1996 AFL Round 12: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1996 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1996 AFL season. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG. Wayne Carey captained the hosts. Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), S. Anderson, G. Archer, J. Blakey, D. Crocker, J. Daniltchenko, A. Dwyer, I. Fairley, G. Freeborn, D. King, D. Laidley, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, S. Welsh

Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen

North Melbourne (16.11.107) defeated Essendon (14.11.95).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Archer (3), W. Carey (3), S. Anderson (2), J. Daniltchenko (2), M. Roberts (2), D. Crocker, G. Freeborn, C. McKernan, A. Stevens
Essendon: C. Cockatoo-Collins (4), S. Cummings (2), M. Mercuri (2), D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, M. Symons, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Sunday 23 June 1996
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 39,515

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 16.11.107 - 14.11.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 6 . 3 9 . 8 11 . 9 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Essendon 4 . 2 7 . 4 8 . 10 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Margin NMLB by 13 NMLB by 16 NMLB by 17 NMLB by 12 NMLB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Denis Pagan (North Melbourne), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Wayne Carey (North Melbourne), Gary O'Donnell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Allen (#10), H. Kennedy (#7), G. Scroop (#21)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
David King NMLB 34 3
Darren Crocker NMLB 27 2
Gavin Wanganeen ESSE 4 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Anderson, Stuart ? ? 2 1 12 5 7 2 0 1 1 1
11 Archer, Glenn ? ? 3 0 11 8 3 5 1 3 2 0
12 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 1 2 0 1
18 Carey, Wayne (c) ? ? 3 1 16 15 1 7 1 0 0 2
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 1 0 23 17 6 3 0 1 0 2
25 Daniltchenko, Jason ? ? 2 1 5 3 2 2 0 3 0 0
28 Dwyer, Anthony ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 1 1 0
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 2 1 2 0
17 Freeborn, Glenn ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 1 0 3 1 0
34 King, David ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 1 3 1
7 Laidley, Dean ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 0 3
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 1 1 1
31 McKernan, Corey ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 3 12 0 2 0
22 Roberts, Mark ? ? 2 2 12 10 2 2 0 2 2 2
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 2 2 2
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 2 0 0
8 Scott, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 4 0 2
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 3 0 5 2 0
37 Simpson, Adam ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 1
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 5 0 2 4 1
30 Welsh, Scott ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (21 players) 16 11 249 187 62 51 17 36 23 19

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 4 17 2 1 2
16 Barnard, Paul ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 2 0 2 0 1
51 Berbakov, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 5 0 1 0 2
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
14 Calthorpe, David ? ? 0 0 27 18 9 1 0 2 1 3
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 4 1 12 8 4 3 0 3 1 2
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 1 3 3 1 0
36 Cummings, Scott ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 3 0 2 1 1
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 7 0 1 1 0
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 1 24 10 14 2 0 1 0 2
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 23 13 10 0 0 2 0 1
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 3 2 1
5 Hird, James ? ? 0 0 22 9 13 5 4 1 2 0
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 2 2 23 11 12 6 0 1 4 0
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 0 0 0 1 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 0 0
15 Prior, Michael ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 4 0 3 3 3
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 1 0 28 12 16 4 0 3 0 3
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 3 1 4 0 1
4 Wanganeen, Gavin ? ? 1 0 24 19 5 4 0 2 1 0
Rushed 4
Total (21 players) 14 11 332 201 131 62 27 36 19 23

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s