1996 AFL Round 8: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1996 between Footscray and Essendon during round 8 of the 1996 AFL season.
Footscray "hosted" Essendon at MCG.
Scott Wynd captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Joyce and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Footscray
S. Wynd (capt.), L. Cameron, T. Campbell, T. Curley, L. Darcy, C. Grant, D. Hargraves, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, B. Nicholson, R. Osborne, P. Quill, J. Romero, R. Smith, D. Southern, S. Wallis, J. Watts, S. West, B. Wira
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, M. Thompson, G. Wanganeen
Footscray (13.6.84) were defeated by Essendon (23.13.151).
Goalkickers
Footscray: D. Hargraves (4), L. Darcy (2), C. Grant (2), T. Campbell, T. Liberatore, R. Osborne, J. Romero, J. Watts
Essendon: S. Cummings (8), J. Hird (3), D. Bewick (2), M. Fraser (2), R. O'Connor (2), P. Barnard, C. Daniher, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, J. Misiti, M. Thompson
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 14th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Sunday 19 May 1996
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
36,766
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | (84) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 11 | 23 | . | 13 | 23 | . | 13 | (151) |
| Margin | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 52 | ESSE by 72 | ESSE by 67 | ESSE by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Joyce
(Footscray),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Scott Wynd
(Footscray),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Ackland
(#17),
P. Carey
(#8),
S. McLaren
(#11)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hird | ESSE | 5 | 3 |
| Scott Cummings | ESSE | 36 | 2 |
| Chris Daniher | ESSE | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Curley, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Darcy, Luke | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Hargraves, Daniel | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kretiuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Nicholson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Quill, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Southern, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Watts, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Wira, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 6 | 254 | 163 | 91 | 57 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 23 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 23 | 13 | 347 | 223 | 124 | 86 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 27 | |||