1997 AFL Round 21: Brisbane Lions v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1997 between Brisbane Lions and Essendon during round 21 of the 1997 AFL season.
Brisbane Lions hosted Essendon at Gabba.
Alastair Lynch captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Brisbane Lions
A. Lynch (capt.), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, S. Bamford, J. Barker, D. Bradshaw, R. Champion, N. Chapman, M. Clarke, D. Dickfos, A. Fletcher, A. Gowers, C. Johnson, N. Lappin, S. Lawrence, J. Leppitsch, T. Lynch, C. McRae, B. Robbins, D. Scott, D. White
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), P. Berbakov, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, S. Denham, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, D. McAlister, M. Mercuri, G. Moorcroft, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Somerville, R. Stevenson, M. Watson, S. Wellman, B. Young
Brisbane Lions (15.12.102) were defeated by Essendon (16.10.106).
Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: C. Johnson (3), J. Leppitsch (3), S. Bamford (2), R. Champion (2), J. Akermanis, M. Ashcroft, D. Bradshaw, C. McRae, D. Scott
Essendon: M. Lloyd (5), B. Caracella (2), S. Lucas (2), G. Moorcroft (2), C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, G. O'Donnell, M. Prior, B. Young
As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 14th on the ladder (up from 15th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Brisbane Lions
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1997
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
Gabba
Attendance:
21,065
Match Results
Outcome:
Brisbane Lions
def. by
Essendon
Score:
15.12.102 - 16.10.106
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Margin | BRIL by 1 | BRIL by 8 | BRIL by 23 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Brisbane Lions),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Alastair Lynch
(Brisbane Lions),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Harvey
(#25),
D. Howlett
(#1),
D. Humphery-Smith
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Lloyd | ESSE | 18 | 3 |
| Chris Daniher | ESSE | 7 | 2 |
| Darryl White | BRIL | 33 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Akermanis, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Marcus | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Bamford, Scott | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Barker, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Bradshaw, Daniel | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Champion, Richard | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Chapman, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Clarke, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Dickfos, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Gowers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Johnson, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Lappin, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Lawrence, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Leppitsch, Justin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lynch, Alastair (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Lynch, Tristan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | McRae, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Robbins, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Scott, Dion | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | White, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 12 | 261 | 186 | 75 | 76 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Berbakov, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | McAlister, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Moorcroft, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Stevenson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Watson, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 10 | 305 | 195 | 110 | 71 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 18 | |||