1996 AFL Round 16: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1996 between Essendon and Richmond during round 16 of the 1996 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Matthew Knights captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, B. Doolan, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen
Richmond
M. Knights (capt.), C. Bond, P. Broderick, P. Bulluss, W. Campbell, J. Charles, N. Daffy, B. Gale, M. Gale, D. Gaspar, B. Holland, D. Kellaway, M. Merenda, C. Naish, R. Powell, A. Prescott, M. Richardson, M. Rogers, D. Ryan, J. Tape, J. Torney
Essendon (15.18.108) defeated Richmond (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Cockatoo-Collins (4), S. Lucas (3), M. Mercuri (2), S. Alessio, C. Daniher, D. Hardwick, J. Hird, J. Misiti, M. Symons
Richmond: M. Richardson (5), W. Campbell (2), J. Charles, B. Gale, M. Merenda, C. Naish, R. Powell, M. Rogers
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1996
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
58,768
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | RICH by 8 | RICH by 26 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Robert Walls
(Richmond)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Matthew Knights
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Kennedy
(#7),
G. Scroop
(#21),
G. Vernon
(#2), E:
R. Sawers
(#5)
Goal Umpire:
F. Raiti
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Misiti | ESSE | 24 | 3 |
| Mark Mercuri | ESSE | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Merenda | RICH | 8 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 18 | 316 | 217 | 99 | 86 | 22 | 39 | 17 | 21 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bond, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Broderick, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Bulluss, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Campbell, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Charles, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Daffy, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Gale, Brendon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Gaspar, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Holland, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellaway, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Knights, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Merenda, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Naish, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Powell, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Prescott, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Richardson, Matthew | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Rogers, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Ryan, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Tape, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Torney, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 10 | 265 | 174 | 91 | 69 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 17 | |||