1993 AFL Semi Final 1: Essendon v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1993 between Essendon and West Coast in the first semi final of the 1993 AFL season. Essendon hosted West Coast at MCG. Paul Salmon captained the hosts. John Worsfold captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Essendon
P. Salmon (capt.), D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Flood, D. Grenvold, P. Hills, J. Hird, D. Kickett, M. Long, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen, T. Watson

West Coast
Back: D. Hart, M. White, P. Wilson
Half-back: M. Brennan, G. Jakovich, G. McKenna
Centre: P. Matera, J. Worsfold (capt.), C. Mainwaring
Half-forward: C. Waterman, A. McIntosh, C. Lewis
Forward: T. Evans, P. Sumich, B. Heady
Follower: P. Harding, D. Kemp, D. Pyke
Int.: T. Godden, D. Hynes

Essendon (16.12.108) defeated West Coast (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Salmon (4), D. Calthorpe (3), D. Bewick (2), M. Mercuri (2), D. Flood, D. Grenvold, M. Long, P. Somerville, T. Watson
West Coast: P. Sumich (3), B. Heady (2), C. Lewis (2), M. Brennan, C. Mainwaring, D. Pyke, C. Waterman

As a result of this match, Essendon faced Adelaide in the preliminary final and West Coast were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1993 AFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Essendon v West Coast
Date: Sunday 12 September 1993
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 75,453

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. West Coast
Score: 16.12.108 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 2 10 . 4 13 . 6 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
West Coast 1 . 5 4 . 8 8 . 9 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin ESSE by 15 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Mick Malthouse (West Coast)
Captains: Paul Salmon (Essendon), John Worsfold (West Coast)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates, B. Sheehan

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 2 2 15 13 2 2 0 2 2 2
48 Calthorpe, David ? ? 3 2 10 7 3 2 0 1 0 2
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 6 0 2 1 0
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 0 18 7 11 0 0 2 2 1
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 3 2 0
28 Flood, David ? ? 1 0 14 6 8 5 2 0 0 4
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 0 0 1 2 1
11 Hills, Paul ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 5 0 1 1 0
5 Hird, James ? ? 0 2 18 10 8 4 0 0 1 1
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 Long, Michael ? ? 1 0 25 14 11 5 0 2 1 0
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 2 0 24 12 12 5 0 3 4 0
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 30 20 10 6 0 0 2 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 30 16 14 1 1 2 1 1
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 3 0 2 1 1
3 Salmon, Paul (c) ? ? 4 2 19 13 6 10 14 1 2 2
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 9 9 0 3 0
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 2 2 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 1 0 3 0 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 16 12 327 197 130 67 26 27 27 21

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Brennan, Michael HBFL ? 1 1 16 11 5 4 1 3 2 1
18 Evans, Tony FPL ? 0 1 16 9 7 7 0 4 0 0
33 Godden, Tony INT ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 2
23 Harding, Paul RU ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 8 0 3 0
36 Hart, David BPL ? 0 0 16 15 1 2 0 1 2 0
1 Heady, Brett FPR ? 2 0 14 11 3 2 0 1 2 1
22 Hynes, David INT ? 0 0 13 7 6 6 13 0 0 2
27 Jakovich, Glen CHB ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 1 0 2 1
2 Kemp, Dean RR ? 0 0 22 15 7 2 0 4 2 0
28 Lewis, Chris HFFR ? 2 1 8 7 1 1 0 3 0 4
3 Mainwaring, Chris WR ? 1 1 27 25 2 3 0 1 2 2
30 Matera, Peter WL ? 0 0 20 18 2 2 0 3 1 2
11 McIntosh, Ashley CHF ? 0 0 13 6 7 4 0 1 1 1
17 McKenna, Guy HBFR ? 0 0 21 5 16 6 0 0 0 2
10 Pyke, Don RO ? 1 0 23 14 9 6 0 6 1 2
4 Sumich, Peter FF ? 3 2 7 6 1 5 0 0 0 1
39 Waterman, Chris HFFL ? 1 0 13 9 4 2 0 1 1 1
12 White, Mitchell FB ? 0 0 14 6 8 7 1 4 0 2
9 Wilson, Peter BPR ? 0 0 13 7 6 2 0 1 2 3
24 Worsfold, John (c) C ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 11 10 293 195 98 68 24 36 21 27

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
36 D. Hart 12 M. White 9 P. Wilson













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



14 M. Brennan 27 G. Jakovich 17 G. McKenna













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 P. Matera 24 J. Worsfold (c) 3 C. Mainwaring









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 P. Harding 33 T. Godden
HALF-FORWARD 2 D. Kemp 22 D. Hynes
39 C. Waterman 11 A. McIntosh 28 C. Lewis 10 D. Pyke











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



18 T. Evans 4 P. Sumich 1 B. Heady













BACK



West Coast Coach: Mick Malthouse