1995 AFL Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1995 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1995 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.), S. Alessio, D. Bewick, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, T. Darcy, S. Denham, M. Fraser, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Long, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen, B. Young
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), K. Dyson, J. Farmer, M. Febey, S. Febey, J. Hilton, D. Irving, D. Kowal, A. Lamprill, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, D. Neitz, L. Norman, P. Prymke, M. Seecamp, S. Smith, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, T. Viney, S. Wight, G. Yeats
Essendon (14.14.98) defeated Melbourne (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (3), S. Alessio (2), T. Darcy (2), M. Mercuri (2), S. Denham, M. Long, R. O'Connor, P. Somerville, B. Young
Melbourne: G. Lyon (6), D. Neitz (2), K. Dyson, A. Lovell, S. Smith, S. Tingay
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Melbourne remained 13th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 17 April 1995
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
60,057
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 7 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Neil Balme
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Mark Thompson
(Essendon),
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Garrett,
D. Howlett,
D. Rich,
E:
D. Goldspink
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Alessio | ESSE | 27 | 3 |
| David Neitz | MELB | 9 | 2 |
| Darren Bewick | ESSE | 8 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 14 | 281 | 170 | 111 | 56 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Irving, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Lamprill, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Norman, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Prymke, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 10 | 230 | 169 | 61 | 65 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 17 | |||