10 7 5 0 6 0 4
14 Wigney, Stuart FPR ? 1 0 6 3 3 3 1 0 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 16 315 190 125 64 16 40 15 32

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Bewick, Darren HFFR ? 6 1 14 12 2 1 0 1 4 1
48 Calthorpe, David FPR ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 2 1 0
7 Daniher, Chris INT ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 2 1 0
38 Denham, Sean C ? 0 0 29 17 12 3 0 3 1 2
31 Fletcher, Dustin FB ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 1 0 0 0
28 Flood, David BPR ? 0 0 14 7 7 2 0 0 3 2
29 Grenvold, David HBFR ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 4 2 0
11 Hills, Paul WL ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
5 Hird, James CHF ? 1 0 13 10 3 6 2 1 0 3
9 Kickett, Derek INT ? 1 0 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0
13 Long, Michael RO ? 1 0 22 12 10 3 1 2 1 0
2 Mercuri, Mark HFFL ? 1 0 14 8 6 5 0 2 0 2
24 Misiti, Joe CHB ? 0 0 18 7 11 3 0 0 1 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary RR ? 1 1 26 15 11 3 2 3 1 0
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky WR ? 0 0 20 10 10 5 0 1 1 1
3 Salmon, Paul FF ? 4 3 19 14 5 8 6 2 3 1
19 Somerville, Peter RU ? 0 0 10 4 6 2 18 0 1 1
26 Thompson, Mark (c) HBFL ? 0 0 26 17 9 4 1 3 0 0
4 Wanganeen, Gavin BPL ? 0 1 22 18 4 3 0 3 8 0
32 Watson, Tim FPL ? 2 1 18 11 7 3 0 5 3 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 9 308 188 120 62 31 36 32 15

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

Player Line-Up

Adelaide Coach: Graham Cornes
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
4 G. Wanganeen 31 D. Fletcher 28 D. Flood 52 S. Rehn 21 D. Brown
14 S. Wigney 6 T. Modra 27 M. Liptak 10 C. McDermott (c) 17 S. Hodges
FORWARD 11 T. McGuinness

HALF-BACK



26 M. Thompson (c) 24 J. Misiti 29 D. Grenvold



33 W. Weidemann 7 N. Smart 2 A. Jarman



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



11 P. Hills 38 S. Denham 47 R. Olarenshaw



1 G. Anderson 26 M. Bickley 12 S. Tregenza FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 19 P. Somerville 7 C. Daniher
HALF-FORWARD 10 G. O'Donnell 9 D. Kickett
2 M. Mercuri 5 J. Hird 8 D. Bewick 13 M. Long

49 M. Viska 18 R. Maynard 32 M. Ricciuto



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



32 T. Watson 3 P. Salmon 48 D. Calthorpe



34 B. Hart 15 D. Pittman 13 S. Lee



BACK



Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ADEL Matthew Liptak goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 ??:??
ESSE Tim Watson goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 ??:??
ESSE Paul Salmon goal 1.0.6 - 2.0.12 ??:??
ESSE Paul Salmon behind 1.0.6 - 2.1.13 ??:??
ESSE Darren Bewick behind 1.0.6 - 2.2.14 ??:??
ADEL David Brown goal 2.0.12 - 2.2.14 ??:??
ADEL Rushed behind 2.1.13 - 2.2.14 ??:??
ADEL David Brown goal 3.1.19 - 2.2.14 ??:??
ESSE Paul Salmon goal 3.1.19 - 3.2.20 ??:??
ADEL Nigel Smart goal 4.1.25 - 3.2.20 ??:??
ADEL unknown behind 4.2.26 - 3.2.20 ??:??
ADEL unknown behind 4.3.27 - 3.2.20 ??:??
ESSE Michael Long goal 4.3.27 - 4.2.26 ??:??
ESSE Paul Salmon behind 4.3.27 - 4.3.27 ??:??
ADEL Matthew Liptak behind 4.4.28 - 4.3.27 ??:??
ADEL Tony Modra goal 5.4.34 - 4.3.27 ??:??
ADEL Tony Modra goal 6.4.40 - 4.3.27 ??:??
ESSE Gavin Wanganeen behind 6.4.40 - 4.4.28 ??:??
ADEL Scott Hodges goal 7.4.46 - 4.4.28 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 7.4.46 - 4.5.29 ??:??
Q2 ADEL Nigel Smart goal 8.4.52 - 4.5.29 ??:??
ADEL Tony Modra goal 9.4.58 - 4.5.29 ??:??
ADEL unknown behind 9.5.59 - 4.5.29 ??:??
ADEL Nigel Smart behind 9.6.60 - 4.5.29 ??:??
ADEL David Brown behind 9.7.61 - 4.5.29 ??:??
ADEL Scott Hodges behind 9.8.62 - 4.5.29 ??:??
ADEL Tony Modra goal 10.8.68 - 4.5.29 ??:??
ADEL Greg Anderson behind 10.9.69 - 4.5.29 ??:??
ESSE Derek Kickett goal 10.9.69 - 5.5.35 ??:??
ADEL Tony Modra behind 10.10.70 - 5.5.35 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 10.10.70 - 5.6.36 ??:??
ESSE Darren Bewick goal 10.10.70 - 6.6.42 ??:??
ADEL Tony Modra goal 11.10.76 - 6.6.42 ??:??
ADEL Shaun Rehn behind 11.11.77 - 6.6.42 ??:??
ADEL unknown behind 11.12.78 - 6.6.42 ??:??
ADEL Greg Anderson goal 12.12.84 - 6.6.42 ??:??
Q3 ESSE Paul Salmon behind 12.12.84 - 6.7.43 ??:??
ESSE unknown behind 12.12.84 - 6.8.44 ??:??
ESSE Darren Bewick goal 12.12.84 - 7.8.50 ??:??
ESSE Paul Salmon goal 12.12.84 - 8.8.56 ??:??
ESSE Darren Bewick goal 12.12.84 - 9.8.62 ??:??
ESSE Mark Mercuri goal 12.12.84 - 10.8.68 ??:??
ADEL Stuart Wigney goal 13.12.90 - 10.8.68 ??:??
ADEL unknown behind 13.13.91 - 10.8.68 ??:??
ESSE Paul Salmon goal 13.13.91 - 11.8.74 ??:??
ESSE Darren Bewick goal 13.13.91 - 12.8.80 ??:??
ADEL Andrew Jarman behind 13.14.92 - 12.8.80 ??:??
Q4 ESSE Darren Bewick goal 13.14.92 - 13.8.86 ??:??
ESSE Darren Bewick goal 13.14.92 - 14.8.92 ??:??
ESSE Gary O'Donnell goal 13.14.92 - 15.8.98 ??:??
ESSE Tim Watson behind 13.14.92 - 15.9.99 ??:??
ADEL Tony Modra goal 14.14.98 - 15.9.99 ??:??
ESSE James Hird goal 14.14.98 - 16.9.105 ??:??
ADEL David Brown behind 14.15.99 - 16.9.105 ??:??
ESSE Tim Watson goal 14.15.99 - 17.9.111 ??:??
ADEL unknown behind 14.16.100 - 17.9.111 ??:??