1997 AFL Round 6: Essendon v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1997 between Essendon and Brisbane Lions during round 6 of the 1997 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Brisbane Lions at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), P. Berbakov, J. Blumfield, D. Calthorpe, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, M. Prior, M. Symons, D. Wallis, S. Wellman
Brisbane Lions
M. Ashcroft, J. Barker, A. Bews, R. Champion, N. Chapman, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, S. Hart, C. Johnson, C. Keating, M. Kennedy, C. Lambert, N. Lappin, J. Leppitsch, A. Lynch, T. Lynch, C. McRae, B. Robbins, C. Scott, M. Voss
Essendon (15.12.102) defeated Brisbane Lions (9.17.71).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Cransberg (3), S. Lucas (3), P. Berbakov (2), B. Caracella (2), C. Cockatoo-Collins, M. Lloyd, M. Mercuri, R. O'Connor, M. Symons
Brisbane Lions: J. Leppitsch (3), M. Clarke (2), A. Lynch (2), M. Ashcroft, C. Keating
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Brisbane Lions were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,642
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Brisbane Lions
Score:
15.12.102 - 9.17.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Margin | BRIL by 6 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Northey
(Brisbane Lions)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
unknown
(Brisbane Lions)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Deller
(#41),
G. Dore
(#19),
D. Howlett
(#1)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Lucas | ESSE | 25 | 3 |
| Ryan O'Connor | ESSE | 3 | 2 |
| Gary O'Donnell | ESSE | 10 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 12 | 353 | 218 | 135 | 87 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 16 | |||
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ashcroft, Marcus | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Barker, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Champion, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Chapman, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Clarke, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Dickfos, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hart, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Johnson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Keating, Clark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Kennedy, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Lappin, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Leppitsch, Justin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Lynch, Tristan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | McRae, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Robbins, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Scott, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Voss, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 17 | 265 | 180 | 85 | 72 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 19 | |||