This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 2003 between Essendon and Port Adelaide during round 9 of the 2003 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Port Adelaide at Telstra Dome.
Joe Misiti captained the hosts.
Warren Tredrea captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Mark Williams.
Essendon
Back:
M. Bolton, D. Jacobs, A. Welsh
Half-back:
M. Johnson, S. Wellman, D. Solomon
Centre:
M. McVeigh, J. Misiti (capt.), A. McPhee
Half-forward:
M. Mercuri, S. Lucas, D. Cupido
Forward:
C. McGrath, T. Richards, D. Rioli
Follower:
D. Hille, J. Johnson, S. Alessio
Int.:
M. Bullen, D. Peverill, J. Reynolds, J. Winderlich
Port Adelaide
Back:
D. Hardwick, D. Wakelin, M. Bishop
Half-back:
M. Wilson, S. Paxman, G. Wanganeen
Centre:
A. Kingsley, J. Carr, R. James
Half-forward:
B. Pickett, W. Tredrea (capt.), B. Montgomery
Forward:
S. Cochrane, S. Burgoyne, P. Burgoyne
Follower:
D. Brogan, B. Lade, N. Stevens
Int.:
C. Cockatoo-Collins, K. Cornes, B. Guerra, J. Schofield
Essendon (14.12.96) were defeated by Port Adelaide (23.8.146).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. McGrath (3), M. Bullen (2), T. Richards (2), D. Cupido, J. Johnson, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, D. Peverill, J. Winderlich
Port Adelaide: W. Tredrea (7), B. Pickett (4), C. Cockatoo-Collins (3), D. Brogan (2), S. Burgoyne (2), P. Burgoyne, J. Carr, R. James, B. Lade, S. Paxman
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Port Adelaide were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2003 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Port Adelaide
Date:
Friday 23 May 2003
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
Telstra Dome
Attendance:
35,390
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Port Adelaide
Score:
14.12.96 - 23.8.146
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Mark Williams
(Port Adelaide)
Captains:
Joe Misiti
(Essendon),
Warren Tredrea
(Port Adelaide)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Allen
(#10),
M. Avon,
B. Sheehan
(#9)
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
27
|
Alessio, Steven
|
RO
|
64%
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
23
|
Bolton, Mark
|
BPL
|
86%
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
37
|
Bullen, Marc
|
INT
|
85%
|
2
|
1
|
20
|
9
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
13
|
Cupido, Damian
|
HFFR
|
69%
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
19
|
Hille, David
|
RU
|
83%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
4
|
10
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
21
|
Jacobs, Danny
|
FB
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
|
14
|
Johnson, Jason
|
RR
|
100%
|
1
|
1
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
|
1
|
Johnson, Mark
|
HBFL
|
100%
|
0
|
1
|
23
|
16
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
8
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
|
25
|
Lucas, Scott
|
CHF
|
100%
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
28
|
McGrath, Cory
|
FPL
|
67%
|
3
|
1
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
33
|
McPhee, Adam
|
WR
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
10
|
McVeigh, Mark
|
WL
|
94%
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
2
|
Mercuri, Mark
|
HFFL
|
82%
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
24
|
Misiti, Joe
(c)
|
C
|
100%
|
1
|
0
|
32
|
18
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
11
|
Peverill, Damien
|
INT
|
45%
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
29
|
Reynolds, Joel
|
INT
|
23%
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
20
|
Richards, Ted
|
FF
|
91%
|
2
|
2
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
43
|
Rioli, Dean
|
FPR
|
95%
|
0
|
2
|
19
|
14
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
7
|
Solomon, Dean
|
HBFR
|
100%
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
9
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
6
|
Wellman, Sean
|
CHB
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
|
12
|
Welsh, Andrew
|
BPR
|
78%
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
8
|
Winderlich, Jason
|
INT
|
39%
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Rushed
|
0
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
14
|
12
|
275
|
176
|
99
|
70
|
24
|
34
|
34
|
28
|
16
|
13
|
25
|
43
|
Port Adelaide
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
19
|
Bishop, Matthew
|
BPR
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|
20
|
Brogan, Dean
|
RU
|
100%
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
5
|
12
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
7
|
Burgoyne, Peter
|
FPR
|
97%
|
1
|
0
|
22
|
16
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
|
8
|
Burgoyne, Shaun
|
FF
|
94%
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
9
|
Carr, Josh
|
C
|
100%
|
1
|
0
|
17
|
12
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
26
|
Cochrane, Stuart
|
FPL
|
55%
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
12
|
Cockatoo-Collins, Che
|
INT
|
89%
|
3
|
0
|
17
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
18
|
Cornes, Kane
|
INT
|
55%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
34
|
Guerra, Brent
|
INT
|
19%
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
11
|
Hardwick, Damien
|
BPL
|
50%
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
38
|
James, Roger
|
WR
|
76%
|
1
|
1
|
23
|
17
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
29
|
Kingsley, Adam
|
WL
|
96%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
5
|
Lade, Brendon
|
RR
|
92%
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
30
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
3
|
Montgomery, Brett
|
HFFR
|
51%
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
|
14
|
Paxman, Stephen
|
CHB
|
100%
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
15
|
Pickett, Byron
|
HFFL
|
93%
|
4
|
1
|
17
|
12
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
6
|
Schofield, Jarrad
|
INT
|
63%
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
17
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
|
36
|
Stevens, Nick
|
RO
|
78%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
|
16
|
Tredrea, Warren
(c)
|
CHF
|
96%
|
7
|
1
|
23
|
16
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
|
2
|
Wakelin, Darryl
|
FB
|
100%
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
12
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Wanganeen, Gavin
|
HBFR
|
100%
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
18
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
|
21
|
Wilson, Michael
|
HBFL
|
96%
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
23
|
8
|
300
|
208
|
92
|
96
|
44
|
43
|
32
|
32
|
13
|
16
|
24
|
54
|
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