1993 AFL Round 6: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1993 between Essendon and Geelong during round 6 of the 1993 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.), S. Alessio, D. Bewick, C. Daniher, S. Denham, A. Ezard, D. Fletcher, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, P. Hills, J. Hird, D. Kickett, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen

Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Barnes, A. Bews, P. Couch, T. Darcy, A. Hickmott, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, S. Hooper, S. Malakellis, T. McGrath, M. Neeld, S. O'Reilly, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, R. Scott, D. Steele, L. Tudor

Essendon (23.18.156) defeated Geelong (19.18.132).

Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Salmon (10), D. Bewick (4), S. Alessio (3), M. Symons (2), D. Grenvold, P. Hills, M. Mercuri, G. O'Donnell
Geelong: G. Ablett (14), T. Darcy, A. Hickmott, G. Hocking, L. Pickering, R. Scott

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 1 May 1993
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 46,588

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 23.18.156 - 19.18.132

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 5 11 . 7 17 . 13 23 . 18 23 . 18 (156)
Geelong 5 . 5 10 . 16 16 . 16 19 . 18 19 . 18 (132)
Margin ESSE by 6 GEEL by 3 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gary Ablett GEEL 5 3
Paul Salmon ESSE 3 2
Joe Misiti ESSE 24 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 3 0 6 5 1 4 1 0 0 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 4 2 16 13 3 4 0 1 1 0
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 1 1 2
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 3 1
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 1 1 0
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 4 3 0 2
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 3 0 2 0 0
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 5 0 0 0 3
11 Hills, Paul ? ? 1 1 18 10 8 2 0 1 2 1
5 Hird, James ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 10 0 0 2 0
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 2 1 2
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 1 0 24 16 8 3 0 2 1 1
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 35 22 13 6 0 0 1 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 1 0 28 19 9 3 0 1 1 0
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 2 2 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 10 6 18 18 0 10 0 0 2 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 14 1 1 3
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 3 0 5 5 0
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 2 1 2
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 1 3 1
Rushed 6
Total (20 players) 23 18 311 220 91 77 19 27 28 21

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 14 7 25 25 0 12 0 0 6 2
3 Bairstow, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 0 2 0 0
6 Barnes, John ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 7 11 1 3 2
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 5 0 1 0 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 3 1 3 3 2
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 1 0 15 6 9 5 0 0 1 1
42 Hickmott, Adrian ? ? 1 1 9 5 4 5 0 2 0 0
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 0 1
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 1 2 28 16 12 6 0 0 1 6
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 3 0 2 1 2
10 Hooper, Stephen ? ? 0 0 3 0 3 2 3 2 0 0
12 Malakellis, Spiro ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 2 0 2 0 0
17 McGrath, Tim ? ? 0 0 27 19 8 6 0 0 1 2
22 Neeld, Mark ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 4 0 3 2 1
20 O'Reilly, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 0 1 2
23 Pickering, Liam ? ? 1 1 22 11 11 2 0 2 2 1
15 Riccardi, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 3 0 1 0 2
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 1 0 22 15 7 2 0 2 0 2
25 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 1 14 8 6 4 0 0 0 0
11 Tudor, Leigh ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 0 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 19 18 322 203 119 79 15 24 21 28

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