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Carlton vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 9-Apr-2017
Final Round 3
Carlton logo
Carlton Coach: Brendon Bolton
57 7.15
42 6.6
Essendon Coach: John Worsfold
Essendon logo
M.C.G. Carlton by 15 CAR by 15
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Carlton

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

46 Matthew Wright FPL · Left forward pocket 41 Levi Casboult FF · Full forward 5 Sam Petrevski-Seton FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

31 Tom Williamson HFFL · Left half forward 23 Jacob Weitering CHF · Centre half forward 1 Jack Silvagni HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

8 Matthew Kreuzer RK · Ruck 4 Bryce Gibbs RR · Ruck rover 3 Marc Murphy ROV · Rover

Centre

11 Sam Kerridge WL · Left wing 9 Patrick Cripps C · Centre 35 Ed Curnow WR · Right wing

Half backs

6 Kade Simpson HBFL · Left half back 17 Sam Rowe CHB · Centre half back 20 Lachie Plowman HBFR · Right half back

Backs

15 Sam Docherty BPL · Left back pocket 22 Caleb Marchbank FB · Full back 43 Simon White BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

39 Dale Thomas INT · Interchange 24 Rhys Palmer INT · Interchange 33 Jarrod Pickett INT · Interchange 26 Harrison Macreadie INT · Interchange
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

30 Kyle Langford FPL · Left forward pocket 6 Joe Daniher FF · Full forward 13 Orazio Fantasia FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

28 Mitch Brown HFFL · Left half forward 26 Cale Hooker CHF · Centre half forward 11 David Zaharakis HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

22 Matthew Leuenberger RK · Ruck 4 Jobe Watson RR · Ruck rover 3 Darcy Parish ROV · Rover

Centre

8 Martin Gleeson WL · Left wing 21 Dyson Heppell C · Centre 7 Zach Merrett WR · Right wing

Half backs

9 Brendon Goddard HBFL · Left half back 29 Patrick Ambrose CHB · Centre half back 47 James Kelly HBFR · Right half back

Backs

12 Mark Baguley BPL · Left back pocket 18 Michael Hurley FB · Full back 5 Brent Stanton BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

32 Travis Colyer INT · Interchange 1 Andrew McGrath INT · Interchange 39 Heath Hocking INT · Interchange 43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti INT · Interchange

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Orazio FantasiaQ1 - 2:24 - Behind - 0-1 Patrick CrippsQ1 - 4:09 - Goal - 6-1 Jarrod PickettQ1 - 9:26 - Behind - 7-1 Ed CurnowQ1 - 10:00 - Behind - 8-1 Darcy ParishQ1 - 11:35 - Goal - 8-7 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ1 - 14:06 - Goal - 8-13 Jack SilvagniQ1 - 18:06 - Behind - 9-13
RushedQ1 - 19:33 - Behind - 10-13
Jacob WeiteringQ1 - 22:30 - Behind - 11-13 Joe DaniherQ1 - 24:01 - Goal - 11-19
RushedQ2 - 2:58 - Behind - 11-20
Joe DaniherQ2 - 4:31 - Behind - 11-21 Matthew KreuzerQ2 - 6:51 - Goal - 17-21
RushedQ2 - 7:50 - Behind - 18-21
Tom WilliamsonQ2 - 10:58 - Behind - 19-21
RushedQ2 - 14:29 - Behind - 20-21
Marc MurphyQ2 - 15:24 - Goal - 26-21 Brendon GoddardQ2 - 16:52 - Goal - 26-27 Bryce GibbsQ2 - 18:04 - Behind - 27-27 Jarrod PickettQ2 - 31:26 - Behind - 28-27 Bryce GibbsQ3 - 1:58 - Behind - 29-27 Dyson HeppellQ3 - 5:29 - Behind - 29-28 Sam Petrevski-SetonQ3 - 7:10 - Goal - 35-28 Cale HookerQ3 - 8:37 - Goal - 35-34 Marc MurphyQ3 - 15:47 - Goal - 41-34 Kyle LangfordQ3 - 17:35 - Goal - 41-40 Jack SilvagniQ3 - 19:14 - Behind - 42-40
RushedQ3 - 23:10 - Behind - 43-40
RushedQ3 - 26:30 - Behind - 44-40
Ed CurnowQ4 - 7:17 - Goal - 50-40 Orazio FantasiaQ4 - 17:59 - Behind - 50-41 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ4 - 19:16 - Behind - 50-42 Ed CurnowQ4 - 23:25 - Behind - 51-42 Sam KerridgeQ4 - 29:04 - Goal - 57-42

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Sam KerridgeGoal
    4Q 29:0457-42
  • Ed CurnowBehind
    4Q 23:2551-42
  • Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiBehind
    4Q 19:1650-42
  • Orazio FantasiaBehind
    4Q 17:5950-41
  • Ed CurnowGoal
    4Q 7:1750-40
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 26:3044-40
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 23:1043-40
  • Jack SilvagniBehind
    3Q 19:1442-40
  • Kyle LangfordGoal
    3Q 17:3541-40
  • Marc MurphyGoal
    3Q 15:4741-34
  • Cale HookerGoal
    3Q 8:3735-34
  • Sam Petrevski-SetonGoal
    3Q 7:1035-28
  • Dyson HeppellBehind
    3Q 5:2929-28
  • Bryce GibbsBehind
    3Q 1:5829-27
  • Jarrod PickettBehind
    2Q 31:2628-27
  • Bryce GibbsBehind
    2Q 18:0427-27
  • Brendon GoddardGoal
    2Q 16:5226-27
  • Marc MurphyGoal
    2Q 15:2426-21
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 14:2920-21
  • Tom WilliamsonBehind
    2Q 10:5819-21
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 7:5018-21
  • Matthew KreuzerGoal
    2Q 6:5117-21
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    2Q 4:3111-21
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 2:5811-20
  • Joe DaniherGoal
    1Q 24:0111-19
  • Jacob WeiteringBehind
    1Q 22:3011-13
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 19:3310-13
  • Jack SilvagniBehind
    1Q 18:069-13
  • Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiGoal
    1Q 14:068-13
  • Darcy ParishGoal
    1Q 11:358-7
  • Ed CurnowBehind
    1Q 10:008-1
  • Jarrod PickettBehind
    1Q 9:267-1
  • Patrick CrippsGoal
    1Q 4:096-1
  • Orazio FantasiaBehind
    1Q 2:240-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
CAR1.52.52.42.157
ESS3.11.22.10.242

Match Leaders

Goals
2
Marc MurphyCAR
Behinds
2
5 tied leaders
Bryce GibbsCAR
SuperCoach
158
Marc MurphyCAR
Tackles
11
Matthew KreuzerCAR

Team Stats

CARESS

Scoring / Attack

7Goals6
10Behinds5
22Shots At Goal16
59Inside 50s37
3Goal Assists3
68Score Involvements49
5Marks Inside 506
6Behinds Rushed1

Possession

351Disposals349
249Kicks216
102Handballs133
161Contested Possessions157
174Uncontested Possessions175
5,379Metres Gained5,154
119Ground Ball Gets124

Clearance / Contest

45Clearances38
9Centre Clearances6
36Stoppage Clearances32
110Tackles99
41Hitouts52
8Hitouts To Advantage10
314Pressure Acts293
9Contested Marks6

Other

140Effective Kicks107
6Marks on the Lead2
20Tackles Inside 5012
185AFL Player Rating Points165
40Defensive 50 Possessions65
125Defensive Midfield Possessions140
119Attacking Midfield Possessions91
51Attacking 50 Possessions36
78Marks52
21Frees For14
14Frees Against21
31Rebound 50s49
55Clangers71
69One Percenters63
1Bounces0
1,741Supercoach Points1,559
1,697Dream Team Points1,510
89Turnovers89
25Hitout To Advantage Rate18
49Spoils48
93Intercepts89
18Intercept Marks13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
CAR 15 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
CAR 15 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Carlton beat Essendon by 15 points, 57–42.

Carlton extended a 4-point three-quarter-time lead with a 13–2 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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