1996 AFL Preliminary Final 2: Sydney v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 1996 between Sydney and Essendon in the second preliminary final of the 1996 AFL season.
Sydney hosted Essendon at SCG.
Paul Kelly captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Rodney Eade and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), M. Bayes, W. Chapman, D. Cresswell, A. Dunkley, K. Dyson, S. Garlick, S. Grant, A. Heuskes, D. Kickett, D. Lewis, T. Lockett, T. Luff, S. Maxfield, D. McPherson, J. Mooney, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, P. Roos, B. Seymour, G. Stafford
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, C. Cockatoo-Collins, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Lloyd, J. Misiti, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, M. Symons, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen, S. Wellman, B. Young
Sydney (10.10.70) defeated Essendon (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Sydney: D. Cresswell (3), D. Lewis (3), P. Kelly (2), T. Lockett, T. Luff
Essendon: J. Hird (3), S. Alessio (2), J. Blumfield, C. Cockatoo-Collins, G. O'Donnell, M. Symons, D. Wallis
As a result of this match, Sydney faced North Melbourne in the grand final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final 2
Teams:
Sydney
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 September 1996
Time:
7:45 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
41,731
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | SYDN by 12 | SYDN by 1 | SYDN by 1 | SYDN by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rodney Eade
(Sydney),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Paul Kelly
(Sydney),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Dore
(#19),
D. Goldspink
(#32),
B. Sheehan
(#9), E:
B. Allen
(#10)
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Chapman, Wade | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Cresswell, Daryn | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Dunkley, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Garlick, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Heuskes, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Kickett, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Lewis, Dale | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Luff, Troy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Maxfield, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | McPherson, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Mooney, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | O'Loughlin, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Seymour, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Stafford, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 10 | 268 | 192 | 76 | 73 | 18 | 45 | 16 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 9 | 325 | 183 | 142 | 71 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 16 | |||