1995 AFL Semi Final 2: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1995 between Essendon and Richmond in the second semi final of the 1995 AFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at MCG. Mark Thompson captained the hosts. Matthew Knights captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), S. Alessio, D. Calthorpe, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Lloyd, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen, B. Young

Richmond
M. Knights (capt.), C. Bond, D. Bourke, N. Bower, P. Broderick, W. Campbell, J. Charles, N. Daffy, G. Dear, B. Gale, M. Gale, J. Howat, D. Kellaway, S. Maxfield, M. Merenda, C. Naish, A. Prescott, M. Rogers, J. Tape, S. Turner, S. Wigney

Essendon (11.7.73) were defeated by Richmond (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Alessio (2), S. Denham (2), M. Mercuri (2), P. Salmon (2), D. Calthorpe, M. Lloyd, G. O'Donnell
Richmond: M. Knights (3), N. Daffy (2), C. Naish (2), M. Rogers (2), S. Turner (2), J. Charles

As a result of this match, Richmond faced Geelong in the first preliminary final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1995 AFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 16 September 1995
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 88,308

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Richmond
Score: 11.7.73 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 9 . 4 9 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Richmond 3 . 2 4 . 4 9 . 7 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin ESSE by 1 ESSE by 30 RICH by 1 RICH by 13 RICH by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), John Northey (Richmond)
Captains: Mark Thompson (Essendon), Matthew Knights (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sawers (#5), G. Scroop (#21), B. Sheehan (#9), E: A. Coates (#6)

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 2 1 14 10 4 6 8 2 2 3
14 Calthorpe, David ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 3 0 2 1 1
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 2 1 24 13 11 4 0 2 0 0
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 2 3 2
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 1 1 1
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 6 0 1 0 2
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 5 0 0 1 1
5 Hird, James ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 8 1 1 3 3
18 Lloyd, Matthew ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 5 0 0 2 0
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 2 0 24 17 7 10 0 0 1 1
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 6 1 1 1 1
41 O'Connor, Ryan ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 1 1 2 1 1
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 0 0 0
15 Prior, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 3 1 2
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 2 2 9 7 2 6 0 0 0 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 7 6 1 0 1
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 7 0 2 2 1
26 Thompson, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 1 0 0
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 0 0 0
35 Young, Barry ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 11 7 289 189 100 93 18 21 19 20

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
35 Bond, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 7 0 3 1 0
32 Bourke, David ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 2
22 Bower, Nathan ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 0 2 1 1
17 Broderick, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 6 12 2 1 1 0 0
9 Campbell, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 1 0 0 1
15 Charles, Justin ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 3 1 1 1 0
10 Daffy, Nick ? ? 2 2 21 19 2 3 0 2 2 0
14 Dear, Greg ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 10 2 2 1
25 Gale, Brendon ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 2 1 0 1
11 Gale, Michael ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
31 Howat, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 0 0 1 2
3 Kellaway, Duncan ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 5 0 4 0 1
33 Knights, Matthew (c) ? ? 3 1 17 11 6 1 0 2 2 3
27 Maxfield, Stuart ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 3 0 1
28 Merenda, Mark ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 1 0 1
6 Naish, Chris ? ? 2 3 18 15 3 9 0 2 1 1
7 Prescott, Ashley ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 0 1
4 Rogers, Matthew ? ? 2 2 23 15 8 8 0 3 1 2
5 Tape, Jamie ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 7 0 4 3 0
41 Turner, Scott ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 3 0 0 4 0
36 Wigney, Stuart ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 12 14 259 197 62 76 16 32 20 19

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