1996 AFL Semi Final 1: West Coast v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1996 between West Coast and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1996 AFL season.
West Coast "hosted" Essendon at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
West Coast
J. Ball, D. Banfield, B. Cousins, A. Donnelly, T. Evans, F. Gehrig, D. Hart, B. Heady, D. Kemp, A. Lovell, C. Mainwaring, P. Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, D. Metropolis, C. Morrison, J. Schofield, P. Sumich, R. Turnbull, C. Waterman, M. White
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, J. Hird, M. Lloyd, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, D. Wallis, G. Wanganeen, S. Wellman, B. Young
West Coast (8.19.67) were defeated by Essendon (22.12.144).
Goalkickers
West Coast: M. White (2), B. Cousins, T. Evans, B. Heady, D. Kemp, A. Lovell, C. Morrison
Essendon: S. Alessio (5), C. Cockatoo-Collins (4), J. Hird (4), D. Fletcher (3), G. O'Donnell (2), S. Denham, M. Lloyd, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti
As a result of this match, Essendon faced Sydney in the second preliminary final and West Coast were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
West Coast
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 September 1996
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
85,656
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.19.67 - 22.12.144
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 0 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 22 | . | 12 | 22 | . | 12 | (144) |
| Margin | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 51 | ESSE by 77 | ESSE by 77 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(West Coast),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ball, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Banfield, Drew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Cousins, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Donnelly, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Evans, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Gehrig, Fraser | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Hart, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Heady, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mainwaring, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | McIntosh, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | McKenna, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Metropolis, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Morrison, Chad | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Schofield, Jarrad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sumich, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Turnbull, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Waterman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | White, Mitchell | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 8 | 19 | 271 | 170 | 101 | 75 | 6 | 39 | 15 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 22 | 12 | 347 | 208 | 139 | 85 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 15 | |||