1997 AFL Round 3: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 April 1997 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 3 of the 1997 AFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Denis Pagan.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Berbakov, J. Blumfield, A. Bomford, D. Calthorpe, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, J. Hird, M. Lloyd, M. Long, S. Lucas, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, M. Prior, M. Symons, S. Wellman
North Melbourne
B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, G. Freeborn, D. King, D. Laidley, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, M. Stevens
Essendon (18.14.122) defeated North Melbourne (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Cockatoo-Collins (4), M. Lloyd (4), J. Hird (3), D. Calthorpe (2), S. Alessio, A. Bomford, B. Caracella, S. Lucas, R. O'Connor
North Melbourne: M. Roberts (3), P. Bell (2), C. McKernan (2), A. Stevens (2), B. Allison, G. Archer, C. Sholl
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 13 April 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
57,978
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.14.122 - 12.8.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Prince
(#12),
D. Rich
(#3),
B. Sheehan
(#9)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Symons | ESSE | 12 | 3 |
| Corey McKernan | NMLB | 31 | 2 |
| Justin Blumfield | ESSE | 32 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Bomford, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 18 | 14 | 366 | 241 | 125 | 104 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 16 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Stevens, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 8 | 293 | 195 | 98 | 66 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 11 | |||