1997 AFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1997 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1997 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, D. Crocker, B. Harvey, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, J. Johnson, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, R. O'Connor, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Somerville, R. Stevenson, M. Symons, S. Wellman
North Melbourne (11.17.83) defeated Essendon (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. Sholl (3), P. Bell (2), W. Carey (2), C. McKernan (2), B. Allison, M. Pike
Essendon: S. Lucas (3), D. Fletcher (2), B. Caracella, M. Lloyd, M. Prior
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon were then 15th on the ladder (down from 14th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Friday 1 August 1997
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
38,614
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
11.17.83 - 8.16.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett
(#1),
S. McLaren
(#11),
M. Sexton
(#45)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Schwass | NMLB | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Misiti | ESSE | 24 | 2 |
| Corey McKernan | NMLB | 31 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Stevens, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 17 | 286 | 194 | 92 | 71 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Johnson, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Moorcroft, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Stevenson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 8 | 16 | 288 | 176 | 112 | 78 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 19 | |||