1994 AFL Round 8: Essendon v Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1994 between Essendon and Adelaide during round 8 of the 1994 AFL season. Essendon hosted Adelaide at Optus Oval. Mark Thompson captained the hosts. Chris McDermott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Graham Cornes.

Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), S. Alessio, D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Grenvold, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, D. Kickett, M. Mercuri, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, T. Ridley, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen, B. Young

Adelaide
C. McDermott (capt.), D. Brown, B. Chalmers, B. Hart, R. Jameson, A. Jarman, M. Liptak, T. McGuinness, T. Modra, D. Pittman, S. Rehn, M. Ricciuto, J. Ross, P. Rouvray, N. Smart, S. Tongerie, S. Tregenza, P. Turner, M. Viska, W. Weidemann, S. Wellman

Essendon (20.11.131) defeated Adelaide (13.10.88).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Symons (5), S. Alessio (2), D. Calthorpe (2), C. Cockatoo-Collins (2), J. Hird (2), P. Somerville (2), B. Young (2), D. Bewick, D. Hardwick, M. Mercuri
Adelaide: T. Modra (6), T. McGuinness (2), W. Weidemann (2), A. Jarman, M. Liptak, P. Turner

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Adelaide were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1994 AFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Essendon v Adelaide
Date: Sunday 15 May 1994
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 28,626

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Adelaide
Score: 20.11.131 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 6 10 . 8 16 . 9 20 . 11 20 . 11 (131)
Adelaide 4 . 4 7 . 7 10 . 8 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 37 ESSE by 43 ESSE by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Graham Cornes (Adelaide)
Captains: Mark Thompson (Essendon), Chris McDermott (Adelaide)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen, C. Mitchell, D. Rich

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gavin Wanganeen ESSE 4 3
Shaun Rehn ADEL 52 2
Michael Symons ESSE 12 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 2 0 11 8 3 2 6 1 4 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 2 23 17 6 4 0 2 0 1
14 Calthorpe, David ? ? 2 2 23 16 7 5 0 1 0 1
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 2 1 25 15 10 11 0 2 2 1
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 0 21 8 13 3 0 5 0 0
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 0 0 1
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 1 1 1
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 1 0 0
39 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 3 0 2 3 2
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 24 22 2 6 0 1 4 0
5 Hird, James ? ? 2 1 13 9 4 6 0 0 1 1
16 Kickett, Dale ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 2
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 1 0 29 17 12 8 0 2 0 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 1 2 1 0
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 1 2 1
18 Ridley, Todd ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 4 6 0 2 0
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 5 2 8 8 0 6 0 0 0 1
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 8 0 0 1 0
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 30 22 8 9 0 3 1 1
35 Young, Barry ? ? 2 1 11 7 4 5 0 3 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 20 11 331 222 109 97 13 28 23 15

Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
21 Brown, David ? ? 0 1 14 9 5 2 0 3 0 0
19 Chalmers, Brett ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Hart, Ben ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 1 0 0
35 Jameson, Rod ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 3 3 0
2 Jarman, Andrew ? ? 1 0 30 11 19 5 0 1 1 1
27 Liptak, Matthew ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 2 0 3 2 1
10 McDermott, Chris (c) ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 0 1 2 2 1
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 2 2 30 23 7 4 0 3 1 2
6 Modra, Tony ? ? 6 4 14 12 2 7 0 0 1 1
15 Pittman, David ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
52 Rehn, Shaun ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 11 20 3 1 3
32 Ricciuto, Mark ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 6 0 2 0 2
39 Ross, Jonathon ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 7 3 2 0 2
45 Rouvray, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
7 Smart, Nigel ? ? 0 1 7 3 4 2 0 0 0 1
17 Tongerie, Shane ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 Tregenza, Simon ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 0 0 1 1 2
22 Turner, Peter ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 6 0 0 0 2
49 Viska, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 0 2 1 2
33 Weidemann, Wayne ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 1 0 6 0 1
44 Wellman, Sean ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 13 10 282 173 109 63 24 34 15 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