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Round: 7 Venue: Docklands Date: Sat, 03-05-2014 7:40 pm Crowd: 33,289 | |||||
Essendon | 3.3.21 | 3.6.24 | 9.10.64 | 10.13.73 | C: Mark Thompson |
Western Bulldogs | 3.5.23 | 5.8.38 | 7.9.51 | 9.11.65 | C: Brendan McCartney |
WB by 2 | WB by 14 | ESS by 13 | ESS by 8 |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Luke Dahlhaus (WB) | 2 Adam Cooney (WB) | 1 Cale Hooker (ESS) |
After a three-match losing streak, Essendon has returned to the winners list with a scrappy eight-point win over the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night at Docklands. In a low-scoring match where defence ruled, the difference between winning and losing was probably best exemplified by the two sides' efforts in the second and third quarters.
After they had reined in an early three goal burst from the Bombers and levelled the game at quarter time, the Western Bulldogs dominated proceedings for much of the second term but could only convert this to a 2.3 to 0.3 result for the quarter by the time the half-time siren sounded. By contrast, when it was Essendon's turn to dominate in the third quarter, the Bombers translated that into a 6.4 to 2.1 term, The difference in the result of those two quarters was effectively the difference at the end of the match.
The Dogs had slightly the better of the last term, but could manage just 2.2 to 1.3 and ultimately fell short by under two goals for the second week running. (They finished nine points short of Adelaide last week.)
Best for the Bombers included Dyson Heppell (25 disposals, six marks), Michael Hurley (20 possessions) and Cale Hooker (13 marks and 24 touches), while Luke Dahlhaus (32 disposals and eight marks) and Shaun Higgins (36 possessions and a goal) were outstanding for the vanquished Bulldogs.
Both sides had 2-4 records prior to his match and the victory keeps the Bombers within reach of the top eight. The Dons will travel to the Gabba to take on Brisbane next week and then host Sydney before their round 10 bye, while the Dogs will be looking to get a third sin for the season against Melbourne at the MCG next Saturday night before having a week off in round nine.
GOALS
Essendon: Watson 2; Goddard, Howlett, Daniher, Winderlich, Stanton, Chapman, Heppell, Dempsey
Western Bulldogs: Dahlhaus 2; Macrae, Liberatore, Cooney, Jones, Higgins, Stringer, Hunter
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Essendon: Heppell, Watson, Zaharakis, Hurley, Hooker, Fletcher, Goddard
Western Bulldogs: Dahlhaus, Cooney, Higgins, Liberatore, Johannisen, Picken
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Essendon: Hurley, Hooker, Fletcher, Ryder, Watson
Western Bulldogs: Higgins, Wood, Cooney, Liberatore, Johannisen
INJURIES
Essendon: Jackson Merrett (cork), Jason Winderlich (knee)
Western Bulldogs: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Essendon: Jason Ashby replaced Jackson Merrett in the third quarter
Western Bulldogs: Marcus Bontempelli replaced Koby Stevens at three-quarter time
UMPIRES: Leppard, Meredith, Armstrong
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Seven Network
COMMENTATORS: Brian Taylor, Luke Darcy, Matthew Richardson, Cameron Ling
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of AFL Media.
Essendon |
Match Stats
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Career
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# |
Player |
K |
M |
H |
D |
G |
B |
HO |
T |
FF |
FA |
Age |
Games |
G |
14 | Ashby, Jason | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19y 352d | 5 | 0 |
12 | Baguley, Mark | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26y 347d | 35 | 2 |
22 | Carlisle, Jake | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22y 214d | 56 | 16 |
3 | Chapman, Paul | 14 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32y 179d | 257 | 346 |
6 | Daniher, Joe | 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20y 60d | 12 | 9 |
15 | Dempsey, Courtenay | 12 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26y 248d | 90 | 25 |
31 | Fletcher, Dustin | 16 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38y 361d | 384 | 69 |
9 | Goddard, Brendon | 17 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28y 348d | 232 | 128 |
21 | Heppell, Dyson | 11 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21y 354d | 69 | 16 |
1 | Hibberd, Michael | 15 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24y 120d | 51 | 6 |
39 | Hocking, Heath | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26y 127d | 103 | 35 |
26 | Hooker, Cale | 15 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25y 202d | 95 | 7 |
40 | Howlett, Ben | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25y 194d | 83 | 37 |
18 | Hurley, Michael | 13 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23y 336d | 86 | 99 |
17 | Melksham, Jake | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22y 247d | 85 | 47 |
20 | Merrett, Jackson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21y 65d | 21 | 8 |
27 | Merrett, Zach | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18y 212d | 4 | 1 |
30 | Ryder, Paddy | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26y 50d | 154 | 100 |
5 | Stanton, Brent | 10 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28y 2d | 210 | 140 |
4 | Watson, Jobe | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29y 84d | 180 | 101 |
8 | Winderlich, Jason | 10 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29y 205d | 116 | 75 |
11 | Zaharakis, David | 14 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24y 71d | 94 | 74 |
Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 225 | 115 | 110 | 335 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 59 | 20 | 19 | 25y 232d | 2422 | 1341 |
Western Bulldogs |
Match Stats
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Career
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# |
Player |
K |
M |
H |
D |
G |
B |
HO |
T |
FF |
FA |
Age |
Games |
G |
4 | Bontempelli, Marcus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18y 160d | 2 | 0 |
5 | Boyd, Matthew | 15 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31y 249d | 227 | 78 |
17 | Cooney, Adam | 15 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28y 215d | 208 | 177 |
8 | Crameri, Stewart | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25y 266d | 64 | 110 |
6 | Dahlhaus, Luke | 18 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21y 255d | 56 | 60 |
29 | Dickson, Tory | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26y 219d | 33 | 48 |
16 | Griffen, Ryan | 15 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27y 280d | 189 | 122 |
7 | Higgins, Shaun | 17 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26y 60d | 116 | 125 |
26 | Hunter, Lachie | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19y 141d | 15 | 9 |
39 | Johannisen, Jason | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21y 176d | 20 | 3 |
19 | Jones, Liam | 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23y 68d | 62 | 64 |
21 | Liberatore, Tom | 12 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21y 352d | 62 | 12 |
11 | Macrae, Jack | 8 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19y 273d | 20 | 8 |
27 | Minson, Will | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29y 22d | 165 | 73 |
38 | Morris, Dale | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31y 125d | 178 | 3 |
2 | Murphy, Bob | 11 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31y 328d | 256 | 170 |
42 | Picken, Liam | 9 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27y 275d | 114 | 31 |
25 | Stevens, Koby | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22y 319d | 36 | 16 |
9 | Stringer, Jake | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20y 8d | 17 | 16 |
32 | Talia, Michael | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21y 81d | 16 | 1 |
12 | Williams, Tom | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27y 290d | 82 | 8 |
10 | Wood, Easton | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24y 241d | 54 | 6 |
Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 194 | 88 | 184 | 378 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 49 | 19 | 20 | 24y 349d | 1992 | 1140 |