1996 AFL Round 21: Essendon v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1996 between Essendon and Sydney during round 21 of the 1996 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Sydney at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Paul Kelly captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Rodney Eade.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen, S. Wellman, B. Young
Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), L. Barry, M. Bayes, S. Carey, D. Cresswell, S. Direen, A. Dunkley, K. Dyson, P. Filandia, S. Garlick, S. Grant, A. Heuskes, D. Kickett, T. Lockett, T. Luff, J. Mooney, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, P. Roos, B. Seymour, G. Stafford
Essendon (14.16.100) defeated Sydney (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Cockatoo-Collins (3), M. Lloyd (3), D. Fletcher (2), S. Lucas (2), M. Mercuri (2), D. Bewick, J. Hird
Sydney: T. Lockett (4), C. O'Brien (2), M. O'Loughlin (2), M. Bayes, P. Filandia, D. Kickett, G. Stafford
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Sydney were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Essendon
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1996
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
69,237
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Sydney | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | SYDN by 10 | SYDN by 4 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Rodney Eade
(Sydney)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Paul Kelly
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. McBurney,
C. Mitchell
(#4),
B. Sheehan
(#9)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Wanganeen | ESSE | 4 | 3 |
| James Hird | ESSE | 5 | 2 |
| Troy Luff | SYDN | 34 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 16 | 336 | 211 | 125 | 92 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Barry, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Carey, Stefan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cresswell, Daryn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Direen, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Dunkley, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Filandia, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Garlick, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 39 | Heuskes, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Kickett, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Luff, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Mooney, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Loughlin, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Seymour, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Stafford, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 10 | 267 | 189 | 78 | 91 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 22 | |||