1997 AFL Round 2: Port Adelaide v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 April 1997 between Port Adelaide and Essendon during round 2 of the 1997 AFL season.
Port Adelaide hosted Essendon at Football Park.
Gavin Wanganeen captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Cahill and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Port Adelaide
G. Wanganeen (capt.), S. Bond, S. Breuer, D. Brown, P. Burgoyne, S. Cummings, D. Dickie, N. Fiegert, F. Francis, J. Francou, A. Heuskes, A. Kingsley, B. Lade, B. Lockwood, B. Lyle, D. Mead, S. Paxman, D. Poole, M. Primus, W. Tredrea, M. Wilson
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, J. Blumfield, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, J. Hird, M. Long, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, M. Prior, M. Symons, D. Wallis, S. Wellman
Port Adelaide (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Port Adelaide: S. Bond, S. Breuer, S. Cummings, D. Dickie, F. Francis, B. Lockwood, B. Lyle, D. Poole
Essendon: S. Alessio (3), M. Mercuri (3), J. Hird (2), M. Long (2), J. Blumfield, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Lucas, G. O'Donnell
As a result of this match, Port Adelaide remained 15th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Port Adelaide
v
Essendon
Date:
Sunday 6 April 1997
Time:
3:10 PM
Venue:
Football Park
Attendance:
32,747
Match Results
Outcome:
Port Adelaide
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.12.60 - 14.9.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | PADL by 16 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Cahill
(Port Adelaide),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Gavin Wanganeen
(Port Adelaide),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Burton
(#36),
M. Nash
(#14),
R. Williams
(#34), E:
J. Schmitt
(#44)
Goal Umpire:
A. Squeo,
E:
S. Murphy
Umpire Replacement:
S. Murphy replaced A. Squeo
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Lyle | PADL | 9 | 3 |
| Michael Long | ESSE | 13 | 2 |
| Joe Misiti | ESSE | 24 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Port Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Burgoyne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Dickie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Fiegert, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Francis, Fabian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Francou, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Heuskes, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Kingsley, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Lade, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lockwood, Bowen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lyle, Brayden | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Mead, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Paxman, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Poole, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Primus, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tredrea, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Wanganeen, Gavin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Wilson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 8 | 12 | 275 | 164 | 111 | 58 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 27 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 9 | 259 | 180 | 79 | 71 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 12 | |||