1995 AFL Round 5: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1995 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1995 AFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Optus Oval. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Stan Alves.

Essendon
S. Alessio, D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Flood, M. Fraser, D. Grenvold, J. Hird, M. Long, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, R. O'Connor, G. O'Donnell, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen, B. Young

St Kilda
D. Anderson, D. Bourke, N. Burke, G. Coghlan, C. Devonport, P. Everitt, D. Grant, A. Jones, R. Keogh, J. Kitchen, G. Nugent, C. O'Brien, J. Peckett, T. Pekin, J. Shanahan, D. Shaw, D. Sierakowski, J. Smith, S. Sziller, W. Thornborrow, N. Winmar

Essendon (24.10.154) defeated St Kilda (5.8.38).

Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (4), C. Cockatoo-Collins (3), J. Hird (3), M. Long (3), M. Mercuri (3), S. Alessio (2), J. Misiti (2), R. O'Connor (2), S. Denham, P. Somerville
St Kilda: C. Devonport, P. Everitt, C. O'Brien, J. Smith, S. Sziller

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 16th on the ladder (down from 15th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1995 AFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Sunday 30 April 1995
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 17,930

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 24.10.154 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 7 . 5 14 . 8 21 . 8 24 . 10 24 . 10 (154)
St Kilda 1 . 1 3 . 1 5 . 2 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin ESSE by 40 ESSE by 73 ESSE by 102 ESSE by 116 ESSE by 116
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Stan Alves (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore (#19), A. Panozzo (#23), B. Sheehan (#9)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Mark Mercuri ESSE 2 3
Darren Bewick ESSE 8 2
Gavin Wanganeen ESSE 4 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 2 1 14 8 6 1 5 2 2 1
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 4 2 29 23 6 2 0 2 3 1
14 Calthorpe, David ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 2 0 0 1 2
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 3 1 17 13 4 1 0 0 1 0
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 1 1 30 17 13 2 0 5 1 1
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 1 1 1
28 Flood, David ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 4 1 1 1 1
30 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 0 0
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 1 0 1 1 0
5 Hird, James ? ? 3 0 11 8 3 5 0 2 0 1
13 Long, Michael ? ? 3 0 27 15 12 1 0 0 2 1
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 3 0 38 22 16 5 0 1 3 1
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 2 0 17 12 5 1 0 1 1 0
46 Moorcroft, Gary ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 2 0 0
41 O'Connor, Ryan ? ? 2 0 24 10 14 5 3 6 1 2
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 0 1 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 0 13 7 6 4 12 0 0 2
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 6 0 1 2 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 1 0 1 2 0
35 Young, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 1 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 24 10 354 228 126 51 21 27 24 17

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Dean ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 2 3 0
21 Bourke, Darren ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 0 2
3 Burke, Nathan ? ? 0 0 38 28 10 7 0 2 1 1
42 Coghlan, Glen ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 7 0 3 1 1
1 Devonport, Craig ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 0 0
10 Everitt, Peter ? ? 1 1 9 4 5 3 8 0 1 1
6 Grant, David ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 1 0 1
29 Jones, Aussie ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1
17 Keogh, Rod ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 2 2 3
37 Kitchen, Josh ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 1 0
24 Nugent, Glenn ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 4 0 0 0 0
28 O'Brien, Craig ? ? 1 0 6 2 4 1 0 2 0 2
8 Peckett, Justin ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 4 1 1
41 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 6 0 1 1 2
31 Shanahan, Jamie ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 2 2
5 Shaw, Damen ? ? 0 1 20 16 4 3 0 1 1 0
13 Sierakowski, David ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 0 2 1
4 Smith, Joel ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 5 0 1 0 0
19 Sziller, Steven ? ? 1 1 20 6 14 1 0 2 0 2
30 Thornborrow, Wayne ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 6 0 0 1
7 Winmar, Nicky ? ? 0 1 20 12 8 3 0 4 0 3
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 5 8 299 190 109 65 14 30 17 24

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