1997 AFL Round 20: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1997 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 20 of the 1997 AFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at MCG.
Gavin Brown captained the hosts with Damian Monkhorst as vice-captain.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tony Shaw and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Collingwood
G. Brown (capt.), D. Monkhorst (vice-capt.), N. Buckley, G. Crosisca, M. Francis, T. Francis, L. Godden, A. James, C. Liddell, A. McDonald, M. Michael, R. Osborne, S. Patterson, A. Rocca, S. Rocca, S. Russell, A. Schauble, P. Sharkey, S. Watson, P. Williams, G. Wright
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, S. Denham, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, C. Heffernan, J. Johnson, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, G. Moorcroft, R. O'Connor, M. Prior, P. Somerville, R. Stevenson, S. Wellman, B. Young
Collingwood (13.13.91) defeated Essendon (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: S. Rocca (5), A. Rocca (2), S. Russell (2), G. Crosisca, M. Francis, C. Liddell, S. Watson
Essendon: M. Lloyd (4), S. Lucas (2), J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, S. Denham, G. Moorcroft, R. O'Connor
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) 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 20
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
50,944
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
13.13.91 - 12.9.81
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 40 | COLL by 10 | COLL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tony Shaw
(Collingwood),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Gavin Brown
(Collingwood),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Damian Monkhorst
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Russell | COLL | 29 | 3 |
| Gavin Crosisca | COLL | 28 | 2 |
| Matthew Lloyd | ESSE | 18 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brown, Gavin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Buckley, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Crosisca, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Francis, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Francis, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Godden, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | James, Aaron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Liddell, Chad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | McDonald, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Michael, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Monkhorst, Damian (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Patterson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Rocca, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Rocca, Sav | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Russell, Scott | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Schauble, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Sharkey, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Watson, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Williams, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Wright, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 13 | 274 | 162 | 112 | 54 | 19 | 32 | 15 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Heffernan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Johnson, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Moorcroft, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Stevenson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 9 | 264 | 186 | 78 | 55 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 15 | |||