Essendon vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Jayden LaverdeBehind4Q 25:5353-93
- Tory DicksonGoal4Q 23:3652-93
- Clay SmithBehind4Q 23:1452-87
- Joe DaniherBehind4Q 18:2152-86
- Clay SmithGoal4Q 11:4751-86
- Zach MerrettGoal4Q 9:2151-80
- Orazio FantasiaGoal4Q 2:1445-80
- Jason JohannisenBehind3Q 26:3339-80
- Kyle LangfordBehind3Q 23:1139-79
- Lachie HunterGoal3Q 20:5538-79
- Patrick AmbroseBehind3Q 14:4138-73
- Caleb DanielGoal3Q 13:2837-73
- Jordan RougheadGoal3Q 7:0437-67
- Toby McLeanBehind3Q 6:0437-61
- Lachie HunterBehind3Q 4:0037-60
- Joe DaniherGoal2Q 28:1237-59
- Jason JohannisenBehind2Q 26:1831-59
- Adam CooneyGoal2Q 24:1531-58
- Toby McLeanGoal2Q 22:1625-58
- Nathan HrovatBehind2Q 19:0225-52
- Tom BoydBehind2Q 17:3425-51
- Zaine CordyGoal2Q 14:4025-50
- Jackson MerrettGoal2Q 13:1425-44
- Mathew StokesBehind2Q 11:2319-44
- 2Q 9:0118-44
- Liam PickenGoal2Q 6:4912-44
- Jackson MerrettBehind2Q 4:5512-38
- Zach MerrettBehind2Q 3:0811-38
- Joe DaniherBehind2Q 2:3510-38
- RushedBehind2Q 0:439-38
- Tory DicksonBehind1Q 27:458-38
- Easton WoodGoal1Q 25:238-37
- Toby McLeanBehind1Q 24:538-31
- Tom BoydGoal1Q 20:028-30
- Lin JongGoal1Q 18:218-24
- Caleb DanielGoal1Q 16:208-18
- Adam CooneyBehind1Q 14:098-12
- Joe DaniherBehind1Q 12:207-12
- Tory DicksonGoal1Q 9:006-12
- Tory DicksonGoal1Q 4:496-6
- Joe DaniherGoal1Q 2:336-0
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Western Bulldogs beat Essendon by 40 points, 93–53.
Western Bulldogs took a 41-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 40 by the final siren, scoring 14 points to 13 in the final term.
Match records and coverage
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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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