1997 AFL Round 19: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1997 between Essendon and Geelong during round 19 of the 1997 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at MCG.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Barry Stoneham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), D. Bewick, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, C. Heffernan, J. Johnson, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, M. Prior, P. Somerville, R. Stevenson, M. Symons, D. Wallis, S. Wellman
Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), J. Barnes, R. Burns, L. Colbert, B. Graham, D. Hall, G. Hocking, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Mensch, D. Milburn, P. Riccardi, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, J. Snell, C. Steinfort, G. Tanner
Essendon (11.7.73) defeated Geelong (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Caracella (3), D. Fletcher (3), M. Fraser (2), S. Denham, S. Lucas, S. Wellman
Geelong: B. Sholl (2), J. Barnes, R. Burns, G. Hocking, S. King, D. Mensch, J. Snell, C. Steinfort
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 14th on the ladder (up from 15th) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Sunday 10 August 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
53,901
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 1 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Gary Ayres
(Geelong)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Barry Stoneham
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Malcolm,
C. Mitchell
(#4),
B. Sheehan
(#9)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Caracella | ESSE | 33 | 3 |
| Brad Sholl | GEEL | 12 | 2 |
| Michael Mansfield | GEEL | 21 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Heffernan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Johnson, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Moorcroft, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Stevenson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 7 | 252 | 164 | 88 | 61 | 14 | 39 | 22 | 23 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Hall, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lynch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Mensch, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Milburn, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Snell, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tanner, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 14 | 311 | 192 | 119 | 74 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 22 | |||