1993 AFL Round 12: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1993 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1993 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG. Garry Lyon captained the hosts. Mark Thompson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), M. Febey, S. Febey, P. Gilbert, R. Grinter, P. Hopgood, A. Jakovich, D. Kowal, G. Lovett, D. Neitz, A. Obst, H. Robins, P. Rohde, S. Simister, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats

Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), D. Bewick, A. Daniher, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, J. Hird, D. Kickett, M. Long, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen, T. Watson

Melbourne (15.15.105) defeated Essendon (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Jakovich (8), R. Grinter, D. Kowal, G. Lyon, P. Rohde, S. Simister, S. Tingay, T. Viney
Essendon: B. Plain (2), P. Salmon (2), M. Symons (2), T. Watson (2), M. Mercuri, G. O'Donnell

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 19 June 1993
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 44,094

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 15.15.105 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 6 . 8 9 . 13 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Essendon 2 . 5 5 . 7 8 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin MELB by 4 MELB by 7 MELB by 11 MELB by 34 MELB by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neil Balme (Melbourne), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Garry Lyon (Melbourne), Mark Thompson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Abbott, C. Mitchell

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Andrew Obst MELB 29 3
Glenn Lovett MELB 6 2
Allen Jakovich MELB 13 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
20 Febey, Matthew ? ? 0 1 28 11 17 2 0 2 2 0
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 0 0 29 21 8 3 0 0 0 1
24 Gilbert, Phil ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 3 0 1 4 0
30 Hopgood, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 1 0 0 4 1
13 Jakovich, Allen ? ? 8 6 18 17 1 13 0 0 1 1
7 Kowal, Darren ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 0 0 1 2 0
6 Lovett, Glenn ? ? 0 0 30 19 11 6 0 5 0 2
3 Lyon, Garry (c) ? ? 1 3 20 14 6 8 1 1 2 2
38 Neitz, David ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 9 1 0 0 4
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 6 1 1 0 2
15 Robins, Haydn ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 1 2 0
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 1 3 9 7 2 5 0 0 0 0
42 Simister, Scott ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 1 0 4
11 Stynes, Jim ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 3 10 2 3 5
2 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 3 0 3 1 2
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 1 0 26 15 11 5 0 1 0 1
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 9 2 7 3 0 0 0 0
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 15 321 201 120 82 13 19 22 26

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 2 0 3 2 1
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 2 7 4 0 0 0 3
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 5 0 3 1 1
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 1 0 1
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 6 0 3 3 3
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 3 1 2 2 0
5 Hird, James ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 1 0
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 1 0 3
13 Long, Michael ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 3 0 4 0 1
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 6 0 3 1 2
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 32 18 14 7 0 0 1 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 1 1 2 3 0
14 Plain, Bradley ? ? 2 2 10 7 3 2 0 1 0 2
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 2 3 11 9 2 7 3 0 3 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 7 11 4 3 2
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 2 0 12 4 8 1 0 3 1 1
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 7 0 0 2 0
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 5 0 0 2 0
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 2 0 11 6 5 4 0 3 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 11 301 189 112 75 16 34 26 22

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