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Round: 18 Venue: Docklands Date: Sun, 20-07-2014 4:40 pm Crowd: 34,476 | |||||
Western Bulldogs | 3.3.21 | 8.6.54 | 12.8.80 | 14.10.94 | C: Brendan McCartney |
Essendon | 4.2.26 | 7.5.47 | 10.7.67 | 15.11.101 | C: Mark Thompson |
ESS by 5 | WBULL by 7 | WBULL by 13 | ESS by 7 |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Jake Carlisle (ESS) | 2 Jack Macrae (WBULL) | 1 Paddy Ryder (ESS) |
A magnificent last-quarter effort has seen Essendon come from behind to defeat the Western Bulldogs in a high-standard thrilling match at Docklands stadium on Sunday. These two sides met at the same venue in round seven, with the Dons also winning then in a close in encounter but that match 12 weeks ago - a low-scoring, dour affair - bore little resemblance to the free-flowing skill-laden match on Sunday.
Essendon made the early running in the match, with two goals to Jake Carlisle setting the scene for his day and allowing the Dons to take a three-goal-to-one lead at the 17-minute mark but late goals to Nathan Hrovat and Jack Macrae scored late goals to reduce the margin to five points at quarter time. Carlisle also kicked the first goal of the second term and when Travis Colyer kicked another at the six-minute mark, the Bombers led by 15 points and looked in control of the match.
But the rest of the first half belonged to the Bulldogs. A Luke Dahlhaus tackle was rewarded with a free kick, which he converted and then Jake Stringer and Matthew Boyd also goal and the Dogs were suddenly two points head. Stringer added another before Carlisle kicked his fourth for the Dons but a mark and goal to third-gamer Jack Redpath saw the Bulldogs take a seven-point lead into the long break.
The Western Bulldogs continued to dominate early in the third term, kicking three of the first four goals (with Carlisle's fifth being the other) to jump out to a 21-point lead at the 14-minute mark. But the Dons limited the Bulldogs scoring opportunities late in the third quarter and Carlisle, playing a virtual loan hand on the forward line, kicked his sixth to see the Bombers within 13 points at the last change of ends.
Stringer opened the final term with a snapped goal - his fifth - and it looked as though this might be the Bulldogs' day. But Essendon, as has been the case several times in 2013 and 2014, refused to surrender. That man Carlisle kicked his seventh to reduce the margin to 14 points and the Dons began to take control. Behinds to David Zaharakis and Paul Chapman were followed by majors to Chapman and Cory Dell'Olio and suddenly scores were level. Carlisle then kicked his eighth to give the Dons the lead but Marcus Bontempelli marked and goaled to square the match up once more. A behind to Carlisle gave Essendon a one-point lead before a mark in the goal square saw Jason Winderlich give the Bombers a seven-point lead.
The Dogs attacked relentlessly in the final minutes but Essendon's defence stood firm and the Bombers held on for a courageous victory, one which sees them a game plus percentage clear of Gold Coast in the top eight (although the Suns have a game in hand).
Carlisle was clearly best on ground with his eight goals, while Winderlich (21 possessions and a goal) also played a fine game for the Bombers. For the Bulldogs, youngsters Jack Macrae (32 disposals and a goal) and Jake Stringer (five goals) showed that the Bulldogs' future is in good hands.
Essendon's next assignment is one of the toughest of all - Sydney at the SCG - while the Bulldogs' is arguably just as difficult - Hawthorn at York Park in Launceston.
GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Stringer 5; Dahlhaus, Bontempelli 2; Hrovat, Macrae, Boyd, Redpath, Crameri
Essendon: Carlisle 8; Ryder 2; Ambrose, Colyer, Chapman, Dell'Olio, Winderlich
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Western Bulldogs: Stringer, Macrae, Boyd, Wallis, Minson, Bontempelli, Murphy
Essendon: Carlisle, Hooker, Heppell, Ryder, Chapman, Hurley, Myers
BEST - THE AGE
Essendon: Carlisle, Winderlich, Heppell, Chapman, Myers, Hooker, Ryder
Western Bulldogs: Macrae, Stringer, Dahlhaus, Boyd, Liberatore, Murphy
COACHES' COMMENTS
Brendan McCartney (WB): We were not stiff. They got up off the floor and fought their way back. You're not stiff when you look down the stats sheet and they win almost everything in the last 10 minutes. Full credit to them. Did we have enough opportunities to nail the game? Yes. But we were not stiff.
Mark Thompson (Ess): The players have won a very important game to go into the break with and they'll look forward to the end of the season. Without Jake Carlisle we would have been in a lot of trouble. He's been incredible, really. It's hard to give a definitive reason for him playing like this [over the past two games]. I think it's just been work.
INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: Wallis (ankle)
Essendon: Hibberd (quad)
SUBSTITUTES
Western Bulldogs: Adam Cooney replaced Liam Picken in the third term
Essendon: Corey Dell'Olio replaced Ben Howlett in the third term
UMPIRES: Nicholls, Chamberlain, Ryan
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Fox Footy
COMMENTATORS: Sandy Roberts, Dwayne Russell, Gerard Healy, Jason Dunstall, David King
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of AFL Media.
Western Bulldogs | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
47 | Austin, Mark | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25y 146d | 39 | 2 |
4 | Bontempelli, Marcus | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18y 238d | 11 | 9 |
5 | Boyd, Matthew | 9 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31y 327d | 234 | 80 |
17 | Cooney, Adam | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28y 293d | 214 | 181 |
8 | Crameri, Stewart | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25y 344d | 74 | 123 |
6 | Dahlhaus, Luke | 10 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21y 333d | 66 | 67 |
16 | Griffen, Ryan | 12 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 27y 358d | 197 | 128 |
24 | Hrovat, Nathan | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20y 43d | 15 | 7 |
26 | Hunter, Lachie | 12 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19y 219d | 20 | 13 |
39 | Johannisen, Jason | 14 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21y 254d | 23 | 4 |
21 | Liberatore, Tom | 8 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22y 65d | 72 | 16 |
11 | Macrae, Jack | 21 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19y 351d | 30 | 11 |
27 | Minson, Will | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 29y 100d | 175 | 76 |
38 | Morris, Dale | 9 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31y 203d | 188 | 3 |
2 | Murphy, Bob | 11 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32y 41d | 266 | 171 |
42 | Picken, Liam | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27y 353d | 124 | 32 |
43 | Redpath, Jack | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23y 219d | 3 | 2 |
23 | Roughead, Jordan | 8 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23y 259d | 68 | 12 |
25 | Stevens, Koby | 8 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23y 32d | 45 | 23 |
9 | Stringer, Jake | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20y 86d | 23 | 27 |
3 | Wallis, Mitch | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21y 269d | 56 | 15 |
10 | Wood, Easton | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24y 319d | 64 | 7 |
Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 184 | 70 | 152 | 336 | 14 | 10 | 40 | 56 | 17 | 18 | 24y 237d | 2007 | 1009 |
Essendon | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
47 | Ambrose, Patrick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22y 322d | 12 | 10 |
12 | Baguley, Mark | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27y 60d | 44 | 2 |
22 | Carlisle, Jake | 13 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22y 292d | 65 | 35 |
3 | Chapman, Paul | 13 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32y 257d | 265 | 352 |
32 | Colyer, Travis | 12 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22y 330d | 40 | 26 |
29 | Dell'Olio, Cory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24y 224d | 14 | 15 |
15 | Dempsey, Courtenay | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26y 326d | 100 | 26 |
31 | Fletcher, Dustin | 11 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39y 74d | 392 | 70 |
9 | Goddard, Brendon | 8 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29y 61d | 241 | 133 |
21 | Heppell, Dyson | 14 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22y 67d | 79 | 18 |
1 | Hibberd, Michael | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24y 198d | 59 | 8 |
39 | Hocking, Heath | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26y 205d | 113 | 39 |
26 | Hooker, Cale | 13 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25y 280d | 105 | 7 |
40 | Howlett, Ben | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25y 272d | 91 | 45 |
18 | Hurley, Michael | 11 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24y 49d | 94 | 100 |
20 | Merrett, Jackson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21y 143d | 27 | 11 |
27 | Merrett, Zach | 10 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18y 290d | 14 | 8 |
23 | Myers, David | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25y 20d | 78 | 23 |
30 | Ryder, Paddy | 16 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26y 128d | 164 | 110 |
5 | Stanton, Brent | 11 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28y 80d | 220 | 145 |
8 | Winderlich, Jason | 10 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29y 283d | 122 | 78 |
11 | Zaharakis, David | 10 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24y 149d | 104 | 84 |
Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 203 | 94 | 121 | 324 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 73 | 18 | 17 | 25y 353d | 2443 | 1345 |