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Adelaide vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 11-Jul-2003
Final Round 15
Adelaide logo
Adelaide Coach: Gary Ayres
90 13.12
49 7.7
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
Football Park Adelaide by 41 ADE by 41
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
RushedQ1 - 1:11 - Behind - 0-1
Rhett BiglandsQ1 - 4:19 - Goal - 6-1 Graham JohncockQ1 - 7:28 - Behind - 7-1 Matthew LloydQ1 - 8:57 - Goal - 7-7 Scott WelshQ1 - 9:52 - Goal - 13-7 Graham JohncockQ1 - 11:08 - Behind - 14-7 Ronnie BurnsQ1 - 15:29 - Goal - 20-7
RushedQ1 - 16:45 - Behind - 21-7
Matthew LloydQ1 - 20:54 - Behind - 21-8 Matthew ClarkeQ1 - 25:43 - Goal - 27-8 Dean SolomonQ1 - 28:56 - Behind - 27-9 Ted RichardsQ2 - 3:44 - Goal - 27-15
RushedQ2 - 4:38 - Behind - 28-15
Scott WelshQ2 - 5:09 - Behind - 29-15
RushedQ2 - 8:17 - Behind - 29-16
Scott WelshQ2 - 10:26 - Goal - 35-16 Scott WelshQ2 - 14:54 - Behind - 36-16 Ronnie BurnsQ2 - 18:58 - Behind - 37-16 Scott WelshQ2 - 22:12 - Goal - 43-16 Scott WelshQ2 - 23:17 - Goal - 49-16 Ben HartQ3 - 0:50 - Behind - 50-16 Scott WelshQ3 - 3:35 - Goal - 56-16 Graham JohncockQ3 - 5:07 - Goal - 62-16 Ted RichardsQ3 - 10:54 - Goal - 62-22 Adam RamanauskasQ3 - 17:35 - Behind - 62-23 Tyson StengleinQ3 - 21:45 - Goal - 68-23 Cory McGrathQ3 - 23:18 - Goal - 68-29 Ted RichardsQ3 - 24:20 - Goal - 68-35
RushedQ3 - 26:19 - Behind - 69-35
Sean WellmanQ3 - 29:56 - Goal - 69-41 Mark RicciutoQ4 - 2:46 - Goal - 75-41 Mark BoltonQ4 - 4:30 - Behind - 75-42 Ken McGregorQ4 - 6:29 - Behind - 76-42 Rhett BiglandsQ4 - 7:13 - Goal - 82-42 James HirdQ4 - 9:24 - Goal - 82-48
RushedQ4 - 15:55 - Behind - 83-48
Scott WelshQ4 - 16:34 - Goal - 89-48
RushedQ4 - 23:48 - Behind - 89-49
Mark RicciutoQ4 - 26:48 - Behind - 90-49

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Mark RicciutoBehind
    4Q 26:4890-49
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 23:4889-49
  • Scott WelshGoal
    4Q 16:3489-48
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 15:5583-48
  • James HirdGoal
    4Q 9:2482-48
  • Rhett BiglandsGoal
    4Q 7:1382-42
  • Ken McGregorBehind
    4Q 6:2976-42
  • Mark BoltonBehind
    4Q 4:3075-42
  • Mark RicciutoGoal
    4Q 2:4675-41
  • Sean WellmanGoal
    3Q 29:5669-41
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 26:1969-35
  • Ted RichardsGoal
    3Q 24:2068-35
  • Cory McGrathGoal
    3Q 23:1868-29
  • Tyson StengleinGoal
    3Q 21:4568-23
  • Adam RamanauskasBehind
    3Q 17:3562-23
  • Ted RichardsGoal
    3Q 10:5462-22
  • Graham JohncockGoal
    3Q 5:0762-16
  • Scott WelshGoal
    3Q 3:3556-16
  • Ben HartBehind
    3Q 0:5050-16
  • Scott WelshGoal
    2Q 23:1749-16
  • Scott WelshGoal
    2Q 22:1243-16
  • Ronnie BurnsBehind
    2Q 18:5837-16
  • Scott WelshBehind
    2Q 14:5436-16
  • Scott WelshGoal
    2Q 10:2635-16
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 8:1729-16
  • Scott WelshBehind
    2Q 5:0929-15
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 4:3828-15
  • Ted RichardsGoal
    2Q 3:4427-15
  • Dean SolomonBehind
    1Q 28:5627-9
  • Matthew ClarkeGoal
    1Q 25:4327-8
  • Matthew LloydBehind
    1Q 20:5421-8
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 16:4521-7
  • Ronnie BurnsGoal
    1Q 15:2920-7
  • Graham JohncockBehind
    1Q 11:0814-7
  • Scott WelshGoal
    1Q 9:5213-7
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    1Q 8:577-7
  • Graham JohncockBehind
    1Q 7:287-1
  • Rhett BiglandsGoal
    1Q 4:196-1
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 1:110-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ADE4.33.43.23.390
ESS1.31.14.11.249

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Scott WelshADE
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Scott WelshADE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
10
Mark JohnsonESS

Team Stats

ADEESS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals7
8Behinds4
53Inside 50s36
7Goal Assists4
9Marks Inside 504
5Behinds Rushed3

Possession

306Disposals240
203Kicks169
103Handballs71
159Contested Possessions133
138Uncontested Possessions96

Clearance / Contest

47Clearances42
68Tackles75
43Hitouts33
10Contested Marks9

Other

54Marks42
31Frees For18
18Frees Against31
26Rebound 50s32
30Clangers58
43One Percenters51
4Bounces1

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ADE 46 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ADE 33 pts
Lead Changes
1
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Adelaide beat Essendon by 41 points, 90–49.

Adelaide extended a 28-point three-quarter-time lead with a 21–8 final term.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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