1993 AFL Round 19: Essendon v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1993 between Essendon and Sydney during round 19 of the 1993 AFL season. Essendon hosted Sydney at MCG. Mark Thompson captained the hosts. Paul Kelly captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), S. Alessio, D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, S. Denham, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, D. Kickett, M. Long, G. Manton, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, M. Symons, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen, T. Watson

Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), M. Bayes, N. Brunton, P. Bryce, D. Cresswell, J. Daniels, S. Direen, A. Dunkley, T. Gray, L. Higgins, D. Holmes, J. Lawson, D. Lewis, S. Minton-Connell, J. Mooney, R. Neill, R. Osborne, G. Rose, G. Stafford, M. Werner

Essendon (18.9.117) defeated Sydney (13.18.96).

Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (3), M. Symons (3), S. Alessio (2), D. Kickett (2), M. Long (2), D. Calthorpe, S. Denham, M. Mercuri, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, T. Watson
Sydney: S. Minton-Connell (8), D. Cresswell (3), M. Bayes, G. Stafford

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Sydney remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Essendon v Sydney
Date: Friday 6 August 1993
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,813

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Sydney
Score: 18.9.117 - 13.18.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 3 9 . 5 12 . 8 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
Sydney 2 . 6 3 . 12 8 . 15 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Ron Barassi (Sydney)
Captains: Mark Thompson (Essendon), Paul Kelly (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Chambers, D. Howlett

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Simon Minton-Connell SYDN 8 3
Gavin Wanganeen ESSE 4 2
Michael Long ESSE 13 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 2 0 9 5 4 3 2 2 1 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 3 1 20 14 6 6 0 2 2 1
48 Calthorpe, David ? ? 1 2 14 8 6 1 0 1 1 3
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 1 0 18 12 6 2 0 4 1 0
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 0 0 2 1 2
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 7 0 0 0 1
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 2 2 16 11 5 7 0 2 2 1
13 Long, Michael ? ? 2 0 23 11 12 4 0 1 1 1
37 Manton, Glenn ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 1 0 0
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 1 1 29 15 14 6 0 2 3 2
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 1 16 5 11 1 0 0 0 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 26 17 9 2 0 1 2 2
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 7 0 0 1 0
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 1 0 16 5 11 3 18 0 2 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 5 0 0 1
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 3 1 8 6 2 3 0 4 2 1
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 1 0 23 13 10 3 0 1 0 3
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 1 2 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 1 3 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 0 15 8 7 1 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 9 330 192 138 59 25 25 24 22

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
30 Bayes, Mark ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 3 0 0 0 1
13 Brunton, Neil ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 6 0 1 2 3
21 Bryce, Paul ? ? 0 2 7 5 2 4 1 1 0 0
28 Cresswell, Daryn ? ? 3 3 19 14 5 9 0 1 3 2
5 Daniels, Jayson ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 0 0 3 2 1
43 Direen, Scott ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 1
6 Dunkley, Andrew ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 4 0 2 1 0
48 Gray, Troy ? ? 0 1 15 7 8 3 0 0 1 2
47 Higgins, Leon ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 4 0 0
31 Holmes, Darren ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 1 0 3
14 Kelly, Paul (c) ? ? 0 1 27 16 11 4 0 3 1 1
1 Lawson, Jamie ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 1 0 2 2 1
3 Lewis, Dale ? ? 0 0 26 15 11 6 0 2 4 1
8 Minton-Connell, Simon ? ? 8 3 15 14 1 7 0 1 2 2
17 Mooney, Jason ? ? 0 3 9 7 2 2 0 2 1 0
23 Neill, Robert ? ? 0 1 24 18 6 6 0 4 1 2
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 2 16 12 4 1 0 5 0 1
22 Rose, Gavin ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 11 2 1 1
45 Stafford, Greg ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0
9 Werner, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 3 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 18 297 195 102 71 15 37 22 24

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