1996 AFL Round 15: Brisbane Bears v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1996 between Brisbane Bears and Essendon during round 15 of the 1996 AFL season.
Brisbane Bears hosted Essendon at Gabba.
Roger Merrett captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Brisbane Bears
R. Merrett (capt.), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, A. Bews, R. Champion, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, B. Green, S. Hart, C. Keating, M. Kennedy, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, T. Lynch, G. McAdam, C. McRae, C. Scott, M. Voss, D. White
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, 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
Brisbane Bears (15.13.103) defeated Essendon (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Brisbane Bears: D. White (4), M. Voss (3), R. Merrett (2), C. Scott (2), J. Akermanis, S. Hart, G. McAdam, C. McRae
Essendon: D. Bewick (3), J. Hird (2), B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, M. Harvey, M. Mercuri, G. O'Donnell
As a result of this match, Brisbane Bears were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) 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 15
Teams:
Brisbane Bears
v
Essendon
Date:
Sunday 14 July 1996
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
20,378
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Bears
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.13.103 - 10.8.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Bears | 1 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | BRIB by 31 | BRIB by 18 | BRIB by 35 | BRIB by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Brisbane Bears),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Roger Merrett
(Brisbane Bears),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Goldspink
(#32),
S. McLaren
(#11),
C. Mitchell
(#4)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lambert | BRIB | 18 | 3 |
| Adrian Fletcher | BRIB | 6 | 2 |
| Michael Voss | BRIB | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Brisbane Bears
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Akermanis, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Champion, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Clarke, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Dickfos, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Gowers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Green, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Hart, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Keating, Clark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Kennedy, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Lappin, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Lynch, Tristan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | McAdam, Gilbert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | McRae, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Merrett, Roger (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Scott, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Voss, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | White, Darryl | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 13 | 285 | 183 | 102 | 52 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 51 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 8 | 245 | 165 | 80 | 66 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 34 | |||