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Fremantle vs Essendon
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| Round: 13 Venue: Subiaco Oval Date: Sat, 23-06-2012 5:40 pm Crowd: 34,567 | |||||
| Fremantle | 6.1.37 | 8.2.50 | 14.4.88 | 14.5.89 | C: Ross Lyon |
| Essendon | 5.2.32 | 10.4.64 | 13.5.83 | 17.11.113 | C: James Hird |
| FREO by 5 | ESS by 14 | FREO by 5 | ESS by 24 | ||
| Brownlow Medal | 3 Jobe Watson (ESS) | 2 Michael Hurley (ESS) | 1 Matthew Pavlich (FREO) |
Match Report
Essendon hadn’t won a game in June since 2009, but that hoodoo was put to rest as the Bombers produced a stunning last quarter to run over the top of Fremantle. It was also the Bombers’ first win at Patersons Stadium since 2008. Key forward Michael Hurley was the difference in the game with a career-best six goals. For the majority of the night it was one of the best contests of 2012. The first quarter especially was terrific free-flowing football; a far cry from the Dockers’ usual lockdown, dour style of play. One of the highlights of the night was an exceptional running goal from Essendon forward Stewart Crameri. The 23-year-old took possession in the centre and out-ran Dockers defender Luke McPharlin (a former 400m running champion) all the way to the goalsquare. Fremantle was left bitterly disappointed with the loss considering they let slip a 17-point lead with a minute to go in the third quarter before two late Bombers goals.
GOALS
Fremantle: Mayne 4; Pavlich 3; Clarke, Broughton 2; Barlow, Griffin, de Boer
Essendon: Hurley 6; Monfries, Dell'Olio, Crameri 2, Heppell, Ryder, Hille, Melksham, Watson
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Fremantle: Pavlich, Barlow, Mayne, Ibbotson, Clarke, de Boer, Lower
Essendon: Hurley, Watson, Myers, Howlett, Ryder, Crameri, Carlisle
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Fremantle: Barlow, Pavlich, Mayne, De Boer, Lower
Essendon: Hurley, Watson, Heppell, Dyson, Stanton, Myers, Hille
COACHES COMMENTS
Ross Lyon (Frem): It really is about our midfield supplying enough quality entries to make our forwards look dangerous. I thought they did look dangerous tonight. The last quarter, well, they were sort of impotent because the ball didn't get there. You could put (ex-North Melbourne champion) Wayne Carey down there and he wouldn't have looked too good in the last quarter.
James Hird (Ess): It meant that we weren't too far away and we just needed a couple of scores to keep us going. Michael's goal on his left foot I thought was terrific, and Jobe, I can't speak highly enough of Jobe. It wasn't his greatest game - he didn't have 40 possessions and I thought Crowley got the better of him in the second quarter - but often when you get beaten and you fight back, they're the best performances.
Umpires: Schmitt, Meredith, Bannister
Source
Match report by Oliver CaffreyMatch stats
| Fremantle | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
| 21 | Barlow, Michael | 13 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24y 188d | 34 | 24 |
| 6 | Broughton, Greg | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25y 268d | 65 | 12 |
| 30 | Clarke, Zac | 11 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22y 87d | 32 | 17 |
| 44 | Crichton, Jesse | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21y 5d | 17 | 3 |
| 15 | Crowley, Ryan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28y 110d | 127 | 95 |
| 17 | Crozier, Hayden | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18y 182d | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | de Boer, Matt | 11 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22y 105d | 65 | 23 |
| 12 | Griffin, Jonathon | 12 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26y 161d | 53 | 13 |
| 5 | Ibbotson, Garrick | 15 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24y 100d | 90 | 19 |
| 37 | Johnson, Michael | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27y 247d | 137 | 53 |
| 10 | Lower, Nick | 15 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25y 0d | 40 | 8 |
| 23 | Mayne, Chris | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23y 234d | 70 | 83 |
| 18 | McPharlin, Luke | 9 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30y 205d | 200 | 114 |
| 9 | McPhee, Adam | 14 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29y 261d | 211 | 110 |
| 16 | Mundy, David | 14 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26y 339d | 152 | 58 |
| 13 | Mzungu, Tendai | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26y 116d | 26 | 16 |
| 27 | Neale, Lachie | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19y 30d | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Pavlich, Matthew | 14 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30y 175d | 268 | 512 |
| 46 | Pearce, Clancee | 13 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21y 244d | 38 | 19 |
| 4 | Pitt, Jayden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19y 260d | 9 | 2 |
| 36 | Silvagni, Alex | 11 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24y 268d | 26 | 5 |
| 8 | Suban, Nick | 13 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22y 45d | 54 | 15 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 221 | 96 | 139 | 360 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 60 | 22 | 14 | 24y 214d | 1726 | 1204 | |
| Essendon | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
| 22 | Carlisle, Jake | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20y 266d | 20 | 6 |
| 12 | Crameri, Stewart | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23y 318d | 35 | 59 |
| 47 | Dell'Olio, Cory | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22y 198d | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Dempsey, Courtenay | 9 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24y 300d | 64 | 15 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | 10 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37y 47d | 358 | 69 |
| 34 | Hardingham, Kyle | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23y 296d | 39 | 9 |
| 21 | Heppell, Dyson | 14 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20y 40d | 33 | 5 |
| 43 | Hibberd, Michael | 14 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22y 172d | 15 | 1 |
| 19 | Hille, David | 11 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31y 21d | 187 | 146 |
| 39 | Hocking, Heath | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24y 179d | 73 | 27 |
| 26 | Hooker, Cale | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23y 254d | 58 | 5 |
| 40 | Howlett, Ben | 9 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23y 246d | 50 | 19 |
| 18 | Hurley, Michael | 11 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22y 22d | 56 | 62 |
| 7 | Jetta, Leroy | 9 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23y 353d | 73 | 66 |
| 42 | Lovett-Murray, Nathan | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29y 218d | 134 | 70 |
| 17 | Melksham, Jake | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20y 299d | 49 | 20 |
| 6 | Monfries, Angus | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25y 156d | 144 | 159 |
| 23 | Myers, David | 16 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22y 359d | 40 | 8 |
| 37 | Reimers, Kyle | 13 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23y 165d | 57 | 64 |
| 30 | Ryder, Paddy | 9 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24y 101d | 129 | 83 |
| 5 | Stanton, Brent | 20 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26y 53d | 174 | 115 |
| 4 | Watson, Jobe | 13 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27y 136d | 144 | 71 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 216 | 104 | 166 | 382 | 17 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 22 | 24y 273d | 1935 | 1082 | |