Essendon vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Brendon GoddardBehind4Q 20:0173-65
- Heath HockingBehind4Q 18:0272-65
- Lachie HunterGoal4Q 10:0471-65
- Jobe WatsonGoal4Q 8:2171-59
- Will MinsonBehind4Q 5:0965-59
- Jake StringerGoal4Q 3:0665-58
- Jason WinderlichBehind4Q 2:0465-52
- RushedBehind4Q 1:2264-52
- 3Q 29:4264-51
- Jason JohannisenBehind3Q 25:4658-51
- Shaun HigginsGoal3Q 24:4858-50
- Dyson HeppellGoal3Q 22:4158-44
- Brendon GoddardBehind3Q 19:3852-44
- Paul ChapmanGoal3Q 17:1651-44
- Brent StantonGoal3Q 15:0945-44
- RushedBehind3Q 12:2439-44
- Liam JonesGoal3Q 11:0938-44
- Jobe WatsonGoal3Q 8:2938-38
- Paul ChapmanBehind3Q 7:4232-38
- Jason WinderlichGoal3Q 5:3031-38
- Brendon GoddardBehind3Q 0:2725-38
- Brent StantonBehind2Q 24:2624-38
- RushedBehind2Q 23:2123-38
- RushedBehind2Q 21:4923-37
- Liam PickenBehind2Q 19:0922-37
- Luke DahlhausGoal2Q 17:4622-36
- Luke DahlhausBehind2Q 14:5922-30
- RushedBehind2Q 9:3722-29
- Adam CooneyGoal2Q 4:3621-29
- Stewart CrameriBehind1Q 28:4621-23
- Tom LiberatoreGoal1Q 25:2821-22
- Luke DahlhausBehind1Q 24:4321-16
- Jake CarlisleBehind1Q 23:2321-15
- Jack MacraeGoal1Q 21:3720-15
- RushedBehind1Q 16:5420-9
- Luke DahlhausGoal1Q 13:3620-8
- Lachie HunterBehind1Q 12:1520-2
- Joe DaniherGoal1Q 11:0520-1
- RushedBehind1Q 8:5814-1
- Joe DaniherBehind1Q 8:2913-1
- Ben HowlettGoal1Q 6:1212-1
- Adam CooneyBehind1Q 3:416-1
- Brendon GoddardGoal1Q 2:016-0
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Western Bulldogs by 8 points, 73–65.
Essendon took a 13-point lead into the last quarter. Western Bulldogs cut that back to 8 by the final siren, scoring 14 points to 9 in the final term.
Match records and coverage
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