1993 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1993 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 13-1-6, P%: 119.1)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio, Steven | #27 | 12 | 8 | R01-06, R08-10, R13, R15, R19 |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 24 | 52 | R01-06, R08-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Calthorpe, David | #48 | 11 | 10 | R13-15, R17-20, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Cransberg, Peter | #23 | 4 | 5 | R01-03, R05 |
| Daniher, Anthony | #6 | 8 | 0 | R02-03, R08-12, QF |
| Daniher, Chris | #7 | 15 | 1 | R01-06, R11-15, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Delaney, Tony | #30 | 4 | 2 | R01-02, R05, R11 |
| Denham, Sean | #38 | 22 | 7 | R01-03, R06, R08-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 4 | 0 | R06, R14-15, QF |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 17 | 0 | R02, R04, R06, R08-09, R12-18, R20-21, SF, PF, GF |
| Flood, David | #28 | 4 | 4 | R08, R10, SF, PF |
| Grenvold, David | #29 | 24 | 7 | R01-06, R08-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Harvey, Mark | #1 | 22 | 7 | R01-06, R08-21, QF, GF |
| Hills, Paul | #11 | 20 | 3 | R01-06, R08-10, R13, R15-18, R20-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hird, James | #5 | 16 | 31 | R01-06, R08-12, R16, R21, SF, PF, GF |
| Kickett, Derek | #9 | 23 | 38 | R01-06, R08-21, QF, SF, PF |
| Kilpatrick, Glenn | #20 | 2 | 0 | R01, R14 |
| Long, Michael | #13 | 18 | 12 | R01, R04, R09-13, R15-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Manton, Glenn | #37 | 7 | 0 | R01, R13-14, R18-21 |
| Mercuri, Mark | #2 | 20 | 25 | R01-06, R08-12, R17-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Misiti, Joe | #24 | 23 | 13 | R01-06, R08-21, SF, PF, GF |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #10 | 24 | 14 | R01-06, R08-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Olarenshaw, Ricky | #47 | 16 | 5 | R03-04, R06, R08-10, R16-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Plain, Bradley | #14 | 7 | 23 | R04-05, R12-16 |
| Ridley, Todd | #18 | 4 | 5 | R01, R04-05, QF |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 20 | 65 | R03-06, R10-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Somerville, Peter | #19 | 18 | 13 | R03, R06, R08-09, R11-12, R14-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Sporn, Kieran | #17 | 5 | 4 | R01-03, R05, R20 |
| Symons, Michael | #12 | 19 | 23 | R04-06, R08-21, QF, SF |
| Thompson, Mark | #26 | 21 | 2 | R02-06, R08-21, PF, GF |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 8 | 2 | R02, R11, R16-17, R19-21, GF |
| Wanganeen, Gavin | #4 | 22 | 4 | R01-06, R08-14, R16-19, R21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 16 | 26 | R08-19, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 24 | 16 | -1- | 7 | R01-06, R08-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Gavin Wanganeen | Dustin Fletcher | Todd Ridley |
| Half-Back: | David Grenvold | Mark Harvey | Mark Thompson |
| Centre: | Ricky Olarenshaw | Sean Denham | Paul Hills |
| Half-Forward: | Tim Watson | James Hird | Mark Mercuri |
| Forward: | Darren Bewick | Paul Salmon | David Calthorpe |
| Follower: | Peter Somerville | Gary O'Donnell | Michael Long |
| Interchange: | Derek Kickett | Joe Misiti |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 3 out of 24 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1993 | Round 1 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 13 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 03/04/1993 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 12/04/1993 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 30 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 18/04/1993 | Round 4 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 86 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 24/04/1993 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 46 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 01/05/1993 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| Round 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 15/05/1993 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 58 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 22/05/1993 | Round 9 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 46 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 28/05/1993 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 14/06/1993 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 30 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 19/06/1993 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 34 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 26/06/1993 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 78 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 03/07/1993 | Round 14 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 116 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 09/07/1993 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 38 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 18/07/1993 | Round 16 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 24/07/1993 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 30/07/1993 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 68 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 06/08/1993 | Round 19 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 14/08/1993 | Round 20 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 21/08/1993 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 32 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| Round 22 | BYE | ||||||
| 04/09/1993 | Qualifying Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 12/09/1993 | Semi Final | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 32 | Kevin Sheedy | Paul Salmon |
| 18/09/1993 | Preliminary Final | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |
| 25/09/1993 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 44 | Kevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson |