1994 AFL Round 11: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1994 between Essendon and Richmond during round 11 of the 1994 AFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Optus Oval. Mark Thompson captained the hosts. Tony Free captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

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

Richmond
T. Free (capt.), C. Bond, N. Bower, P. Broderick, P. Bulluss, W. Campbell, N. Daffy, G. Dear, M. Dundas, B. Gale, M. Gale, J. Howat, D. Kellaway, M. Knights, S. Maxfield, J. Murphy, C. Naish, M. Neeld, M. Rogers, J. Tape, S. Turner

Essendon (24.10.154) defeated Richmond (17.6.108).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Symons (6), J. Hird (4), C. Cockatoo-Collins (3), S. Denham (3), M. Mercuri (2), D. Hardwick, D. Kickett, J. Misiti, G. Wanganeen, T. Watson, B. Young
Richmond: J. Murphy (5), B. Gale (3), P. Broderick (2), N. Daffy (2), C. Naish (2), T. Free, J. Howat, S. Maxfield

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Richmond were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1994 AFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 4 June 1994
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 22,547

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 24.10.154 - 17.6.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 3 12 . 6 15 . 9 24 . 10 24 . 10 (154)
Richmond 4 . 1 9 . 4 13 . 5 17 . 6 17 . 6 (108)
Margin ESSE by 14 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 46 ESSE by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), John Northey (Richmond)
Captains: Mark Thompson (Essendon), Tony Free (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Bird, T. Garrett, B. Sheehan

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Sean Denham ESSE 38 3
Michael Symons ESSE 12 2
Gary O'Donnell ESSE 10 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 0 1 15 6 9 4 12 0 2 2
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 1 0 0 1 1
14 Calthorpe, David ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 2 0 3 1 0
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 3 0 16 15 1 8 0 1 1 1
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 3 0 34 21 13 6 0 1 0 1
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 1 0 1 0
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 6 0 0 0 0
39 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 1 0 26 18 8 5 0 2 3 0
5 Hird, James ? ? 4 1 18 8 10 9 0 1 0 1
16 Kickett, Dale ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 0 0
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 2 0 17 11 6 7 0 3 0 0
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 1 2 29 17 12 3 0 0 3 0
41 O'Connor, Ryan ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 2
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 34 17 17 4 2 3 0 0
18 Ridley, Todd ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 1 2 0
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 6 2 11 9 2 5 0 3 2 1
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 4 0 3 1 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 4 0 3 5 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 3 0 3 1 0
35 Young, Barry ? ? 1 0 16 1 15 4 0 1 0 1
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 24 10 356 215 141 83 17 29 23 12

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
35 Bond, Chris ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 0 0 2 1 1
22 Bower, Nathan ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 4 0 5 1 0
17 Broderick, Paul ? ? 2 0 23 10 13 3 0 2 1 0
21 Bulluss, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 0 1
9 Campbell, Wayne ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 5 0 0 0 0
44 Daffy, Nick ? ? 2 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Dear, Greg ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 19 0 3 3
2 Dundas, Matthew ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
30 Free, Tony (c) ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 1 0 0 1 2
25 Gale, Brendon ? ? 3 2 10 8 2 6 0 1 0 2
11 Gale, Michael ? ? 0 0 13 3 10 2 0 1 1 1
31 Howat, John ? ? 1 0 13 6 7 3 0 1 0 1
3 Kellaway, Duncan ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 0 1
33 Knights, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 2 0 3 0 1
27 Maxfield, Stuart ? ? 1 1 12 11 1 2 0 2 0 2
34 Murphy, Justin ? ? 5 1 11 10 1 4 0 2 2 0
6 Naish, Chris ? ? 2 1 22 11 11 4 0 1 0 3
19 Neeld, Mark ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
4 Rogers, Matthew ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 2 0 2
5 Tape, Jamie ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 1 0
41 Turner, Scott ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 17 6 256 155 101 52 19 27 12 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