1995 AFL Round 2: Fremantle v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1995 between Fremantle and Essendon during round 2 of the 1995 AFL season. Fremantle hosted Essendon at WACA. Ben Allan captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Gerard Neesham and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Fremantle
B. Allan (capt.), W. Abraham, C. Burrows, M. Burton, S. Chisholm, T. Delaney, G. Dhurrkay, T. Edmonds, S. Edwards, P. Gilbert, A. Jones, D. Kickett, G. Madigan, P. Mann, A. McGovern, P. Miller, S. O'Reilly, T. Ridley, L. Wardell-Johnson, S. Watters, A. Wills

Essendon
S. Alessio, D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Grenvold, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Long, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen, B. Young

Fremantle (11.16.82) were defeated by Essendon (12.19.91).

Goalkickers
Fremantle: C. Burrows (3), L. Wardell-Johnson (3), T. Ridley (2), W. Abraham, G. Dhurrkay, A. Wills
Essendon: J. Hird (3), D. Bewick (2), M. Mercuri (2), M. Symons (2), B. Young (2), S. Alessio

As a result of this match, Fremantle remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1995 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fremantle v Essendon
Date: Friday 7 April 1995
Time: 8:40 PM
Venue: WACA
Attendance: 23,688

Match Results

Outcome: Fremantle def. by Essendon
Score: 11.16.82 - 12.19.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fremantle 3 . 8 6 . 12 7 . 16 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Essendon 3 . 4 8 . 8 10 . 12 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Margin FREM by 4 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gerard Neesham (Fremantle), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Ben Allan (Fremantle), unknown (Essendon)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Peter Somerville ESSE 19 3
Scott Chisholm FREM 13 2
James Hird ESSE 5 1

Player Statistics

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
15 Abraham, Winston ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 2 0 4 1 2
7 Allan, Ben (c) ? ? 0 1 16 9 7 4 0 1 2 0
33 Burrows, Craig ? ? 3 3 16 13 3 5 2 0 5 1
24 Burton, Matthew ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 9 15 1 0 1
13 Chisholm, Scott ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 0 4 0
30 Delaney, Tony ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 6 0 3 1 3
19 Dhurrkay, Gary ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 2 0 3 1 0
22 Edmonds, Travis ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 3 1 2 4
1 Edwards, Scott ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 4 2 4
6 Gilbert, Phil ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 1 0 0
38 Jones, Anthony ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 3 1 0
11 Kickett, Dale ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 2 0 4 1 1
48 Madigan, Greg ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 2
9 Mann, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 4 0 4 0 0
43 McGovern, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 1 0
49 Miller, Peter ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 5 0 0 1 2
10 O'Reilly, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 0 0 0
5 Ridley, Todd ? ? 2 2 6 6 0 1 2 3 1 1
31 Wardell-Johnson, Leigh ? ? 3 2 7 6 1 1 0 0 2 0
2 Watters, Scott ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 2 2 1
4 Wills, Andrew ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 4 0 2 0 2
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 11 16 242 169 73 65 24 37 28 24

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 1 1 16 11 5 8 6 0 0 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 2 0 20 15 5 2 0 1 1 1
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 0 1 2
36 Cummings, Scott ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 2
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 1 0 3
20 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 0 1 0
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 1 21 9 12 3 1 4 0 1
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 7 1 0 1 4
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
39 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 2 0
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 8 0 0 3 1
5 Hird, James ? ? 3 4 22 16 6 8 0 1 2 1
13 Long, Michael ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 4 0 1 0 0
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 2 2 18 14 4 4 0 5 1 1
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 32 24 8 7 0 2 2 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 3 0 0 0 0
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 7 0 0 1 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 8 17 1 1 4
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 2 2 20 15 5 6 0 1 1 3
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 4 0 4 2 1
35 Young, Barry ? ? 2 1 11 7 4 4 0 3 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 12 19 319 219 100 94 25 25 21 27

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