1995 AFL Round 18: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1995 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1995 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Garry Lyon captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), G. Doyle, K. Dyson, M. Febey, S. Febey, J. Hilton, P. Hopgood, D. Kowal, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Molloy, D. Neitz, A. Obst, P. Prymke, C. Sampson, M. Seecamp, S. Smith, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, A. Yze
Essendon
S. Alessio, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Grenvold, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Long, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, D. Morgan, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, G. Wanganeen, B. Young
Melbourne (11.7.73) were defeated by Essendon (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Smith (4), G. Lyon (3), J. Hilton (2), D. Neitz, A. Obst
Essendon: S. Alessio (4), P. Salmon (4), M. Long (3), C. Daniher, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. O'Donnell
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1995
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
52,523
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Balme
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates
(#6),
H. Kennedy
(#7),
R. Sawers
(#5)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Somerville | ESSE | 19 | 3 |
| Sean Denham | ESSE | 38 | 2 |
| Steven Alessio | ESSE | 27 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Doyle, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Hilton, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Molloy, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Prymke, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Sampson, Clay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 7 | 261 | 186 | 75 | 82 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Morgan, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 16 | 286 | 181 | 105 | 79 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 22 | |||