1997 AFL Round 12: Fremantle v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1997 between Fremantle and Essendon during round 12 of the 1997 AFL season. Fremantle hosted Essendon at Subiaco Oval. Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gerard Neesham and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Fremantle
W. Abraham, B. Allan, D. Bandy, H. Black, M. Burton, C. Callaghan, T. Carroll, S. Chisholm, J. Clement, G. Dhurrkay, G. Harding, K. Hunter, D. Kickett, Q. Leach, A. McGovern, G. Mitchell, S. O'Reilly, S. Parker, L. Toia, J. White, A. Wills

Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Berbakov, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, P. Cransberg, S. Denham, B. Doolan, M. Fraser, M. Harvey, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, D. Morgan, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Somerville, A. Ukovic, D. Wallis, S. Wellman

Fremantle (24.13.157) defeated Essendon (9.6.60).

Goalkickers
Fremantle: K. Hunter (5), C. Callaghan (4), D. Bandy (3), W. Abraham (2), B. Allan (2), J. Clement (2), A. Wills (2), S. Chisholm, G. Dhurrkay, Q. Leach, L. Toia
Essendon: B. Caracella (3), P. Berbakov, J. Blumfield, P. Cransberg, M. Lloyd, J. Misiti, A. Ukovic

As a result of this match, Fremantle were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fremantle v Essendon
Date: Sunday 15 June 1997
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Subiaco Oval
Attendance: 21,956

Match Results

Outcome: Fremantle def. Essendon
Score: 24.13.157 - 9.6.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fremantle 5 . 6 11 . 8 18 . 10 24 . 13 24 . 13 (157)
Essendon 2 . 1 2 . 5 4 . 5 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Margin FREM by 23 FREM by 57 FREM by 89 FREM by 97 FREM by 97
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gerard Neesham (Fremantle), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (Fremantle), Gary O'Donnell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Scroop (#21), T. Shearer (#46), G. Vernon (#2)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Andrew Wills FREM 4 3
Craig Callaghan FREM 42 2
Ben Allan FREM 7 1

Player Statistics

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
15 Abraham, Winston ? ? 2 0 18 9 9 3 0 3 1 2
7 Allan, Ben ? ? 2 2 22 18 4 6 0 0 1 0
44 Bandy, Daniel ? ? 3 1 15 9 6 7 4 0 1 0
21 Black, Heath ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 1
24 Burton, Matthew ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 5 20 1 0 1
42 Callaghan, Craig ? ? 4 0 22 16 6 5 0 4 1 2
46 Carroll, Trent ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 3 0 0 1 0
13 Chisholm, Scott ? ? 1 0 19 10 9 4 0 2 0 2
31 Clement, James ? ? 2 2 20 10 10 8 0 0 0 0
19 Dhurrkay, Gary ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 4 0 1 0 0
3 Harding, Greg ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 0 0 1
14 Hunter, Kingsley ? ? 5 2 14 12 2 9 0 0 2 0
11 Kickett, Dale ? ? 0 0 18 7 11 3 0 5 0 0
36 Leach, Quenton ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 4 0 1 1 0
43 McGovern, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 2 0 0
45 Mitchell, Gavin ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 5 0 3 0 0
10 O'Reilly, Stephen ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 5 0 0 3 0
23 Parker, Shane ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 Toia, Luke ? ? 1 0 19 10 9 4 0 3 1 0
34 White, Jeff ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 5 0 1 0
4 Wills, Andrew ? ? 2 2 19 16 3 4 0 4 0 1
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 24 13 328 207 121 86 29 29 14 10

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 4 14 0 0 2
20 Berbakov, Peter ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 Blumfield, Justin ? ? 1 0 18 9 9 4 0 1 0 0
33 Caracella, Blake ? ? 3 1 19 14 5 6 0 0 0 1
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 2 0 0 0 1
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 1 37 20 17 4 0 1 1 0
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 4 0 4 2 0
30 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 5 0 1 0 0
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 3 0 1 0 0
18 Lloyd, Matthew ? ? 1 1 10 5 5 4 0 0 0 0
25 Lucas, Scott ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 2 1 1
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 1 0 0 0 1
46 Moorcroft, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 3 1 1
36 Morgan, Danny ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 0 0 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 1 0 2
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 4 0 3 0 1
15 Prior, Michael ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 3 0 3 2 0
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 6 2 1 1
37 Ukovic, Andrew ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 1 0 0 0 0
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 2
6 Wellman, Sean ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 9 6 302 181 121 61 20 25 10 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s