This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 2006 between Essendon and Sydney during round 1 of the 2006 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Sydney at Telstra Dome.
Matthew Lloyd captained the hosts.
Brett Kirk captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Paul Roos.
Essendon
Back:
H. Slattery, D. Fletcher, K. Bradley
Half-back:
N. Lovett-Murray, D. Solomon, M. McVeigh
Centre:
A. McPhee, J. Watson, S. Camporeale
Half-forward:
M. Johnson, S. Lucas, A. Welsh
Forward:
A. Monfries, M. Lloyd (capt.), C. Heffernan
Follower:
D. Hille, B. Stanton, A. Lovett
Int.:
J. Johnson, D. Peverill, P. Ryder, J. Winderlich
Sydney
Back:
B. Mathews, T. Richards, J. Crouch
Half-back:
L. Barry, L. Roberts-Thomson, C. Bolton
Centre:
L. Ablett, P. Williams, S. Dempster
Half-forward:
R. O'Keefe, A. Goodes, N. Davis
Forward:
J. Bolton, B. Hall, M. O'Loughlin
Follower:
D. Jolly, B. Kirk (capt.), A. Buchanan
Int.:
P. Chambers, N. Fosdike, J. McVeigh, A. Schneider
Essendon (17.6.108) defeated Sydney (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Lloyd (8), S. Lucas (4), S. Camporeale, C. Heffernan, M. Johnson, A. Lovett, M. McVeigh
Sydney: B. Hall (7), M. O'Loughlin (2), C. Bolton, A. Goodes, B. Mathews
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder and Sydney were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2006 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 1 April 2006
Time:
7:10 PM
Venue:
Telstra Dome
Attendance:
45,355
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Sydney
Score:
17.6.108 - 12.9.81
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Paul Roos
(Sydney)
Captains:
Matthew Lloyd
(Essendon),
Brett Kirk
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Avon
(#27),
S. Ryan
(#25),
M. Stevic
(#9)
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
16
|
Bradley, Kepler
|
BPR
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
11
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
|
17
|
Camporeale, Scott
|
WR
|
85%
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
14
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
31
|
Fletcher, Dustin
|
FB
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
11
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
|
26
|
Heffernan, Chris
|
FPR
|
68%
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
10
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
|
19
|
Hille, David
|
RU
|
88%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
14
|
Johnson, Jason
|
INT
|
64%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
|
1
|
Johnson, Mark
|
HFFL
|
88%
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
18
|
Lloyd, Matthew
(c)
|
FF
|
98%
|
8
|
2
|
26
|
19
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
|
13
|
Lovett, Andrew
|
RO
|
71%
|
1
|
1
|
17
|
11
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
|
42
|
Lovett-Murray, Nathan
|
HBFL
|
77%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
|
25
|
Lucas, Scott
|
CHF
|
97%
|
4
|
1
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
33
|
McPhee, Adam
|
WL
|
96%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
12
|
6
|
8
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
10
|
McVeigh, Mark
|
HBFR
|
71%
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
Monfries, Angus
|
FPL
|
87%
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
11
|
Peverill, Damien
|
INT
|
49%
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
|
30
|
Ryder, Paddy
|
INT
|
46%
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
20
|
Slattery, Henry
|
BPL
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
7
|
Solomon, Dean
|
CHB
|
93%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
24
|
Stanton, Brent
|
RR
|
81%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
13
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
|
4
|
Watson, Jobe
|
C
|
75%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
6
|
17
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
12
|
Welsh, Andrew
|
HFFR
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
12
|
11
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
|
8
|
Winderlich, Jason
|
INT
|
66%
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
17
|
6
|
342
|
209
|
133
|
95
|
27
|
50
|
34
|
47
|
24
|
19
|
40
|
54
|
Sydney
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
20
|
Ablett, Luke
|
WL
|
82%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
14
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
|
21
|
Barry, Leo
|
HBFL
|
95%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
6
|
11
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
|
6
|
Bolton, Craig
|
HBFR
|
100%
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
17
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
24
|
Bolton, Jude
|
FPL
|
81%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
32
|
Buchanan, Amon
|
RO
|
86%
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
13
|
7
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
|
23
|
Chambers, Paul
|
INT
|
30%
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
28
|
Crouch, Jared
|
BPR
|
77%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
2
|
Davis, Nick
|
HFFR
|
85%
|
0
|
1
|
19
|
11
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
26
|
Dempster, Sean
|
WR
|
95%
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
12
|
Fosdike, Nic
|
INT
|
61%
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
|
37
|
Goodes, Adam
|
CHF
|
96%
|
1
|
0
|
24
|
15
|
9
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
1
|
Hall, Barry
|
FF
|
100%
|
7
|
2
|
19
|
14
|
5
|
10
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
16
|
Jolly, Darren
|
RU
|
70%
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
19
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
|
31
|
Kirk, Brett
(c)
|
RR
|
86%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
4
|
Mathews, Ben
|
BPL
|
86%
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
McVeigh, Jarrad
|
INT
|
45%
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
5
|
O'Keefe, Ryan
|
HFFL
|
99%
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
|
19
|
O'Loughlin, Michael
|
FPR
|
98%
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
25
|
Richards, Ted
|
FB
|
100%
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
30
|
Roberts-Thomson, Lewis
|
CHB
|
78%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
13
|
Schneider, Adam
|
INT
|
77%
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
13
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
|
10
|
Williams, Paul
|
C
|
71%
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
|
Rushed
|
0
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
12
|
9
|
304
|
193
|
111
|
93
|
30
|
44
|
32
|
46
|
19
|
24
|
34
|
55
|
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