1997 AFL Round 14: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1997 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1997 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Glenn Lovett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Greg Hutchison.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, R. O'Connor, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, A. Ukovic, D. Wallis, S. Wellman
Melbourne
G. Lovett (capt.), S. Charles, A. Clarkson, D. Cockatoo-Collins, J. Farmer, S. Febey, B. Grgic, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, B. Lovett, A. McDonald, D. Neitz, L. Newton, D. O'Brien, A. Obst, D. Schwarz, S. Smith, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Woewodin, A. Yze
Essendon (18.12.120) defeated Melbourne (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Lloyd (8), B. Caracella (3), P. Cransberg (2), C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Denham, S. Lucas, G. O'Donnell, M. Prior
Melbourne: S. Charles (2), J. Farmer (2), D. Cockatoo-Collins, B. Grgic, A. Obst, D. Schwarz
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 14th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 16th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 6 July 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
44,803
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Greg Hutchison
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Glenn Lovett
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Callaghan
(#33),
C. Durham
(#15),
B. Sheehan
(#9)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Misiti | ESSE | 24 | 3 |
| Matthew Lloyd | ESSE | 18 | 2 |
| Mark Mercuri | ESSE | 2 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Moorcroft, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Ukovic, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 18 | 12 | 333 | 211 | 122 | 95 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles, Sean | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Clarkson, Alastair | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Cockatoo-Collins, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Grgic, Brent | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | McDonald, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Newton, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | O'Brien, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Schwarz, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Woewodin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 8 | 9 | 244 | 157 | 87 | 64 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 26 | |||