1999 AFL Round 14: Essendon v Fremantle

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1999 between Essendon and Fremantle during round 14 of the 1999 AFL season. Essendon hosted Fremantle at MCG. In the absence of James Hird, Michael Long captained the hosts. Chris Bond captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Damian Drum.

Essendon
M. Long (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, D. Bewick, J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, C. Heffernan, D. Jacobs, M. Johnson, J. Lalich, M. McVeigh, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, M. Prior, D. Rioli, D. Solomon, P. Somerville, A. Ukovic, D. Wallis, B. Young

Fremantle
C. Bond (capt.), D. Bandy, H. Black, C. Callaghan, T. Carroll, J. Clement, A. Fletcher, M. Gale, G. Harding, B. Holland, D. Kickett, S. McManus, C. Michael, T. Modra, J. Norrish, S. O'Reilly, S. Parker, A. Prescott, A. Shipp, C. Waterhouse, A. Wills, B. Wira

Essendon (16.12.108) defeated Fremantle (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Alessio (3), M. Mercuri (3), D. Wallis (2), J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, J. Lalich, M. Long, D. Rioli, D. Solomon, A. Ukovic, B. Young
Fremantle: C. Michael (2), T. Modra (2), A. Wills (2), H. Black, C. Callaghan, B. Holland, C. Waterhouse

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Fremantle remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1999 AFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v Fremantle
Date: Sunday 4 July 1999
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 35,273

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fremantle
Score: 16.12.108 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 1 9 . 6 13 . 8 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Fremantle 2 . 2 3 . 5 7 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin ESSE by 23 ESSE by 37 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Damian Drum (Fremantle)
Captains: Michael Long (Essendon), Chris Bond (Fremantle)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coates (#6), J. Harvey (#25), J. Love (#28)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Mark Mercuri ESSE 2 3
Dean Solomon ESSE 7 2
Barry Young ESSE 35 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
27 Alessio, Steven ? ? 3 0 14 9 5 7 8 2 1 5 1 1 1 0
16 Barnard, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 0
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 6 3
32 Blumfield, Justin ? ? 1 1 14 7 7 2 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 4
33 Caracella, Blake ? ? 1 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
30 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
11 Hardwick, Damien ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 1
26 Heffernan, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 2
42 Jacobs, Danny ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
28 Johnson, Mark ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 7
17 Lalich, Judd ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 6 0 1 0 4 2 2 1 4
13 Long, Michael (ac) ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 8 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4
10 McVeigh, Mark ? ? 0 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
2 Mercuri, Mark ? ? 3 0 24 14 10 4 0 2 3 2 0 3 2 2
24 Misiti, Joe ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 3 0 1 2 5 0 0 5 4
15 Prior, Michael ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 5
43 Rioli, Dean ? ? 1 1 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
7 Solomon, Dean ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 7 15 1 3 2 1 2 2 1
1 Ukovic, Andrew ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 7 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 4
35 Young, Barry ? ? 1 2 24 9 15 8 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 16 12 316 198 118 79 24 24 27 34 20 17 37 56

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
44 Bandy, Daniel ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 7 9 0 2 3 0 0 2 3
7 Black, Heath ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
32 Bond, Chris (c) ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 4 2 3
42 Callaghan, Craig ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 2
22 Carroll, Trent ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 1
31 Clement, James ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 9 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 0
2 Fletcher, Adrian ? ? 0 0 29 12 17 2 0 1 7 2 2 3 2 2
35 Gale, Mark ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 5 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 4
3 Harding, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 1
17 Holland, Brodie ? ? 1 1 24 14 10 9 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 3
11 Kickett, Dale ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0
8 McManus, Shaun ? ? 0 1 30 23 7 10 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 9
16 Michael, Clem ? ? 2 1 15 11 4 8 17 1 2 3 1 1 0 6
6 Modra, Tony ? ? 2 3 9 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2
25 Norrish, Jason ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
10 O'Reilly, Stephen ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 5 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2
23 Parker, Shane ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1
36 Prescott, Ashley ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 2 1 6 0 1 0 1
33 Shipp, Andrew ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 3
26 Waterhouse, Clive ? ? 1 2 16 8 8 3 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 4
4 Wills, Andrew ? ? 2 1 23 13 10 8 0 1 2 6 1 4 1 3
29 Wira, Brad ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 10 12 335 213 122 97 27 18 36 44 17 20 34 56

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