1997 AFL Round 1: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 31 March 1997 between Essendon and Carlton during round 1 of the 1997 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Craig Bradley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, J. Blumfield, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, J. Hird, M. Long, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, M. Symons, D. Wallis, S. Wellman
Carlton
C. Bradley (capt.), M. Allan, S. Camporeale, A. Christou, M. Clape, R. De Iulio, P. Dean, A. Hamill, M. Hanna, A. Koutoufides, G. Manton, M. McGuane, A. McKay, J. Murphy, L. O'Sullivan, B. Ratten, D. Rice, M. Sexton, A. Whitehead, L. Whitnall, G. Williams
Essendon (16.10.106) defeated Carlton (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Berbakov (4), J. Hird (4), R. O'Connor (2), D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, M. Long, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, G. O'Donnell
Carlton: L. Whitnall (4), M. Clape (3), S. Camporeale (2), A. Koutoufides (2), A. Hamill, M. McGuane, D. Rice, G. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder and Carlton were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Monday 31 March 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
82,363
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 18 | level | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
David Parkin
(Carlton)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Craig Bradley
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Callaghan
(#33),
A. Coates
(#6),
H. Kennedy
(#7)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Fletcher | ESSE | 31 | 3 |
| James Hird | ESSE | 5 | 2 |
| Dean Rice | CARL | 23 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 10 | 319 | 206 | 113 | 79 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 19 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Allan, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Bradley, Craig (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Camporeale, Scott | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Christou, Ang | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Clape, Matt | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | De Iulio, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Hamill, Aaron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Hanna, Mil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Koutoufides, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Manton, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | McGuane, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | McKay, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Murphy, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | O'Sullivan, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Ratten, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Rice, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Sexton, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Whitehead, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Whitnall, Lance | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 9 | 305 | 194 | 111 | 82 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 12 | |||