1996 AFL Qualifying Final 2: Brisbane Bears v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1996 between Brisbane Bears and Essendon in the second qualifying final of the 1996 AFL season.
Brisbane Bears hosted Essendon at Gabba.
Roger Merrett captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, R. Champion, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, S. Hart, M. Kennedy, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, J. Leppitsch, A. Lynch, T. Lynch, M. McLean, C. McRae, C. Scott, D. Scott, M. Voss, D. White
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen, B. Young
Brisbane Bears (15.11.101) defeated Essendon (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: J. Leppitsch (4), A. Lynch (4), D. Scott (3), R. Merrett (2), J. Akermanis, R. Champion
Essendon: S. Alessio (3), G. Wanganeen (3), D. Bewick (2), D. Fletcher (2), J. Hird (2), C. Cockatoo-Collins, M. Mercuri, G. O'Donnell
As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears faced Carlton in the second semi final and Essendon faced West Coast in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final 2
Teams:
Brisbane Bears
v
Essendon
Date:
Friday 6 September 1996
Time:
7:45 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
21,964
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Bears
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.11.101 - 15.10.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Bears | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | BRIB by 17 | ESSE by 6 | BRIB by 10 | BRIB by 1 | BRIB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Brisbane Bears),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Roger Merrett
(Brisbane Bears),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Dore
(#19),
D. Rich
(#3),
B. Sheehan
(#9), E:
A. Coates
(#6)
Goal Umpire:
R. Davies,
L. Page
Boundary Umpire:
G. Harding,
S. Leslie,
D. Maxwell
Player Statistics
Brisbane Bears
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Akermanis, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Champion, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Clarke, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Dickfos, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Gowers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Hart, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Kennedy, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Lappin, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Leppitsch, Justin | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Lynch, Tristan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | McRae, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Merrett, Roger (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Scott, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Scott, Dion | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Voss, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | White, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 11 | 275 | 183 | 92 | 63 | 31 | 37 | 19 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 10 | 300 | 185 | 115 | 65 | 29 | 40 | 21 | 19 | |||