1996 AFL Round 14: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1996 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 14 of the 1996 AFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Optus Oval.
Brad Boyd captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mike Nunan and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Fitzroy
B. Boyd (capt.), S. Atkins, S. Bamford, J. Barker, N. Carter, B. Cassidy, S. Clayton, T. Cummings, M. Dent, M. Dwyer, J. Hogg, C. Johnson, J. McCarthy, A. Mellington, J. Molloy, D. Morton, S. Paxman, M. Pike, M. Primus, J. Ramsey, J. Rombotis
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, M. Prior, M. Symons, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen
Fitzroy (7.10.52) were defeated by Essendon (17.16.118).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Pike (2), J. Barker, M. Dwyer, J. Molloy, D. Morton, J. Rombotis
Essendon: S. Alessio (3), J. Hird (3), M. Mercuri (2), D. Wallis (2), G. Wanganeen (2), D. Bewick, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Cummings, M. Harvey, S. Lucas
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 16th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1996
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Optus Oval
Attendance:
12,748
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 66 | ESSE by 66 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mike Nunan
(Fitzroy),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Brad Boyd
(Fitzroy),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Durham
(#15),
M. Ellis
(#35),
B. Sheehan
(#9)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Denham | ESSE | 38 | 3 |
| Michael Symons | ESSE | 12 | 2 |
| David Calthorpe | ESSE | 14 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Atkins, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Bamford, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Barker, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Boyd, Brad (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Carter, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cassidy, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Clayton, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Cummings, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Dent, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Dwyer, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Johnson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | McCarthy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Mellington, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Molloy, Jarrod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Morton, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Paxman, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Primus, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Ramsey, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Rombotis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 7 | 10 | 265 | 169 | 96 | 51 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 26 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 51 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 17 | 16 | 338 | 203 | 135 | 53 | 16 | 38 | 26 | 25 | |||