1996 AFL Round 7: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1996 between Essendon and Geelong during round 7 of the 1996 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), D. Bewick, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, D. Grenvold, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Long, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, S. Wellman
Geelong
J. Barnes, S. Breuer, B. Brownless, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Couch, D. Hall, G. Hocking, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Mensch, L. Pickering, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, S. Simpson, G. Tanner, L. Tudor
Essendon (22.11.143) defeated Geelong (17.12.114).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (9), S. Cummings (4), C. Daniher (2), J. Misiti (2), C. Cockatoo-Collins, J. Hird, M. Long, M. Mercuri, M. Prior
Geelong: B. Brownless (5), J. Barnes (2), R. Burns (2), L. Colbert (2), P. Riccardi (2), G. Hocking, L. Pickering, G. Tanner, L. Tudor
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Wednesday 8 May 1996
Time:
8:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
75,632
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 6 | 22 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 11 | (143) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 11 | GEEL by 9 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Gary Ayres
(Geelong)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Dore
(#19),
D. Howlett
(#1),
M. Nash
(#14), E:
M. McKenzie
(#24)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Bewick | ESSE | 8 | 3 |
| James Hird | ESSE | 5 | 2 |
| Gary O'Donnell | ESSE | 10 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 22 | 11 | 313 | 201 | 112 | 76 | 15 | 33 | 23 | 24 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Brownless, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Hall, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Pickering, Liam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Tudor, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 17 | 12 | 290 | 179 | 111 | 73 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 23 | |||