Essendon vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Robert MurphyGoal4Q 32:21137-110
- David HilleGoal4Q 30:57137-104
- Justin MurphyGoal4Q 27:58131-104
- Chris GrantGoal4Q 26:33125-104
- Ryan HargraveGoal4Q 24:35125-98
- Brent StantonBehind4Q 23:55125-92
- Brent StantonBehind4Q 20:42124-92
- Robert MurphyGoal4Q 19:12123-92
- James HirdGoal4Q 13:51123-86
- James HirdGoal4Q 11:40117-86
- Rohan SmithBehind4Q 10:26111-86
- Rohan SmithBehind4Q 8:46111-85
- James HirdBehind4Q 7:40111-84
- Robert MurphyBehind4Q 6:20110-84
- Rohan SmithGoal4Q 5:08110-83
- Chris GrantGoal4Q 3:32110-77
- Kepler BradleyGoal3Q 31:32110-71
- Brad JohnsonBehind3Q 30:15104-71
- 3Q 28:10104-70
- Matthew LloydBehind3Q 25:31104-64
- Robert MurphyGoal3Q 24:00103-64
- Brad JohnsonGoal3Q 22:04103-58
- Jason LaycockGoal3Q 20:59103-52
- Andrew LovettGoal3Q 19:2897-52
- Justin MurphyGoal3Q 18:3491-52
- Damian CupidoBehind3Q 16:5485-52
- Adam McPheeGoal3Q 15:2184-52
- Robert MurphyBehind3Q 13:0878-52
- David HilleBehind3Q 12:2878-51
- Robert MurphyGoal3Q 10:1777-51
- Brad JohnsonGoal3Q 8:0377-45
- Jason JohnsonGoal3Q 6:4077-39
- Dean SolomonBehind3Q 4:5471-39
- RushedBehind3Q 4:0470-39
- Brad JohnsonBehind3Q 2:0770-38
- James HirdBehind3Q 0:4670-37
- Matthew LloydGoal2Q 28:3569-37
- Andrew WelshGoal2Q 25:5163-37
- Adam McPheeGoal2Q 23:3957-37
- 2Q 21:1951-37
- 2Q 18:0751-31
- Matthew LloydGoal2Q 13:4851-25
- Adam McPheeBehind2Q 8:2845-25
- RushedBehind2Q 5:2444-25
- Robert MurphyGoal2Q 4:1643-25
- Kepler BradleyGoal1Q 29:2043-19
- Scott LucasGoal1Q 27:4837-19
- James HirdGoal1Q 26:0731-19
- Matthew LloydGoal1Q 20:0825-19
- Mark JohnsonGoal1Q 18:0119-19
- Robert MurphyGoal1Q 13:2913-19
- Adam McPheeGoal1Q 12:3113-13
- Chris GrantGoal1Q 10:007-13
- Scott LucasBehind1Q 9:157-7
- Scott LucasGoal1Q 5:466-7
- Ryan HargraveGoal1Q 3:460-7
- Matthew RobbinsBehind1Q 1:560-1
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Western Bulldogs by 27 points, 137–110.
Essendon took a 39-point lead into the last quarter. Western Bulldogs cut that back to 27 by the final siren, scoring 39 points to 27 in the 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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Replay & maps
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Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.
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