1997 AFL Round 22: Essendon v Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1997 between Essendon and Adelaide during round 22 of the 1997 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Adelaide at Optus Oval.
Gary O'Donnell captained the hosts.
Mark Bickley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Hardwick, M. Harvey, C. Heffernan, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, D. McAlister, G. Moorcroft, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Somerville, R. Stevenson, D. Wallis, S. Wellman, B. Young
Adelaide
M. Bickley (capt.), T. Bond, P. Caven, B. Chalmers, M. Connell, S. Ellen, B. Hart, R. Jameson, D. Jarman, K. Johnson, K. Koster, A. McLeod, T. Modra, D. Pittman, S. Rehn, M. Ricciuto, C. Rintoul, M. Robran, C. Sampson, N. Smart, P. Vardy
Essendon (16.6.102) defeated Adelaide (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Cockatoo-Collins (5), M. Lloyd (5), G. Moorcroft (3), S. Denham (2), P. Cransberg
Adelaide: R. Jameson (6), D. Jarman (3), T. Bond (2), B. Chalmers, T. Modra, P. Vardy
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 14th on the ladder and Adelaide were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Essendon
v
Adelaide
Date:
Sunday 31 August 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Optus Oval
Attendance:
25,636
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 6 | (102) |
| Adelaide | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | ADEL by 16 | ADEL by 31 | ADEL by 1 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Malcolm Blight
(Adelaide)
Captains:
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon),
Mark Bickley
(Adelaide)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Dore
(#19),
S. McLaren
(#11),
T. Shearer
(#46)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wallis | ESSE | 21 | 3 |
| Rod Jameson | ADEL | 35 | 2 |
| Peter Somerville | ESSE | 19 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Heffernan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | McAlister, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 | Moorcroft, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Stevenson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 6 | 283 | 180 | 103 | 66 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 21 | |||
Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bickley, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Bond, Troy | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Caven, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Chalmers, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Connell, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ellen, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Hart, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Jameson, Rod | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jarman, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Johnson, Kane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | McLeod, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Modra, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Pittman, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Rehn, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Ricciuto, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Rintoul, Chad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Robran, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Sampson, Clay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Smart, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Vardy, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 14 | 253 | 186 | 67 | 85 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 12 | |||