1997 AFL Round 17: Essendon v Port Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1997 between Essendon and Port Adelaide during round 17 of the 1997 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Port Adelaide at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Gavin Wanganeen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Cahill.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, R. O'Connor, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, M. Symons, S. Wellman
Port Adelaide
G. Wanganeen (capt.), S. Bond, S. Breuer, P. Burgoyne, S. Carter, J. Cotton, S. Cummings, S. Daniels, D. Dickie, N. Eagleton, F. Francis, J. Francou, B. Heaver, A. Heuskes, R. James, B. Lade, D. Mead, S. Paxman, D. Poole, M. Primus, M. Wilson
Essendon (10.12.72) were defeated by Port Adelaide (18.14.122).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Hardwick (2), M. Mercuri (2), B. Caracella, C. Daniher, D. Fletcher, M. Harvey, M. Lloyd, M. Symons
Port Adelaide: S. Cummings (7), G. Wanganeen (4), P. Burgoyne (2), B. Heaver (2), S. Breuer, J. Cotton, R. James
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 14th on the ladder and Port Adelaide were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Port Adelaide
Date:
Friday 25 July 1997
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
33,076
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Port Adelaide
Score:
10.12.72 - 18.14.122
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Port Adelaide | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | PADL by 17 | PADL by 23 | PADL by 46 | PADL by 50 | PADL by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Cahill
(Port Adelaide)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Gavin Wanganeen
(Port Adelaide)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Primus | PADL | 2 | 3 |
| Scott Cummings | PADL | 6 | 2 |
| Josh Francou | PADL | 10 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 12 | 291 | 183 | 108 | 87 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 16 | |||
Port Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Breuer, Shayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Burgoyne, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Carter, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Cotton, Jarrod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniels, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Dickie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Eagleton, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Francis, Fabian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Francou, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Heaver, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Heuskes, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | James, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Lade, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Mead, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Paxman, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Poole, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Primus, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Wanganeen, Gavin (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Wilson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 18 | 14 | 270 | 174 | 96 | 68 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 21 | |||