1998 AFL Round 21: Essendon v Western Bulldogs

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1998 between Essendon and Western Bulldogs during round 21 of the 1998 AFL season. Essendon hosted Western Bulldogs at MCG. James Hird captained the hosts. Scott Wynd captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Terry Wallace.

Essendon
J. Hird (capt.), P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, D. Calthorpe, C. Cockatoo-Collins, B. Doolan, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, C. Heffernan, J. Johnson, M. Lloyd, M. Long, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, S. Wellman

Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), L. Cameron, J. Cook, M. Croft, T. Curley, L. Darcy, M. Dent, P. Dimattina, S. Garlick, C. Grant, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, M. Martin, B. Montgomery, J. Romero, R. Smith, M. West, S. West, B. Wira

Essendon (13.12.90) were defeated by Western Bulldogs (14.17.101).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Lloyd (6), J. Hird (3), D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, C. Heffernan, S. Lucas
Western Bulldogs: J. Cook (4), P. Hudson (2), B. Johnson (2), R. Smith (2), C. Grant, S. Kolyniuk, M. Martin, S. West

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Western Bulldogs remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1998 AFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Essendon v Western Bulldogs
Date: Friday 21 August 1998
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 67,157

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Western Bulldogs
Score: 13.12.90 - 14.17.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 3 7 . 6 10 . 8 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Western Bulldogs 4 . 5 6 . 10 10 . 17 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Margin WBUL by 2 ESSE by 2 WBUL by 9 WBUL by 11 WBUL by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey (#8), S. McBurney (#29), M. Nash (#14)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Scott Wynd WBUL 15 3
Brett Montgomery WBUL 10 2
Matthew Lloyd ESSE 18 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
16 Barnard, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 6 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 1
20 Berbakov, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1
32 Blumfield, Justin ? ? 0 1 15 5 10 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4
14 Calthorpe, David ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2
9 Cockatoo-Collins, Che ? ? 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 9 2
30 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 2 13 10 3 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 3
11 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 3 0 2 2 0 3 1 5 2
26 Heffernan, Chris ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 4
5 Hird, James (c) ? ? 3 2 18 11 7 6 0 3 4 3 3 3 1 4
42 Johnson, Jason ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 5 1 0 6 4 1 2 3 4
18 Lloyd, Matthew ? ? 6 2 14 12 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 2
13 Long, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 3 8 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3
25 Lucas, Scott ? ? 1 1 8 8 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 2
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 7 0 3 0 1 3 0 1 2
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 1
3 O'Connor, Ryan ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 1
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 1
47 Olarenshaw, Ricky ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 5 30 0 3 1 1 4 3 3
6 Wellman, Sean ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 13 12 290 183 107 72 37 29 32 20 25 30 43 45

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
18 Cameron, Leon ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
12 Cook, James ? ? 4 2 11 8 3 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
16 Croft, Matthew ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 6 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 5
11 Curley, Todd ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2
14 Darcy, Luke ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0
21 Dent, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 2
28 Dimattina, Paul ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 4 0 0 2 3 2 4 3 4
4 Garlick, Simon ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 2 1 4 1 2 2 1
3 Grant, Chris ? ? 1 2 18 13 5 5 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 7
9 Hudson, Paul ? ? 2 0 13 10 3 6 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 8
6 Johnson, Brad ? ? 2 1 13 8 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4
2 Kolyniuk, Steven ? ? 1 1 13 11 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 4
35 Kretiuk, Steven ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 3 1
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 1
23 Martin, Michael ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
10 Montgomery, Brett ? ? 0 2 23 16 7 8 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 8
36 Romero, Jose ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 6
5 Smith, Rohan ? ? 2 2 12 8 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
34 West, Mark ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
7 West, Scott ? ? 1 0 23 13 10 1 0 1 8 0 3 0 1 2
24 Wira, Brad ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 3
15 Wynd, Scott (c) ? ? 0 0 20 6 14 7 11 1 8 1 3 1 0 0
Rushed 4
Total (22 players) 14 17 292 200 92 76 13 28 37 23 30 25 23 66

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