1996 AFL Round 3: Essendon v West Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1996 between Essendon and West Coast during round 3 of the 1996 AFL season.
Essendon hosted West Coast at Waverley Park.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), P. Berbakov, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Lloyd, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, D. Morgan, R. O'Connor, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, M. Thompson, B. Young
West Coast
J. Ball, D. Banfield, A. Blurton, I. Downsborough, T. Evans, B. Fewster, F. Gehrig, D. Hart, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, C. Lewis, A. Lovell, B. Lyle, C. Mainwaring, P. Matera, A. McIntosh, D. Metropolis, J. Schofield, B. Spinks, P. Symmons, M. White
Essendon (16.13.109) defeated West Coast (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Mercuri (3), R. O'Connor (3), C. Cockatoo-Collins (2), B. Doolan (2), M. Lloyd (2), M. Symons (2), D. Calthorpe, M. Harvey
West Coast: D. Banfield (2), P. Matera (2), J. Schofield, B. Spinks
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 10th) and West Coast were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
West Coast
Date:
Sunday 14 April 1996
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Waverley Park
Attendance:
20,852
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
West Coast
Score:
16.13.109 - 6.14.50
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| West Coast | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 71 | ESSE by 60 | ESSE by 59 | ESSE by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
unknown
(West Coast)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett
(#1),
J. Love
(#28),
C. Mitchell
(#4)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Somerville | ESSE | 19 | 3 |
| Che Cockatoo-Collins | ESSE | 9 | 2 |
| James Hird | ESSE | 5 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Morgan, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 13 | 352 | 218 | 134 | 81 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 19 | |||
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ball, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Banfield, Drew | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Blurton, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Downsborough, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Evans, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Fewster, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Gehrig, Fraser | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Hart, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jakovich, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Lyle, Brayden | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Mainwaring, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | McIntosh, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Metropolis, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Schofield, Jarrad | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Spinks, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Symmons, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | White, Mitchell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 6 | 14 | 283 | 188 | 95 | 69 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 19 | |||