Essendon vs Western Bulldogs Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Devon SmithGoal4Q 23:4751-93
- Mitchell HibberdBehind4Q 21:5045-93
- Bailey DaleGoal4Q 19:2544-93
- 4Q 18:4944-87
- RushedBehind4Q 16:4243-87
- David ZaharakisGoal4Q 15:0843-86
- Cale HookerGoal4Q 13:0637-86
- Mitch WallisGoal4Q 10:2731-86
- Shaun McKernanBehind4Q 7:2431-80
- RushedBehind4Q 4:2930-80
- Cody WeightmanGoal4Q 0:2430-79
- Tim EnglishBehind3Q 25:5130-73
- Ed RichardsGoal3Q 23:3830-72
- Andrew PhillipsBehind3Q 22:3730-66
- 3Q 19:3229-66
- Jason JohannisenGoal3Q 17:2729-60
- Jayden LaverdeBehind3Q 15:5429-54
- Ed RichardsBehind3Q 14:3728-54
- RushedBehind3Q 8:2328-53
- Mitch WallisGoal3Q 6:3827-53
- Matt SucklingGoal3Q 5:0527-47
- Cody WeightmanBehind3Q 2:2527-41
- Patrick LipinskiGoal2Q 21:0727-40
- Bailey SmithBehind2Q 19:2927-34
- Jayden LaverdeGoal2Q 17:1227-33
- RushedBehind2Q 7:5921-33
- Josh BruceBehind2Q 5:4221-32
- Tim EnglishGoal2Q 3:3421-31
- Shaun McKernanBehind1Q 26:5521-25
- Shaun McKernanBehind1Q 25:3420-25
- Cody WeightmanGoal1Q 22:5819-25
- Matt SucklingGoal1Q 20:1919-19
- Will SnellingGoal1Q 18:2519-13
- Jayden LaverdeGoal1Q 11:2713-13
- Josh BruceGoal1Q 8:277-13
- 1Q 3:257-7
- Mitch WallisGoal1Q 1:391-7
- Kyle LangfordBehind1Q 0:591-1
- Tom LiberatoreBehind1Q 0:190-1
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Western Bulldogs beat Essendon by 42 points, 93–51.
Western Bulldogs took a 43-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 42 by the final siren, scoring 21 points to 20 in the 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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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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