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Essendon vs Hawthorn Match Centre

Sunday 12-Apr-2015
Final Round 2
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: James Hird
78 12.6
76 11.10
Hawthorn Coach: Alastair Clarkson
Hawthorn logo
M.C.G. Essendon by 2 ESS by 2
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

3 Paul Chapman FPL · Left forward pocket 29 Patrick Ambrose FF · Full forward 13 Adam Cooney FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

32 Travis Colyer HFFL · Left half forward 18 Michael Hurley CHF · Centre half forward 21 Dyson Heppell HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

2 Tom Bellchambers RK · Ruck 9 Brendon Goddard RR · Ruck rover 11 David Zaharakis ROV · Rover

Centre

17 Jake Melksham WL · Left wing 4 Jobe Watson C · Centre 12 Mark Baguley WR · Right wing

Half backs

5 Brent Stanton HBFL · Left half back 22 Jake Carlisle CHB · Centre half back 42 James Gwilt HBFR · Right half back

Backs

1 Michael Hibberd BPL · Left back pocket 26 Cale Hooker FB · Full back 35 Martin Gleeson BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 3

7 Zach Merrett INT · Interchange 6 Joe Daniher INT · Interchange 40 Ben Howlett INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

14 Jason Ashby SUB · Substitute
Away team

Hawthorn

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

28 Paul Puopolo FPL · Left forward pocket 2 Jarryd Roughead FF · Full forward 7 Ben McEvoy FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

22 Luke Breust HFFL · Left half forward 19 Jack Gunston CHF · Centre half forward 33 Cyril Rioli HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

18 Jonathon Ceglar RK · Ruck 15 Luke Hodge RR · Ruck rover 3 Jordan Lewis ROV · Rover

Centre

16 Isaac Smith WL · Left wing 13 Jonathan ORourke C · Centre 10 Bradley Hill WR · Right wing

Half backs

14 Grant Birchall HBFL · Left half back 24 Ben Stratton CHB · Centre half back 4 Matt Suckling HBFR · Right half back

Backs

9 Shaun Burgoyne BPL · Left back pocket 12 James Frawley FB · Full back 17 Brian Lake BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 3

37 Jed Anderson INT · Interchange 29 Will Langford INT · Interchange 8 Taylor Duryea INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

21 James Sicily SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Matt SucklingQ1 - 1:56 - Behind - 0-1 Luke HodgeQ1 - 2:32 - Behind - 0-2 Paul ChapmanQ1 - 5:50 - Goal - 6-2 Jake CarlisleQ1 - 8:01 - Goal - 12-2 Michael HurleyQ1 - 11:08 - Behind - 13-2 Paul PuopoloQ1 - 13:52 - Goal - 13-8 Joe DaniherQ1 - 16:14 - Behind - 14-8 James SicilyQ1 - 27:00 - Behind - 14-9 Joe DaniherQ2 - 2:21 - Goal - 20-9 Jake MelkshamQ2 - 9:50 - Behind - 21-9 Joe DaniherQ2 - 11:24 - Goal - 27-9 Tom BellchambersQ2 - 16:39 - Goal - 33-9 Cyril RioliQ2 - 18:22 - Behind - 33-10 Paul ChapmanQ2 - 19:10 - Goal - 39-10 Zach MerrettQ2 - 22:11 - Goal - 45-10
RushedQ2 - 24:17 - Behind - 45-11
Paul PuopoloQ2 - 26:16 - Goal - 45-17 Cyril RioliQ2 - 29:06 - Goal - 45-23 Travis ColyerQ3 - 2:36 - Goal - 51-23 Jack GunstonQ3 - 3:56 - Goal - 51-29 Jack GunstonQ3 - 5:43 - Behind - 51-30 Jake CarlisleQ3 - 12:55 - Behind - 52-30
RushedQ3 - 16:05 - Behind - 52-31
Jack GunstonQ3 - 17:42 - Goal - 52-37 Jack GunstonQ3 - 19:04 - Goal - 52-43 James SicilyQ3 - 20:55 - Goal - 52-49 Joe DaniherQ3 - 24:01 - Goal - 58-49 Luke BreustQ3 - 26:47 - Behind - 58-50 Bradley HillQ4 - 2:30 - Goal - 58-56 Luke BreustQ4 - 4:07 - Behind - 58-57 Paul PuopoloQ4 - 4:38 - Behind - 58-58 Luke BreustQ4 - 7:43 - Goal - 58-64 Jarryd RougheadQ4 - 12:27 - Goal - 58-70 Paul ChapmanQ4 - 16:07 - Behind - 59-70
RushedQ4 - 17:10 - Behind - 60-70
Luke BreustQ4 - 18:11 - Goal - 60-76 Jake CarlisleQ4 - 19:56 - Goal - 66-76 Travis ColyerQ4 - 25:34 - Goal - 72-76 Cale HookerQ4 - 26:38 - Goal - 78-76

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Cale HookerGoal
    4Q 26:3878-76
  • Travis ColyerGoal
    4Q 25:3472-76
  • Jake CarlisleGoal
    4Q 19:5666-76
  • Luke BreustGoal
    4Q 18:1160-76
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 17:1060-70
  • Paul ChapmanBehind
    4Q 16:0759-70
  • Jarryd RougheadGoal
    4Q 12:2758-70
  • Luke BreustGoal
    4Q 7:4358-64
  • Paul PuopoloBehind
    4Q 4:3858-58
  • Luke BreustBehind
    4Q 4:0758-57
  • Bradley HillGoal
    4Q 2:3058-56
  • Luke BreustBehind
    3Q 26:4758-50
  • Joe DaniherGoal
    3Q 24:0158-49
  • James SicilyGoal
    3Q 20:5552-49
  • Jack GunstonGoal
    3Q 19:0452-43
  • Jack GunstonGoal
    3Q 17:4252-37
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 16:0552-31
  • Jake CarlisleBehind
    3Q 12:5552-30
  • Jack GunstonBehind
    3Q 5:4351-30
  • Jack GunstonGoal
    3Q 3:5651-29
  • Travis ColyerGoal
    3Q 2:3651-23
  • Cyril RioliGoal
    2Q 29:0645-23
  • Paul PuopoloGoal
    2Q 26:1645-17
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 24:1745-11
  • Zach MerrettGoal
    2Q 22:1145-10
  • Paul ChapmanGoal
    2Q 19:1039-10
  • Cyril RioliBehind
    2Q 18:2233-10
  • Tom BellchambersGoal
    2Q 16:3933-9
  • Joe DaniherGoal
    2Q 11:2427-9
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    2Q 9:5021-9
  • Joe DaniherGoal
    2Q 2:2120-9
  • James SicilyBehind
    1Q 27:0014-9
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    1Q 16:1414-8
  • Paul PuopoloGoal
    1Q 13:5213-8
  • Michael HurleyBehind
    1Q 11:0813-2
  • Jake CarlisleGoal
    1Q 8:0112-2
  • Paul ChapmanGoal
    1Q 5:506-2
  • Luke HodgeBehind
    1Q 2:320-2
  • Matt SucklingBehind
    1Q 1:560-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS2.25.12.13.278
HAW1.32.24.34.276

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Joe DaniherESS
Behinds
2
Luke BreustHAW
SuperCoach
133
Cale HookerESS
Tackles
9
Paul PuopoloHAW

Team Stats

ESSHAW

Scoring / Attack

12Goals11
5Behinds8
19Shots At Goal22
52Inside 50s58
10Goal Assists8
85Score Involvements72
10Marks Inside 508
6Behinds Rushed2

Possession

435Disposals376
227Kicks206
208Handballs170
138Contested Possessions141
298Uncontested Possessions245
5,890Metres Gained5,580
98Ground Ball Gets87

Clearance / Contest

29Clearances49
8Centre Clearances13
21Stoppage Clearances36
74Tackles62
36Hitouts49
8Hitouts To Advantage21
309Pressure Acts328
10Contested Marks6

Other

162Effective Kicks131
9Marks on the Lead11
8Tackles Inside 5012
235AFL Player Rating Points226
85Defensive 50 Possessions84
174Defensive Midfield Possessions122
137Attacking Midfield Possessions118
40Attacking 50 Possessions62
114Marks84
18Frees For20
20Frees Against18
42Rebound 50s35
41Clangers48
39One Percenters59
10Bounces18
1,738Supercoach Points1,562
1,806Dream Team Points1,547
61Turnovers72
27Hitout To Advantage Rate47
32Spoils41
72Intercepts61
13Intercept Marks10

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 35 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
HAW 21 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Essendon beat Hawthorn by 2 points, 78–76.

Essendon took a 8-point lead into the last quarter. Hawthorn cut that back to 2 by the final siren, scoring 26 points to 20 in the final term.

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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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