1993 AFL Round 15: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1993 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 15 of the 1993 AFL season. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG. Wayne Carey captained the hosts. Mark Thompson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, G. Archer, J. Blakey, A. Clarkson, D. Crocker, P. German, A. Ishchenko, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, P. Mann, M. Martyn, A. McAdam, M. Roberts, A. Rock, J. Romero, W. Schwass, C. Sholl, R. Smith, A. Stevens

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

North Melbourne (19.15.129) defeated Essendon (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Longmire (6), A. McAdam (6), W. Carey (4), B. Allison, M. Roberts, J. Romero
Essendon: B. Plain (4), J. Misiti (2), P. Salmon (2), D. Bewick, D. Grenvold, G. O'Donnell, P. Somerville, M. Symons

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Friday 9 July 1993
Time: 8:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 55,693

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 19.15.129 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 7 . 2 9 . 3 11 . 7 19 . 15 19 . 15 (129)
Essendon 4 . 1 8 . 7 12 . 11 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin NMLB by 19 NMLB by 2 ESSE by 10 NMLB by 38 NMLB by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Denis Pagan (North Melbourne), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Wayne Carey (North Melbourne), Mark Thompson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates, D. Rich

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Wayne Carey NMLB 18 3
Paul Salmon ESSE 3 2
Mick Martyn NMLB 4 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 2 0 5 0 3
11 Archer, Glenn ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 1 0 0
12 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 1 4
18 Carey, Wayne (c) ? ? 4 1 20 14 6 13 0 1 3 2
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 1 0 1 1 1
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 6 1 1 2 1
29 German, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 1 0 0
26 Ishchenko, Alex ? ? 0 1 16 5 11 5 8 1 1 1
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 1
35 Longmire, John ? ? 6 4 16 12 4 10 0 1 0 0
20 Mann, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 4 4 1 0 2
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 0 1 2 1
41 McAdam, Adrian ? ? 6 2 15 12 3 4 0 0 0 1
22 Roberts, Mark ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 1 2 0 0 0
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 2 0 3 1 3
1 Romero, Jose ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 3 0
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 0 0 29 22 7 5 0 2 3 4
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 1 0 1 1 1
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 2 2 1
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 2 0 4 3 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 19 15 296 211 85 71 15 26 23 27

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 2 26 19 7 3 0 1 3 0
48 Calthorpe, David ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 0
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 2 22 12 10 5 0 2 0 2
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 5 0 3 5 1
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 3 0 2 1 0
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 3 1 0
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 1 0 11 4 7 3 0 2 0 1
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 5 0 1 1 2
11 Hills, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 6 0 0 2 0
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 8 0 1 1 0
13 Long, Michael ? ? 0 0 34 19 15 10 0 0 2 1
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 2 0 13 8 5 3 0 3 1 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 5 0 1 1 0
14 Plain, Bradley ? ? 4 2 19 16 3 5 0 0 1 3
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 2 1 21 15 6 14 18 1 2 2
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 2 9 6 3 4 3 0 1 4
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 1 1 20 12 8 5 0 5 2 1
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 30 15 15 10 0 1 0 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 5 0 1 3 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 13 375 245 130 101 23 30 27 23

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