1994 AFL Round 4: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1994 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1994 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Mark Thompson captained the hosts.
Garry Lyon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Neil Balme.
Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, T. Delaney, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Flood, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, P. Hills, J. Hird, G. Kilpatrick, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. Olarenshaw, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, R. Stevenson, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), G. Doyle, M. Febey, S. Febey, R. Grinter, J. Hilton, A. Jakovich, D. Kowal, A. Lamprill, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, D. Neitz, A. Obst, P. Rohde, D. Schwarz, J. Stynes, C. Sullivan, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats
Essendon (9.12.66) were defeated by Melbourne (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (2), D. Flood (2), M. Mercuri (2), C. Cockatoo-Collins, J. Hird, D. Wallis
Melbourne: A. Jakovich (5), B. Lovett (2), D. Schwarz (2), G. Doyle, A. Lamprill, P. Rohde
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1994 AFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1994
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
61,193
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Neil Balme
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Mark Thompson
(Essendon),
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mitchell,
D. Rich,
G. Walsh
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lovett | MELB | 17 | 3 |
| Matthew Febey | MELB | 20 | 2 |
| Mark Harvey | ESSE | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Delaney, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Flood, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Hills, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Stevenson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 12 | 271 | 161 | 110 | 54 | 15 | 37 | 23 | 31 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Doyle, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Jakovich, Allen | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Lamprill, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Schwarz, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 12 | 339 | 204 | 135 | 70 | 16 | 35 | 31 | 23 | |||