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Essendon vs Gold Coast Match Centre

Sunday 14-Aug-2016 Final Round 21
Essendon logo
ESS
75 11.9
Coach: John Worsfold
69 9.15
GCS
Gold Coast logo
Coach: Rodney Eade
Docklands Essendon by 6 ESS by 6
Summary Lineups Player Statistics
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Orazio FantasiaQ1 - 2:28 - Behind - 1-0 Jayden LaverdeQ1 - 4:56 - Behind - 2-0 Jackson MerrettQ1 - 12:05 - Behind - 3-0 Peter WrightQ1 - 13:19 - Goal - 3-6 Orazio FantasiaQ1 - 16:29 - Goal - 9-6 Adam CooneyQ1 - 18:38 - Goal - 15-6 Sam GrimleyQ1 - 19:42 - Goal - 21-6
RushedQ1 - 22:25 - Behind - 21-7
Jarrad GrantQ1 - 24:26 - Goal - 21-13 Sam DayQ1 - 25:29 - Goal - 21-19 Tom LynchQ2 - 0:59 - Behind - 21-20 Touk MillerQ2 - 2:03 - Goal - 21-26 Conor McKennaQ2 - 6:07 - Goal - 27-26 Ryan DavisQ2 - 7:35 - Behind - 27-27 Callum Ah CheeQ2 - 8:25 - Behind - 27-28 Orazio FantasiaQ2 - 11:14 - Goal - 33-28 Joe DaniherQ2 - 13:07 - Goal - 39-28
RushedQ2 - 20:23 - Behind - 39-29
Brandon MateraQ2 - 22:05 - Goal - 39-35 Sam GrimleyQ2 - 25:18 - Behind - 40-35
RushedQ2 - 26:12 - Behind - 41-35
Jayden LaverdeQ2 - 27:08 - Behind - 42-35 Tom LynchQ3 - 1:24 - Goal - 42-41 Sam DayQ3 - 4:06 - Goal - 42-47 Peter WrightQ3 - 7:46 - Behind - 42-48 Peter WrightQ3 - 10:24 - Goal - 42-54 Sam DayQ3 - 15:02 - Behind - 42-55 Joe DaniherQ3 - 16:56 - Behind - 43-55 Matt RosaQ3 - 17:42 - Behind - 43-56 Conor McKennaQ3 - 21:43 - Goal - 49-56 Mitch BrownQ4 - 2:08 - Goal - 55-56 Jackson MerrettQ4 - 6:09 - Goal - 61-56 Orazio FantasiaQ4 - 8:27 - Goal - 67-56 Jake LongQ4 - 12:25 - Behind - 68-56
RushedQ4 - 13:00 - Behind - 68-57
Craig BirdQ4 - 16:53 - Goal - 74-57
RushedQ4 - 19:09 - Behind - 74-58
Tom LynchQ4 - 20:29 - Behind - 74-59 Tom LynchQ4 - 23:05 - Behind - 74-60 Adam CooneyQ4 - 25:50 - Behind - 75-60 Peter WrightQ4 - 26:39 - Behind - 75-61
RushedQ4 - 27:04 - Behind - 75-62
RushedQ4 - 27:23 - Behind - 75-63
Tom LynchQ4 - 28:38 - Goal - 75-69

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Tom LynchGoal
    4Q 28:3875-69
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 27:2375-63
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 27:0475-62
  • Peter WrightBehind
    4Q 26:3975-61
  • Adam CooneyBehind
    4Q 25:5075-60
  • Tom LynchBehind
    4Q 23:0574-60
  • Tom LynchBehind
    4Q 20:2974-59
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 19:0974-58
  • Craig BirdGoal
    4Q 16:5374-57
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 13:0068-57
  • Jake LongBehind
    4Q 12:2568-56
  • Orazio FantasiaGoal
    4Q 8:2767-56
  • Jackson MerrettGoal
    4Q 6:0961-56
  • Mitch BrownGoal
    4Q 2:0855-56
  • Conor McKennaGoal
    3Q 21:4349-56
  • Matt RosaBehind
    3Q 17:4243-56
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    3Q 16:5643-55
  • Sam DayBehind
    3Q 15:0242-55
  • Peter WrightGoal
    3Q 10:2442-54
  • Peter WrightBehind
    3Q 7:4642-48
  • Sam DayGoal
    3Q 4:0642-47
  • Tom LynchGoal
    3Q 1:2442-41
  • Jayden LaverdeBehind
    2Q 27:0842-35
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 26:1241-35
  • Sam GrimleyBehind
    2Q 25:1840-35
  • Brandon MateraGoal
    2Q 22:0539-35
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 20:2339-29
  • Joe DaniherGoal
    2Q 13:0739-28
  • Orazio FantasiaGoal
    2Q 11:1433-28
  • Callum Ah CheeBehind
    2Q 8:2527-28
  • Ryan DavisBehind
    2Q 7:3527-27
  • Conor McKennaGoal
    2Q 6:0727-26
  • Touk MillerGoal
    2Q 2:0321-26
  • Tom LynchBehind
    2Q 0:5921-20
  • Sam DayGoal
    1Q 25:2921-19
  • Jarrad GrantGoal
    1Q 24:2621-13
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 22:2521-7
  • Sam GrimleyGoal
    1Q 19:4221-6
  • Adam CooneyGoal
    1Q 18:3815-6
  • Orazio FantasiaGoal
    1Q 16:299-6
  • Peter WrightGoal
    1Q 13:193-6
  • Jackson MerrettBehind
    1Q 12:053-0
  • Jayden LaverdeBehind
    1Q 4:562-0
  • Orazio FantasiaBehind
    1Q 2:281-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.33.31.14.275
GCS3.12.43.31.769

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Orazio FantasiaESS
Behinds
3
Tom LynchGCS
SuperCoach
125
Touk MillerGCS
Tackles
9
Craig BirdESS

Team Stats

ESSGCS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals9
8Behinds9
22Shots At Goal20
44Inside 50s69
7Goal Assists6
95Score Involvements88
11Marks Inside 5012
5Behinds Rushed6

Possession

438Disposals373
218Kicks215
220Handballs158
136Contested Possessions153
304Uncontested Possessions225
6,001Metres Gained5,878
100Ground Ball Gets107

Clearance / Contest

28Clearances35
6Centre Clearances17
22Stoppage Clearances18
49Tackles55
35Hitouts29
10Hitouts To Advantage9
223Pressure Acts275
15Contested Marks14

Other

105Marks100
9Frees For19
19Frees Against9
53Rebound 50s29
55Clangers41
61One Percenters50
8Bounces9
1,748Supercoach Points1,551
1,668Dream Team Points1,561
73Turnovers80
33Hitout To Advantage Rate27
48Spoils39
80Intercepts73
17Intercept Marks19

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 17 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 25 pts
Lead Changes
8
Score Ties
1

Player Statistics

Every player, every statistic

Browse statistics

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#11
David Zaharakis ESS Centre
120 40 19 21 4 0 0 6 0 6 4 4 11 29 0 0 0 7 583 4 0 21 6 1 2 5 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 136 85% 95
#7
Zach Merrett ESS Wing Left
113 38 20 18 6 0 0 3 0 4 2 4 10 27 0 0 1 6 530 4 0 14 10 1 3 5 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 127 80% 89
#48
Mathew Stokes ESS Forward Pocket Left
105 32 13 19 7 0 0 2 0 4 2 2 9 24 0 1 1 9 307 6 1 12 7 0 3 5 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 106 87% 97
#47
James Kelly ESS Half Forward Flank Left
93 26 12 14 7 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 9 15 1 0 0 4 284 8 2 9 7 0 1 6 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 80 83% 93
#24
Craig Bird ESS Ruck Rover
86 25 8 17 1 1 0 9 0 0 1 6 11 14 0 1 0 3 166 2 0 23 10 2 5 6 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 100.0% 100.0% — — — — — 102 78% 87
#52
Jonathan Simpkin ESS Wing Right
86 24 12 12 4 0 0 2 0 4 4 2 6 19 0 0 1 4 426 2 0 18 5 0 1 5 0 0.0% 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 78 87% 97
#8
Martin Gleeson ESS Back Pocket Right
76 23 7 16 5 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 5 18 1 0 0 2 223 6 1 8 3 0 1 1 0 0.0% 0.0% 2 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 72 85% 95
#45
Conor McKenna ESS Interchange
82 22 15 7 3 2 0 1 0 4 5 1 5 17 0 0 0 7 451 6 0 9 3 0 1 4 0 0.0% 0.0% 3 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 2 7 0 4 2 2 100.0% 100.0% — — — — — 79 75% 84
#28
Mitch Brown ESS Centre Half Back
109 21 14 7 11 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 4 15 2 1 0 3 381 7 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 5 3 33.3% 4 0.0% 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 100.0% 100.0% — — — — — 103 94% 105
#50
James Polkinghorne ESS Interchange
73 21 3 18 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 8 16 0 0 0 4 44 1 0 9 6 1 1 1 0 0.0% 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 61 69% 77
#17
Adam Cooney ESS Interchange
80 20 15 5 4 1 1 3 1 1 5 2 5 16 0 0 0 5 421 3 2 12 4 0 2 3 1 0.0% 100.0% 1 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0 4 0 1 0 3 66.7% 33.3% — — — — — 88 71% 79
#49
Matt Dea ESS Back Pocket Left
109 20 15 5 7 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 9 11 2 0 0 3 464 9 3 8 6 0 0 7 0 0.0% 0.0% 5 3 33.3% 0 0.0% 1 1 3 0 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 86 92% 103
#43
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti ESS Half Forward Flank Right
81 19 13 6 8 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 5 12 0 0 0 5 346 6 2 9 5 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 84 71% 79
#6
Joe Daniher ESS Full Forward
83 17 11 6 8 1 1 0 1 5 1 0 10 10 3 1 1 4 246 3 0 4 5 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3 33.3% 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 100.0% 50.0% — — — — — 75 89% 99
#20
Jackson Merrett ESS Half Back Flank Left
74 17 6 11 3 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 7 10 1 1 0 7 231 1 0 8 6 0 0 4 0 0.0% 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100.0% 50.0% — — — — — 60 90% 101
#29
Patrick Ambrose ESS Half Back Flank Right
62 17 5 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 2 15 0 0 0 3 215 3 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 8 7 28.6% 0 0.0% 0 2 3 0 9 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 54 93% 104
#34
Jake Long ESS Forward Pocket Right
59 13 6 7 4 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 2 11 0 1 2 4 149 1 0 12 2 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 100.0% 0.0% — — — — — 57 75% 84
#33
Jayden Laverde ESS Centre Half Forward
40 12 7 5 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 8 1 0 1 5 171 0 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 100.0% 0.0% — — — — — 47 81% 90
#13
Orazio Fantasia ESS Rover
66 9 7 2 4 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 4 0 5 149 3 0 12 3 0 1 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 2 2 0 0 0 6 66.7% 50.0% — — — — — 59 90% 101
#22
Matthew Leuenberger ESS Ruck
53 9 3 6 3 0 0 0 29 1 1 1 4 6 2 0 0 2 41 1 1 8 2 1 0 3 9 50.9% 31.0% 2 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 50 83% 93
#36
Michael Hartley ESS Full Back
69 8 5 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 1 149 3 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0.0% 14 7 14.3% 0 0.0% 0 1 2 0 15 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 38 73% 82
#54
Sam Grimley ESS Interchange
29 5 2 3 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 24 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 40.0% 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 4 0.0% 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 100.0% 50.0% — — — — — 26 68% 76
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Team totals ESS
1748 438 218 220 105 11 8 49 35 44 53 28 136 304 15 11 7 95 6001 80 17 223 100 6 22 73 10 22.7% 32.8% 48 28 159.5% 14 33.3% 9 19 55 5 61 8 22 86.4% 50.0% — — — 0% — 1668 82% 2009

#11
Touk Miller GCS Rover
125 39 20 19 7 1 0 4 0 11 3 4 13 26 1 0 1 8 662 8 4 23 8 3 1 12 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 100.0% 100.0% — — — — — 139 85% 95
#33
Aaron Hall GCS Wing Left
87 29 20 9 4 0 0 4 2 6 1 3 10 20 0 0 1 4 683 3 0 17 7 2 1 8 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 108 78% 87
#3
Matt Rosa GCS Back Pocket Left
62 27 14 13 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 8 19 0 0 0 2 338 4 1 15 8 0 1 4 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 100.0% 0.0% — — — — — 79 78% 87
#17
Steven May GCS Full Back
114 20 10 10 9 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 11 8 2 0 0 4 259 14 6 6 7 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 9 4 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 1 2 0 10 1 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 87 86% 96
#13
Callum Ah Chee GCS Interchange
87 19 9 10 4 0 1 4 0 4 0 4 14 6 1 2 0 6 134 2 0 17 8 1 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 3 33.3% 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 50.0% 0.0% — — — — — 80 80% 89
#19
Tom Lynch GCS Centre Half Forward
92 18 11 7 3 2 3 1 1 5 0 0 10 9 1 1 1 12 408 1 0 16 5 0 0 2 1 100.0% 100.0% 2 0 0.0% 7 28.6% 4 0 0 0 2 1 5 100.0% 40.0% — — — — — 80 96% 107
#26
Matt Shaw GCS Wing Right
66 18 10 8 6 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 5 13 0 0 0 3 341 2 1 11 5 0 2 5 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 68 76% 85
#14
Mitch Hallahan GCS Centre
51 18 10 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 7 8 11 0 0 0 3 247 1 0 20 5 3 4 6 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 50 72% 80
#5
Jarrod Harbrow GCS Half Back Flank Left
70 16 14 2 4 0 0 4 0 4 3 0 6 10 0 0 0 2 355 6 1 9 2 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0.0% 2 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 78 93% 104
#28
Kade Kolodjashnij GCS Back Pocket Right
68 16 13 3 9 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 2 15 1 0 0 5 402 3 3 12 1 0 1 5 0 0.0% 0.0% 4 2 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 73 86% 96
#4
Jack Martin GCS Ruck Rover
78 16 10 6 6 0 0 4 1 1 2 2 5 11 0 0 1 3 155 3 0 15 4 2 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 1 1 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 77 87% 97
#30
Peter Wright GCS Full Forward
87 14 9 5 7 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 7 7 3 3 0 5 191 1 0 8 4 0 1 4 1 36.4% 25.0% 5 1 0.0% 10 20.0% 0 0 1 0 6 0 4 100.0% 50.0% — — — — — 84 83% 93
#39
Ryan Davis GCS Forward Pocket Right
54 14 8 6 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 4 181 1 0 12 7 1 0 3 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 100.0% 0.0% — — — — — 52 77% 86
#12
Sam Day GCS Forward Pocket Left
78 14 7 7 6 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 8 6 2 4 1 5 179 2 0 9 6 0 0 4 0 50.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 2 0.0% 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 75.0% 50.0% — — — — — 87 83% 93
#2
Jarrad Grant GCS Half Forward Flank Right
57 13 7 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 1 2 0 4 195 1 0 9 3 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 100.0% 100.0% — — — — — 54 75% 84
#36
Josh Schoenfeld GCS Interchange
50 13 7 6 7 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 4 10 0 0 0 4 174 1 0 16 4 1 0 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 66 82% 92
#42
Adam Saad GCS Interchange
60 12 7 5 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 9 0 0 0 5 231 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 45 72% 80
#32
Brandon Matera GCS Interchange
50 12 7 5 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 5 8 0 0 0 2 167 1 0 19 5 0 1 1 0 0.0% 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 100.0% 100.0% — — — — — 52 74% 83
#41
Jarrod Garlett GCS Half Forward Flank Left
32 12 6 6 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 6 7 0 0 1 3 176 4 1 13 5 1 1 7 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 53 85% 95
#31
Keegan Brooksby GCS Ruck
82 12 6 6 1 0 0 3 20 3 0 4 10 1 1 0 0 2 170 4 0 14 7 3 1 3 7 37.0% 35.0% 5 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 63 84% 94
#16
Rory Thompson GCS Centre Half Back
55 11 5 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 7 1 0 0 1 111 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 6 4 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 46 94% 105
#38
Jesse Joyce GCS Half Back Flank Right
46 10 5 5 3 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 1 119 4 1 7 3 0 1 4 0 0.0% 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0% — — — — — 40 75% 84
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Team totals GCS
1551 373 215 158 100 9 9 55 29 69 29 35 153 225 14 12 6 88 5878 73 19 275 107 17 18 80 9 37.2% 26.7% 39 14 25.0% 28 181.9% 19 9 41 6 50 9 20 90.0% 45.0% — — — 0% — 1561 82% 2012
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