1994 AFL Round 1: Essendon v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 26 March 1994 between Essendon and West Coast during round 1 of the 1994 AFL season. Essendon hosted West Coast at MCG. John Worsfold captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Essendon
D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Flood, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, J. Hird, D. Kickett, G. Kilpatrick, G. Manton, M. Mercuri, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, R. Stevenson, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen, T. Watson

West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), D. Banfield, S. Bond, M. Brennan, T. Evans, P. Harding, D. Hart, B. Heady, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, C. Lewis, P. Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, D. Pyke, B. Spinks, P. Sumich, C. Turley, R. Turnbull, C. Waterman, P. Wilson

Essendon (12.10.82) defeated West Coast (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Cockatoo-Collins (3), D. Calthorpe (2), G. Manton (2), D. Fletcher, D. Flood, M. Mercuri, P. Salmon, P. Somerville
West Coast: P. Sumich (5), S. Bond, D. Hart, B. Heady, C. Lewis, P. Matera, C. Turley

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder and West Coast were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1994 AFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v West Coast
Date: Saturday 26 March 1994
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 39,492

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. West Coast
Score: 12.10.82 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 6 3 . 8 6 . 9 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
West Coast 2 . 1 5 . 5 9 . 6 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin ESSE by 5 WCST by 9 WCST by 15 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates, H. Kennedy, A. McKernan

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gavin Wanganeen ESSE 4 3
Gary O'Donnell ESSE 10 2
David Hart WCST 36 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 1 0 1 0 1
14 Calthorpe, David ? ? 2 0 13 10 3 3 0 5 2 2
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 3 1 21 17 4 1 0 1 3 2
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 1 2 0
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 2 0 3 4 1
28 Flood, David ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 0 1 0
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 0 1 2
5 Hird, James ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 7 2 1 1 3
16 Kickett, Dale ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 0 0
20 Kilpatrick, Glenn ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0 0
25 Manton, Glenn ? ? 2 1 7 5 2 3 0 0 1 1
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 1 1 28 15 13 4 0 5 5 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 1 0 1 2 0
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 1 0 0 3 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 4 17 2 2 4
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 0 11 4 7 5 8 0 1 4
17 Stevenson, Robert ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 0 0 1
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 1 0 3 0 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 25 22 3 5 0 2 4 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 12 10 294 195 99 51 28 27 34 24

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
6 Banfield, Drew ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 4 2 2
20 Bond, Shane ? ? 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 3
14 Brennan, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 2 1 3
18 Evans, Tony ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 4 0 2 0 1
23 Harding, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 9 0 3 2
36 Hart, David ? ? 1 1 31 24 7 4 0 0 2 0
1 Heady, Brett ? ? 1 1 13 5 8 6 0 0 1 2
27 Jakovich, Glen ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 5 0 1 4 0
2 Kemp, Dean ? ? 0 0 31 15 16 5 0 3 2 1
28 Lewis, Chris ? ? 1 3 22 17 5 4 0 3 1 5
30 Matera, Peter ? ? 1 1 25 19 6 3 0 2 0 2
11 McIntosh, Ashley ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 2 0 2 0
17 McKenna, Guy ? ? 0 0 21 8 13 0 0 3 2 1
10 Pyke, Don ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 3 0 2 1 2
29 Spinks, Brett ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 4 1 0 0 2
4 Sumich, Peter ? ? 5 4 13 12 1 7 0 0 0 2
7 Turley, Craig ? ? 1 0 18 9 9 5 0 3 1 2
50 Turnbull, Ryan ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 4 0 1 2
39 Waterman, Chris ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Wilson, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 4 1 2
24 Worsfold, John (c) ? ? 0 0 19 5 14 4 0 4 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 11 13 326 204 122 66 16 33 24 34

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