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Adelaide vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 30-May-2008
Final Round 10
Adelaide logo
Adelaide Coach: Neil Craig
74 9.20
69 10.9
Essendon Coach: Matthew Knights
Essendon logo
Football Park Adelaide by 5 ADE by 5
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
David HilleQ1 - 3:46 - Behind - 0-1 Adam McPheeQ1 - 4:45 - Goal - 0-7 Jason PorplyziaQ1 - 6:24 - Behind - 1-7 Jason WinderlichQ1 - 7:14 - Goal - 1-13 Mark McVeighQ1 - 8:55 - Goal - 1-19 Bachar HouliQ1 - 11:12 - Behind - 1-20
RushedQ1 - 13:13 - Behind - 2-20
Richard DouglasQ1 - 14:11 - Behind - 3-20 Brett BurtonQ1 - 18:22 - Behind - 4-20 Jason PorplyziaQ1 - 19:51 - Behind - 5-20 Brett BurtonQ1 - 21:32 - Behind - 6-20 Ivan MaricQ1 - 23:42 - Goal - 12-20 David HilleQ1 - 25:55 - Behind - 12-21
RushedQ2 - 5:42 - Behind - 12-22
Jason PorplyziaQ2 - 6:36 - Goal - 18-22 Graham JohncockQ2 - 15:28 - Goal - 24-22 Jason WinderlichQ2 - 19:00 - Goal - 24-28
RushedQ2 - 20:57 - Behind - 25-28
Jay NashQ2 - 24:30 - Behind - 25-29 Richard DouglasQ2 - 25:52 - Goal - 31-29 Matthew LloydQ2 - 28:08 - Goal - 31-35 Simon GoodwinQ3 - 2:06 - Behind - 32-35 Angus MonfriesQ3 - 3:39 - Goal - 32-41 David MyersQ3 - 4:49 - Goal - 32-47 Ivan MaricQ3 - 6:11 - Behind - 33-47 Nathan van BerloQ3 - 7:37 - Behind - 34-47 Brent ReillyQ3 - 10:42 - Behind - 35-47
RushedQ3 - 11:01 - Behind - 36-47
RushedQ3 - 12:00 - Behind - 37-47
Brett BurtonQ3 - 13:21 - Goal - 43-47 Richard DouglasQ3 - 15:51 - Behind - 44-47 Brett BurtonQ3 - 16:54 - Behind - 45-47 Kurt TippettQ3 - 18:57 - Behind - 46-47 Brett BurtonQ3 - 21:08 - Goal - 52-47 Andrew LovettQ3 - 22:19 - Behind - 52-48 Scott ThompsonQ3 - 25:28 - Goal - 58-48 Sam LonerganQ4 - 0:39 - Behind - 58-49 Adam McPheeQ4 - 2:48 - Goal - 58-55 Jason PorplyziaQ4 - 5:32 - Goal - 64-55 Leroy JettaQ4 - 7:28 - Behind - 64-56 David HilleQ4 - 8:42 - Behind - 64-57 Jason PorplyziaQ4 - 9:15 - Behind - 65-57 Richard DouglasQ4 - 10:27 - Behind - 66-57 Adam McPheeQ4 - 11:39 - Goal - 66-63 Brent ReillyQ4 - 14:20 - Goal - 72-63 Sam LonerganQ4 - 17:42 - Goal - 72-69
RushedQ4 - 19:09 - Behind - 73-69
Richard DouglasQ4 - 28:01 - Behind - 74-69

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Richard DouglasBehind
    4Q 28:0174-69
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 19:0973-69
  • Sam LonerganGoal
    4Q 17:4272-69
  • Brent ReillyGoal
    4Q 14:2072-63
  • Adam McPheeGoal
    4Q 11:3966-63
  • Richard DouglasBehind
    4Q 10:2766-57
  • Jason PorplyziaBehind
    4Q 9:1565-57
  • David HilleBehind
    4Q 8:4264-57
  • Leroy JettaBehind
    4Q 7:2864-56
  • Jason PorplyziaGoal
    4Q 5:3264-55
  • Adam McPheeGoal
    4Q 2:4858-55
  • Sam LonerganBehind
    4Q 0:3958-49
  • Scott ThompsonGoal
    3Q 25:2858-48
  • Andrew LovettBehind
    3Q 22:1952-48
  • Brett BurtonGoal
    3Q 21:0852-47
  • Kurt TippettBehind
    3Q 18:5746-47
  • Brett BurtonBehind
    3Q 16:5445-47
  • Richard DouglasBehind
    3Q 15:5144-47
  • Brett BurtonGoal
    3Q 13:2143-47
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 12:0037-47
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 11:0136-47
  • Brent ReillyBehind
    3Q 10:4235-47
  • Nathan van BerloBehind
    3Q 7:3734-47
  • Ivan MaricBehind
    3Q 6:1133-47
  • David MyersGoal
    3Q 4:4932-47
  • Angus MonfriesGoal
    3Q 3:3932-41
  • Simon GoodwinBehind
    3Q 2:0632-35
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    2Q 28:0831-35
  • Richard DouglasGoal
    2Q 25:5231-29
  • Jay NashBehind
    2Q 24:3025-29
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 20:5725-28
  • Jason WinderlichGoal
    2Q 19:0024-28
  • Graham JohncockGoal
    2Q 15:2824-22
  • Jason PorplyziaGoal
    2Q 6:3618-22
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 5:4212-22
  • David HilleBehind
    1Q 25:5512-21
  • Ivan MaricGoal
    1Q 23:4212-20
  • Brett BurtonBehind
    1Q 21:326-20
  • Jason PorplyziaBehind
    1Q 19:515-20
  • Brett BurtonBehind
    1Q 18:224-20
  • Richard DouglasBehind
    1Q 14:113-20
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 13:132-20
  • Bachar HouliBehind
    1Q 11:121-20
  • Mark McVeighGoal
    1Q 8:551-19
  • Jason WinderlichGoal
    1Q 7:141-13
  • Jason PorplyziaBehind
    1Q 6:241-7
  • Adam McPheeGoal
    1Q 4:450-7
  • David HilleBehind
    1Q 3:460-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ADE1.63.13.92.474
ESS3.32.22.13.369

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Adam McPheeESS
Behinds
4
Richard DouglasADE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
8
Sam LonerganESS

Team Stats

ADEESS

Scoring / Attack

9Goals10
15Behinds8
53Inside 50s39
6Goal Assists9
16Marks Inside 508
6Behinds Rushed1

Possession

335Disposals299
211Kicks189
124Handballs110
139Contested Possessions105
196Uncontested Possessions195

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances26
69Tackles63
34Hitouts29
12Contested Marks6

Other

92Marks95
18Frees For20
20Frees Against18
28Rebound 50s37
49Clangers44
53One Percenters54
6Bounces6

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 19 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ADE 20 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Adelaide beat Essendon by 5 points, 74–69.

Adelaide took a 10-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 5 by the final siren, scoring 21 points to 16 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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