1996 AFL Round 22: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1996 between Essendon and Footscray during round 22 of the 1996 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Scott Wynd captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Terry Wallace.
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
Footscray
S. Wynd (capt.), S. Allen, L. Darcy, C. Ellis, C. Grant, D. Hargraves, B. Johnson, N. Kellett, S. Kolyniuk, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, M. Martin, J. Romero, S. Sir, R. Smith, D. Southern, S. Wallis, J. Watts, M. West, S. West, B. Wira
Essendon (11.13.79) defeated Footscray (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Mercuri (4), C. Cockatoo-Collins (3), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, M. Lloyd, R. Olarenshaw
Footscray: C. Grant (2), D. Hargraves (2), J. Watts (2), S. Allen, L. Darcy, M. Martin, J. Romero, R. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Friday 30 August 1996
Time:
8:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
42,598
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Terry Wallace
(Footscray)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Scott Wynd
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Allen
(#10),
A. Lewis,
S. McInerney
(#30)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hird | ESSE | 5 | 3 |
| Chris Grant | FOOT | 3 | 2 |
| Mark Mercuri | ESSE | 2 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 13 | 309 | 183 | 126 | 103 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 23 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Allen, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Darcy, Luke | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Ellis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 37 | Hargraves, Daniel | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Kellett, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Kretiuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Martin, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Sir, Sedat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Southern, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Watts, Jason | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | West, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Wira, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 10 | 287 | 200 | 87 | 81 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 12 | |||