1996 AFL Round 9: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1996 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1996 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Garry Lyon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Neil Balme.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Cummings, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, M. Lloyd, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, M. Thompson, G. Wanganeen, B. Young
Melbourne
G. Lyon (capt.), A. Clarkson, G. Doyle, J. Farmer, M. Febey, D. Gaspar, P. Hopgood, D. Kowal, A. Lamprill, B. Lovett, T. McHardy, D. Neitz, C. Nettelbeck, A. Obst, T. Ormond-Allen, M. Polley, M. Seecamp, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, C. Turley, A. Yze
Essendon (11.23.89) defeated Melbourne (12.5.77).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (4), M. Mercuri (2), P. Barnard, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Cummings, M. Lloyd, G. Wanganeen
Melbourne: G. Lyon (5), B. Lovett (2), J. Farmer, C. Nettelbeck, A. Obst, J. Stynes, C. Turley
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 16th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1996
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,288
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 23 | 11 | . | 23 | (89) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | (77) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Neil Balme
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Garry Lyon
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. McKenzie
(#24),
M. Norden
(#16),
R. Sawers
(#5)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Mercuri | ESSE | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Harvey | ESSE | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Lovett | MELB | 17 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 23 | 327 | 194 | 133 | 84 | 10 | 39 | 21 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Doyle, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Febey, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Gaspar, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Kowal, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Lamprill, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | McHardy, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Nettelbeck, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Ormond-Allen, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Polley, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Seecamp, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Turley, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 5 | 286 | 188 | 98 | 82 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | |||