1993 AFL Round 21: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1993 between Geelong and Essendon during round 21 of the 1993 AFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Mark Bairstow captained the hosts.
Mark Thompson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Geelong
M. Bairstow (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Barnes, A. Bews, P. Brown, B. Brownless, L. Colbert, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Forssman, B. Graham, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, T. McGrath, T. Poole, P. Riccardi, R. Scott, B. Stoneham, L. Tudor
Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), D. Bewick, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, P. Hills, J. Hird, 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
Geelong (19.12.126) defeated Essendon (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Stoneham (4), G. Ablett (3), G. Hocking (3), B. Brownless (2), P. Couch (2), R. Scott (2), L. Tudor (2), M. Bairstow
Essendon: J. Misiti (3), P. Salmon (3), P. Somerville (3), D. Bewick, S. Denham, J. Hird, M. Mercuri, M. Symons
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1993 AFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1993
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
32,808
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 5 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | ESSE by 16 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Mark Bairstow
(Geelong),
Mark Thompson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Barnes | GEEL | 6 | 3 |
| Barry Stoneham | GEEL | 26 | 2 |
| Garry Hocking | GEEL | 32 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Brown, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Forssman, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Hinkley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Tudor, Leigh | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 12 | 332 | 209 | 123 | 71 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 30 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Hills, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Kickett, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Manton, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | 330 | 208 | 122 | 66 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 27 | |||