1997 AFL Round 16: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1997 between Carlton and Essendon during round 16 of the 1997 AFL season. Carlton "hosted" Essendon at MCG. Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts. Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), J. Anstey, C. Bradley, S. Camporeale, R. De Iulio, P. Dean, M. Hanna, A. Hickmott, M. Hogg, A. Koutoufides, G. Manton, A. McKay, J. Murphy, L. O'Sullivan, B. Pearce, M. Porter, B. Ratten, M. Sexton, S. Silvagni, A. Whitehead, G. Williams

Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Hardwick, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, A. Ukovic, D. Wallis, S. Wellman

Carlton (25.15.165) defeated Essendon (13.9.87).

Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Silvagni (6), A. Whitehead (4), C. Bradley (3), A. Koutoufides (2), L. O'Sullivan (2), B. Pearce (2), S. Camporeale, R. De Iulio, S. Kernahan, J. Murphy, B. Ratten, G. Williams
Essendon: M. Lloyd (2), S. Lucas (2), M. Mercuri (2), R. O'Connor (2), J. Blumfield, B. Doolan, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon remained 14th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 19 July 1997
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 58,512

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 25.15.165 - 13.9.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 7 . 3 11 . 9 17 . 14 25 . 15 25 . 15 (165)
Essendon 5 . 2 8 . 4 9 . 6 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Margin CARL by 13 CARL by 23 CARL by 56 CARL by 78 CARL by 78
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Carlton), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Stephen Kernahan (Carlton), Gary O'Donnell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Howlett (#1), S. Kronja (#37), G. Vernon (#2)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brett Ratten CARL 7 3
Stephen Silvagni CARL 1 2
Craig Bradley CARL 21 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
41 Anstey, Jacob ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 3 1 23 15 8 3 0 0 0 0
16 Camporeale, Scott ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 3 0 1 0 1
34 De Iulio, Ron ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 4 0 0 0 0
35 Dean, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 8 2 1 1 1
13 Hanna, Mil ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 0 1 0 0
9 Hickmott, Adrian ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 2 0 1 1 1
33 Hogg, Matthew ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 3 3 0
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 1 3 18 13 5 11 4 2 1 1
43 Koutoufides, Anthony ? ? 2 1 25 16 9 9 0 1 0 1
22 Manton, Glenn ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0
5 McKay, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 2 0 0 0 1
18 Murphy, Justin ? ? 1 1 27 17 10 12 0 0 1 2
27 O'Sullivan, Luke ? ? 2 0 16 7 9 2 0 3 2 0
19 Pearce, Brad ? ? 2 1 10 9 1 5 0 0 0 0
46 Porter, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 27 1 3 4
7 Ratten, Brett ? ? 1 0 30 16 14 8 0 5 3 1
14 Sexton, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 0 0 0
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 6 3 16 12 4 10 0 2 1 1
32 Whitehead, Adrian ? ? 4 0 10 7 3 5 0 1 0 0
2 Williams, Greg ? ? 1 1 28 19 9 7 0 1 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 25 15 323 208 115 107 33 25 17 14

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 2 0 0 0 5
32 Blumfield, Justin ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 4 0 0 0 0
33 Caracella, Blake ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 0 0 0
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 7 0 3 0 0
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 0 26 12 14 4 0 1 2 1
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 1 0 15 8 7 1 0 1 0 0
39 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 4 0 0 0 0
18 Lloyd, Matthew ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 4 1 1 0 1
25 Lucas, Scott ? ? 2 2 15 11 4 8 0 0 1 0
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 2 0 23 17 6 6 0 0 0 0
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 26 9 17 5 0 1 1 0
3 O'Connor, Ryan ? ? 2 0 7 3 4 1 9 2 3 3
10 O'Donnell, Gary (c) ? ? 1 0 12 5 7 1 0 3 1 0
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 1 1 22 12 10 5 0 0 1 1
15 Prior, Michael ? ? 1 0 21 16 5 8 0 2 0 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 0 0 1
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 3 0 2 1 2
37 Ukovic, Andrew ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
6 Wellman, Sean ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 1 3 1
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 13 9 311 185 126 76 14 18 14 17

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