1999 AFL Round 5: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1999 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1999 AFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at MCG. In the absence of Nathan Buckley, vice-captain Paul Williams captained the visitors with Scott Burns as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Tony Shaw.

Essendon
S. Alessio, P. Barnard, P. Berbakov, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, S. Denham, B. Doolan, S. Eastaugh, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, C. Heffernan, J. Johnson, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, G. Moorcroft, D. Rioli, D. Solomon, M. Symons, D. Wallis, S. Wellman

Collingwood
P. Williams (capt.), S. Burns (vice-capt.), R. Betheras, G. Brown, G. Crosisca, N. Davis, G. Freeborn, B. Fuller, M. Gardiner, L. Godden, C. Jacotine, C. King, T. Lane, M. Orchard, S. Patterson, S. Prestigiacomo, M. Richardson, A. Rocca, S. Rocca, H. Scotland, J. Tape, S. Watson

Essendon (15.18.108) defeated Collingwood (15.10.100).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Lloyd (6), S. Lucas (3), M. Mercuri (2), G. Moorcroft (2), D. Bewick, D. Rioli
Collingwood: P. Williams (5), G. Brown (2), S. Burns (2), S. Patterson (2), G. Crosisca, B. Fuller, C. Jacotine, T. Lane

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Collingwood remained 16th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1999 AFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Sunday 25 April 1999
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 73,118

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 15.18.108 - 15.10.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 7 . 3 8 . 8 14 . 12 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Collingwood 1 . 1 6 . 2 11 . 4 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Margin ESSE by 38 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 26 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Tony Shaw (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (Essendon), Paul Williams (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Scott Burns (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates (#6), M. Norden (#16), V. Sercia

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Mark Mercuri ESSE 2 3
Paul Williams COLL 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
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 0 2 13 9 4 7 11 0 4 1 0 2 0 6
16 Barnard, Paul ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1
20 Berbakov, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 2
32 Blumfield, Justin ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 9
33 Caracella, Blake ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 4 0 2 1 4 2 0 2 7
38 Denham, Sean ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 4
22 Doolan, Ben ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
36 Eastaugh, Simon ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 4 30 0 2 3 1 3 1 2
31 Fletcher, Dustin ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
30 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 4
26 Heffernan, Chris ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 4
14 Johnson, Jason ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1
18 Lloyd, Matthew ? ? 6 4 16 15 1 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
25 Lucas, Scott ? ? 3 3 17 14 3 11 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 2 2 29 15 14 7 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 7
29 Moorcroft, Gary ? ? 2 0 14 9 5 5 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2
43 Rioli, Dean ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
7 Solomon, Dean ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 6 0
12 Symons, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 Wellman, Sean ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 0
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 15 18 300 200 100 89 41 17 34 38 12 14 26 60

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
49 Betheras, Rupert ? ? 0 1 11 5 6 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1
26 Brown, Gavin ? ? 2 1 8 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
17 Burns, Scott (avc) ? ? 2 2 19 14 5 6 0 4 4 1 1 1 1 4
28 Crosisca, Gavin ? ? 1 0 23 17 6 7 0 0 1 4 2 0 5 2
19 Davis, Nick ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 0 1 1 6 1 1 1 5
9 Freeborn, Glenn ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 7 0
11 Fuller, Brad ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
7 Gardiner, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
43 Godden, Luke ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 3
38 Jacotine, Craig ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1
40 King, Clinton ? ? 0 0 23 11 12 5 0 1 4 1 0 1 2 1
33 Lane, Tyson ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2 Orchard, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 4
6 Patterson, Stephen ? ? 2 0 16 11 5 4 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 6
35 Prestigiacomo, Simon ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0
3 Richardson, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 9 1 5 1 2 0 1 6
23 Rocca, Anthony ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2
36 Rocca, Sav ? ? 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
44 Scotland, Heath ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3
13 Tape, Jamie ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 9 0 1 0 4 0 2 4 1
14 Watson, Shane ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
10 Williams, Paul (ac) ? ? 5 0 16 10 6 1 0 4 3 3 0 2 0 4
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 15 10 287 195 92 88 18 21 33 34 14 12 35 49

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