1995 AFL Round 6: Essendon v Brisbane Bears
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1995 between Essendon and Brisbane Bears during round 6 of the 1995 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Brisbane Bears at Optus Oval.
Mark Thompson captained the hosts.
Roger Merrett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.
Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), S. Alessio, D. Bewick, C. Cockatoo-Collins, C. Daniher, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Flood, D. Grenvold, D. Hardwick, J. Hird, M. Long, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, M. Symons, B. Young
Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, A. Bews, D. Bourke, N. Chapman, M. Clarke, S. Corcoran, D. Craven, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, S. Hart, N. Lappin, S. Lawrence, J. Leppitsch, G. McAdam, M. McLean, C. McRae, D. Scott, C. Starcevich, D. White
Essendon (19.14.128) defeated Brisbane Bears (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Alessio (3), C. Cockatoo-Collins (3), J. Hird (3), M. Long (2), R. O'Connor (2), G. O'Donnell (2), D. Bewick, M. Mercuri, P. Somerville, B. Young
Brisbane Bears: S. Hart (5), N. Lappin (2), G. McAdam (2), C. Starcevich (2), A. Fletcher, J. Leppitsch, R. Merrett
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Brisbane Bears were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Brisbane Bears
Date:
Sunday 7 May 1995
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Optus Oval
Attendance:
17,646
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Brisbane Bears
Score:
19.14.128 - 14.16.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Brisbane Bears | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Robert Walls
(Brisbane Bears)
Captains:
Mark Thompson
(Essendon),
Roger Merrett
(Brisbane Bears)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. McLaren
(#11),
G. Scroop
(#21),
M. Westgarth
(#13)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Long | ESSE | 13 | 3 |
| James Hird | ESSE | 5 | 2 |
| Gilbert McAdam | BRIB | 2 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Flood, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 19 | 14 | 368 | 208 | 160 | 87 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 15 | |||
Brisbane Bears
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Akermanis, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Chapman, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Clarke, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Corcoran, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Craven, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Gowers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Hart, Shaun | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Lappin, Nigel | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Lawrence, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Leppitsch, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | McAdam, Gilbert | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | McRae, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Merrett, Roger (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Scott, Dion | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Starcevich, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | White, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 16 | 278 | 163 | 115 | 66 | 12 | 32 | 15 | 18 | |||