This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 2006 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 12 of the 2006 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Telstra Dome.
David Hille captained the hosts.
David Neitz captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Neale Daniher.
Essendon
Back:
A. Welsh, K. Bradley, D. Solomon
Half-back:
M. Johnson, A. McPhee, N. Lovett-Murray
Centre:
B. Stanton, J. Johnson, M. Bolton
Half-forward:
J. Hird, D. Hille (capt.), S. Lucas
Forward:
J. Reynolds, C. Johns, A. Monfries
Follower:
H. Slattery, M. McVeigh, C. Heffernan
Int.:
S. Camporeale, D. Peverill, P. Ryder, J. Watson
Melbourne
Back:
M. Whelan, N. Carroll, B. Holland
Half-back:
D. Ward, J. Rivers, C. Bartram
Centre:
C. Bruce, T. Johnstone, B. Green
Half-forward:
A. Davey, L. Dunn, B. Pickett
Forward:
R. Robertson, D. Neitz (capt.), A. Yze
Follower:
J. White, P. Read, J. McDonald
Int.:
M. Bate, M. Jamar, C. Johnson, C. Sylvia
Essendon (10.15.75) were defeated by Melbourne (16.15.111).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Lucas (2), J. Reynolds (2), D. Hille, M. Johnson, A. McPhee, A. Monfries, P. Ryder, B. Stanton
Melbourne: R. Robertson (4), D. Neitz (3), C. Bruce (2), L. Dunn (2), C. Bartram, A. Davey, T. Johnstone, P. Read, C. Sylvia
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 16th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2006 AFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 18 June 2006
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Telstra Dome
Attendance:
35,019
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
10.15.75 - 16.15.111
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Neale Daniher
(Melbourne)
Captains:
David Hille
(Essendon),
David Neitz
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Ellis
(#23),
C. Hendrie
(#24),
C. Kamolins
(#19)
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
23
|
Bolton, Mark
|
WR
|
92%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
4
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
16
|
Bradley, Kepler
|
FB
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
9
|
14
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
|
17
|
Camporeale, Scott
|
INT
|
60%
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
17
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
|
26
|
Heffernan, Chris
|
RO
|
91%
|
0
|
2
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
19
|
Hille, David
(c)
|
CHF
|
95%
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
4
|
9
|
4
|
17
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
5
|
Hird, James
|
HFFL
|
75%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
8
|
15
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
21
|
Johns, Courtney
|
FF
|
90%
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
14
|
Johnson, Jason
|
C
|
65%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
2
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
Johnson, Mark
|
HBFL
|
91%
|
1
|
0
|
21
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
|
42
|
Lovett-Murray, Nathan
|
HBFR
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
12
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
|
25
|
Lucas, Scott
|
HFFR
|
93%
|
2
|
1
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
|
33
|
McPhee, Adam
|
CHB
|
100%
|
1
|
1
|
25
|
18
|
7
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
|
10
|
McVeigh, Mark
|
RR
|
96%
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
Monfries, Angus
|
FPR
|
74%
|
1
|
1
|
17
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
11
|
Peverill, Damien
|
INT
|
58%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
|
29
|
Reynolds, Joel
|
FPL
|
75%
|
2
|
2
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
30
|
Ryder, Paddy
|
INT
|
35%
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
20
|
Slattery, Henry
|
RU
|
91%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
|
7
|
Solomon, Dean
|
BPR
|
85%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
24
|
Stanton, Brent
|
WL
|
70%
|
1
|
3
|
21
|
17
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
|
4
|
Watson, Jobe
|
INT
|
62%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
9
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
12
|
Welsh, Andrew
|
BPL
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
11
|
15
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
|
Rushed
|
4
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
10
|
15
|
363
|
199
|
164
|
108
|
21
|
30
|
29
|
42
|
14
|
16
|
35
|
48
|
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
19
|
Bartram, Clint
|
HBFR
|
100%
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
6
|
Bate, Matthew
|
INT
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
32
|
Bruce, Cameron
|
WL
|
100%
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
|
41
|
Carroll, Nathan
|
FB
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
10
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
|
36
|
Davey, Aaron
|
HFFL
|
98%
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
14
|
Dunn, Lynden
|
CHF
|
75%
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
18
|
Green, Brad
|
WR
|
92%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
20
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
8
|
|
4
|
Holland, Ben
|
BPR
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
4
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
|
40
|
Jamar, Mark
|
INT
|
57%
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
17
|
Johnson, Chris
|
INT
|
74%
|
0
|
1
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
16
|
Johnstone, Travis
|
C
|
78%
|
1
|
2
|
24
|
19
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
|
23
|
McDonald, James
|
RO
|
68%
|
0
|
1
|
29
|
17
|
12
|
8
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
|
9
|
Neitz, David
(c)
|
FF
|
87%
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
33
|
Pickett, Byron
|
HFFR
|
51%
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
28
|
Read, Phil
|
RR
|
48%
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
27
|
Rivers, Jared
|
CHB
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
24
|
Robertson, Russell
|
FPL
|
100%
|
4
|
3
|
18
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
12
|
Sylvia, Colin
|
INT
|
55%
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
10
|
Ward, Daniel
|
HBFL
|
93%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
13
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
|
45
|
Whelan, Matthew
|
BPL
|
86%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
|
34
|
White, Jeff
|
RU
|
71%
|
0
|
2
|
19
|
11
|
8
|
13
|
22
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
|
13
|
Yze, Adem
|
FPR
|
87%
|
0
|
1
|
18
|
13
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
Rushed
|
3
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
16
|
15
|
330
|
206
|
124
|
121
|
30
|
53
|
25
|
39
|
16
|
14
|
32
|
52
|
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