1994 AFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1994 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 2 of the 1994 AFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Optus Oval. Paul Roos captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Robert Shaw and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Fitzroy
P. Roos (capt.), M. Armstrong, D. Bain, J. Baldwin, J. Barker, B. Boyd, M. Dunstan, S. Hawking, J. Hogg, C. Johnson, D. Johnston, R. Lyon, J. Manson, J. McCarthy, A. McGregor, J. Molloy, S. Paxman, K. Sporn, S. Stretch, J. Wynd, M. Zanotti

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

Fitzroy (17.10.112) defeated Essendon (14.15.99).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Boyd (3), M. Armstrong (2), M. Dunstan (2), J. Hogg (2), J. McCarthy (2), A. McGregor (2), J. Baldwin, C. Johnson, R. Lyon, J. Wynd
Essendon: P. Salmon (4), C. Cockatoo-Collins (3), D. Bewick (2), D. Kickett (2), D. Calthorpe, D. Fletcher, M. Symons

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1994 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 2 April 1994
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 24,872

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 17.10.112 - 14.15.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 6 . 5 12 . 9 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Essendon 2 . 6 7 . 10 9 . 12 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Margin ESSE by 4 ESSE by 11 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Shaw (Fitzroy), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Paul Roos (Fitzroy), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Agnew, B. Allen, G. Vernon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brad Boyd FITZ 34 3
Matt Armstrong FITZ 14 2
Mark Zanotti FITZ 16 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 2 1 24 17 7 0 0 1 1 1
19 Bain, David ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 5 1 0
32 Baldwin, Jason ? ? 1 3 23 20 3 2 0 4 0 2
5 Barker, John ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 0
34 Boyd, Brad ? ? 3 0 37 23 14 7 0 3 2 0
18 Dunstan, Michael ? ? 2 1 10 6 4 2 0 2 1 0
17 Hawking, Simon ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 3 1
10 Hogg, Jeff ? ? 2 2 9 6 3 5 0 0 0 1
2 Johnson, Chris ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 1 0 2 0 0
26 Johnston, David ? ? 0 1 9 3 6 2 0 0 1 1
29 Lyon, Ross ? ? 1 0 14 5 9 4 0 1 0 0
30 Manson, James ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 9 2 2 3
25 McCarthy, John ? ? 2 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 0
11 McGregor, Anthony ? ? 2 1 14 8 6 1 0 4 3 3
7 Molloy, Jarrod ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 3 0 0 1 2
4 Paxman, Stephen ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
1 Roos, Paul (c) ? ? 0 0 30 14 16 5 0 2 2 2
21 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 9 0 5 1 1
22 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 4 0 1 1 0
8 Wynd, Jim ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 3 0 0 1 3
16 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 1 1 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (21 players) 17 10 294 185 109 60 11 35 23 23

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 2 3 18 11 7 3 0 2 2 0
14 Calthorpe, David ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 2 0 3 1 4
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 3 2 17 13 4 2 0 2 3 2
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 1 0 1
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 0 1
28 Flood, David ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 1 16 8 8 3 0 0 1 1
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 29 23 6 7 0 2 2 3
5 Hird, James ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 6 0 1 1 0
16 Kickett, Dale ? ? 2 3 15 10 5 1 0 3 1 1
25 Manton, Glenn ? ? 0 1 13 6 7 3 0 0 0 2
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 2 1 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 2 0 0 0 0
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 4 0 2 2 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 4 1 9 9 0 5 7 0 1 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 15 1 3 4
17 Stevenson, Robert ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 4 0 4 3 2
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 0 1 0
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 14 15 293 188 105 53 24 25 23 23

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