1998 AFL Round 6: Western Bulldogs v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1998 between Western Bulldogs and Essendon during round 6 of the 1998 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted Essendon at Optus Oval. Scott Wynd captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Terry Wallace and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), N. Brown, L. Cameron, S. Cox, M. Croft, T. Curley, L. Darcy, M. Dent, C. Ellis, S. Garlick, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, S. Kretiuk, M. Martin, S. Minton-Connell, B. Montgomery, J. Romero, R. Smith, D. Southern, S. West, B. Wira

Essendon
P. Barnard, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, A. Bomford, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, B. Doolan, S. Eastaugh, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, R. O'Connor, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, D. Solomon, A. Ukovic, S. Wellman

Western Bulldogs (13.19.97) defeated Essendon (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: S. Kolyniuk (3), L. Darcy (2), P. Hudson (2), B. Johnson (2), R. Smith (2), S. Garlick, J. Romero
Essendon: S. Lucas (4), J. Blumfield (2), M. Lloyd (2), R. O'Connor (2), B. Caracella, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1998 AFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Essendon
Date: Saturday 2 May 1998
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Optus Oval
Attendance: 24,813

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. Essendon
Score: 13.19.97 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 4 . 4 6 . 9 10 . 14 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
Essendon 4 . 2 9 . 4 11 . 9 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin WBUL by 2 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 1 WBUL by 8 WBUL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Terry Wallace (Western Bulldogs), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Scott Wynd (Western Bulldogs), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Malcolm (#20), C. Mitchell (#4), M. Nash (#14)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Scott Lucas ESSE 25 3
Nathan Brown WBUL 17 2
Simon Eastaugh ESSE 36 1

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
17 Brown, Nathan ? ? 0 3 25 18 7 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
18 Cameron, Leon ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4
26 Cox, Simon ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0
16 Croft, Matthew ? ? 0 2 22 10 12 4 0 2 3 5 2 4 0 5
11 Curley, Todd ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 3
14 Darcy, Luke ? ? 2 0 18 11 7 5 15 2 1 1 1 2 1 3
21 Dent, Matthew ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 6 1
32 Ellis, Craig ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 9 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 3
4 Garlick, Simon ? ? 1 2 14 8 6 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3
9 Hudson, Paul ? ? 2 1 17 10 7 6 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 3
6 Johnson, Brad ? ? 2 0 17 14 3 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 5
2 Kolyniuk, Steven ? ? 3 0 10 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
35 Kretiuk, Steven ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0
23 Martin, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 Minton-Connell, Simon ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Montgomery, Brett ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Romero, Jose ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 2
5 Smith, Rohan ? ? 2 2 17 11 6 4 0 0 0 3 1 5 1 1
8 Southern, Daniel ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4
7 West, Scott ? ? 0 0 24 10 14 2 0 4 3 0 2 1 0 2
24 Wira, Brad ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
15 Wynd, Scott (c) ? ? 0 0 17 5 12 4 16 1 4 1 4 1 1 0
Rushed 7
Total (22 players) 13 19 319 198 121 76 35 30 25 24 20 21 27 52

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
16 Barnard, Paul ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
32 Blumfield, Justin ? ? 2 1 16 9 7 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6
28 Bomford, Andrew ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
33 Caracella, Blake ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 7 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
36 Eastaugh, Simon ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 12 14 2 1 6 2 4 1 3
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 8 0
30 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
11 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 6 0 2 2 1 1 0 4 0
18 Lloyd, Matthew ? ? 2 0 7 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2
25 Lucas, Scott ? ? 4 4 20 20 0 13 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 8
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 1 0 18 8 10 1 0 3 4 1 2 0 2 2
29 Moorcroft, Gary ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 3
3 O'Connor, Ryan ? ? 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 1
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 2
15 Prior, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 4 0 0 2 0 4 1
7 Solomon, Dean ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 5 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 1
1 Ukovic, Andrew ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1
6 Wellman, Sean ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 9 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 3
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 13 11 290 200 90 92 15 34 17 22 22 20 36 42

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s