1997 AFL Round 7: Adelaide v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1997 between Adelaide and Essendon during round 7 of the 1997 AFL season.
Adelaide hosted Essendon at Football Park.
Mark Bickley captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Adelaide
M. Bickley (capt.), P. Caven, T. Edwards, B. Hart, B. James, D. Jarman, K. Johnson, K. Koster, M. Liptak, A. McLeod, T. Modra, T. Ormond-Allen, D. Pittman, S. Rehn, M. Ricciuto, M. Robran, N. Smart, B. Standfield, S. Tregenza, P. Vardy, B. Williams
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), M. Banks, P. Berbakov, J. Blumfield, D. Calthorpe, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, M. Symons, S. Wellman
Adelaide (18.18.126) defeated Essendon (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Adelaide: T. Modra (5), M. Liptak (2), M. Robran (2), P. Vardy (2), M. Bickley, T. Edwards, D. Jarman, A. McLeod, D. Pittman, N. Smart, B. Standfield
Essendon: M. Lloyd (5), R. O'Connor (2), M. Banks, J. Misiti, M. Prior, S. Wellman
As a result of this match, Adelaide were then 8th on the ladder (up from 13th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Adelaide
v
Essendon
Date:
Sunday 11 May 1997
Time:
3:10 PM
Venue:
Football Park
Attendance:
39,275
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 18 | (126) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | ADEL by 12 | ADEL by 20 | ADEL by 1 | ADEL by 53 | ADEL by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Adelaide),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Mark Bickley
(Adelaide),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Avon
(#40),
M. Nash
(#14),
R. Williams
(#34)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Robran | ADEL | 10 | 3 |
| Mark Ricciuto | ADEL | 32 | 2 |
| Darren Jarman | ADEL | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bickley, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Caven, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Edwards, Tyson | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hart, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | James, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jarman, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Johnson, Kane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Liptak, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | McLeod, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Modra, Tony | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Ormond-Allen, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Pittman, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Rehn, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Ricciuto, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Robran, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Smart, Nigel | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Standfield, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tregenza, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Vardy, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Williams, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 18 | 18 | 300 | 211 | 89 | 88 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Banks, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 7 | 288 | 183 | 105 | 91 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||