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West Coast vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 29-May-2021
Final Round 11
West Coast logo
West Coast Coach: Adam Simpson
71 11.5
87 12.15
Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
Essendon logo
Perth Stadium Essendon by 16 ESS by 16
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

West Coast

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

12 Oscar Allen FPL · Left forward pocket 17 Josh Kennedy FF · Full forward 1 Liam Ryan FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

21 Jack Petruccelle HFFL · Left half forward 27 Jack Darling CHF · Centre half forward 4 Dom Sheed HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

9 Nic Naitanui RK · Ruck 6 Elliot Yeo RR · Ruck rover 11 Tim Kelly ROV · Rover

Centre

3 Andrew Gaff WL · Left wing 8 Jack Redden C · Centre 15 Jamie Cripps WR · Right wing

Half backs

32 Bailey Williams HBFL · Left half back 35 Josh Rotham CHB · Centre half back 30 Jackson Nelson HBFR · Right half back

Backs

25 Shannon Hurn BPL · Left back pocket 37 Tom Barrass FB · Full back 5 Brad Sheppard BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

28 Tom Cole INT · Interchange 10 Jarrod Brander INT · Interchange 41 Brendon Ah Chee INT · Interchange 31 Jamaine Jones INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

2 Jake Waterman SUB · Substitute
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

23 Harry Jones FPL · Left forward pocket 26 Cale Hooker FF · Full forward 43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

16 Archie Perkins HFFL · Left half forward 25 Jake Stringer CHF · Centre half forward 40 Will Snelling HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

34 Andrew Phillips RK · Ruck 3 Darcy Parish RR · Ruck rover 11 David Zaharakis ROV · Rover

Centre

4 Kyle Langford WL · Left wing 7 Zach Merrett C · Centre 13 Nik Cox WR · Right wing

Half backs

21 Dyson Heppell HBFL · Left half back 17 James Stewart CHB · Centre half back 19 Nick Hind HBFR · Right half back

Backs

15 Jayden Laverde BPL · Left back pocket 30 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher FB · Full back 14 Jordan Ridley BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

1 Andrew McGrath INT · Interchange 35 Matt Guelfi INT · Interchange 27 Mason Redman INT · Interchange 45 Alec Waterman INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

33 Brayden Ham SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Jack PetruccelleQ1 - 1:48 - Goal - 6-0 Zach MerrettQ1 - 3:05 - Behind - 6-1 Jack DarlingQ1 - 5:38 - Goal - 12-1 Harry JonesQ1 - 7:49 - Goal - 12-7 Liam RyanQ1 - 10:02 - Goal - 18-7 Cale HookerQ1 - 12:39 - Behind - 18-8 Archie PerkinsQ1 - 13:58 - Behind - 18-9 Cale HookerQ1 - 17:43 - Goal - 18-15 Alec WatermanQ1 - 22:58 - Behind - 18-16 Josh KennedyQ2 - 1:02 - Goal - 24-16 Will SnellingQ2 - 2:23 - Goal - 24-22
RushedQ2 - 8:46 - Behind - 24-23
Jake WatermanQ2 - 10:34 - Goal - 30-23 Brendon Ah CheeQ2 - 12:28 - Goal - 36-23 Jamie CrippsQ2 - 15:05 - Goal - 42-23 Jake StringerQ2 - 17:32 - Behind - 42-24 Jake StringerQ2 - 22:43 - Behind - 42-25 Josh KennedyQ2 - 24:00 - Goal - 48-25 Dom SheedQ2 - 25:28 - Goal - 54-25 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ2 - 30:43 - Goal - 54-31 Kyle LangfordQ2 - 33:14 - Goal - 54-37 Jamie CrippsQ3 - 4:31 - Behind - 55-37 Jack PetruccelleQ3 - 6:51 - Behind - 56-37 Josh KennedyQ3 - 8:56 - Goal - 62-37 Cale HookerQ3 - 13:57 - Goal - 62-43 Nik CoxQ3 - 15:51 - Goal - 62-49 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ3 - 18:09 - Goal - 62-55 Jake WatermanQ3 - 20:04 - Behind - 63-55 Josh KennedyQ3 - 23:59 - Behind - 64-55 Elliot YeoQ3 - 24:36 - Behind - 65-55 Jake StringerQ3 - 25:58 - Goal - 65-61 Nik CoxQ3 - 27:53 - Behind - 65-62 Jake StringerQ4 - 0:39 - Goal - 65-68 Cale HookerQ4 - 6:57 - Behind - 65-69 Darcy ParishQ4 - 9:06 - Behind - 65-70
RushedQ4 - 10:42 - Behind - 65-71
Jake WatermanQ4 - 12:42 - Goal - 71-71 Cale HookerQ4 - 14:21 - Behind - 71-72 Nick HindQ4 - 16:22 - Behind - 71-73 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ4 - 21:05 - Behind - 71-74 Jake StringerQ4 - 22:40 - Goal - 71-80 Alec WatermanQ4 - 26:06 - Goal - 71-86 Kyle LangfordQ4 - 30:46 - Behind - 71-87

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Kyle LangfordBehind
    4Q 30:4671-87
  • Alec WatermanGoal
    4Q 26:0671-86
  • Jake StringerGoal
    4Q 22:4071-80
  • Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiBehind
    4Q 21:0571-74
  • Nick HindBehind
    4Q 16:2271-73
  • Cale HookerBehind
    4Q 14:2171-72
  • Jake WatermanGoal
    4Q 12:4271-71
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 10:4265-71
  • Darcy ParishBehind
    4Q 9:0665-70
  • Cale HookerBehind
    4Q 6:5765-69
  • Jake StringerGoal
    4Q 0:3965-68
  • Nik CoxBehind
    3Q 27:5365-62
  • Jake StringerGoal
    3Q 25:5865-61
  • Elliot YeoBehind
    3Q 24:3665-55
  • Josh KennedyBehind
    3Q 23:5964-55
  • Jake WatermanBehind
    3Q 20:0463-55
  • Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiGoal
    3Q 18:0962-55
  • Nik CoxGoal
    3Q 15:5162-49
  • Cale HookerGoal
    3Q 13:5762-43
  • Josh KennedyGoal
    3Q 8:5662-37
  • Jack PetruccelleBehind
    3Q 6:5156-37
  • Jamie CrippsBehind
    3Q 4:3155-37
  • Kyle LangfordGoal
    2Q 33:1454-37
  • Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiGoal
    2Q 30:4354-31
  • Dom SheedGoal
    2Q 25:2854-25
  • Josh KennedyGoal
    2Q 24:0048-25
  • Jake StringerBehind
    2Q 22:4342-25
  • Jake StringerBehind
    2Q 17:3242-24
  • Jamie CrippsGoal
    2Q 15:0542-23
  • Brendon Ah CheeGoal
    2Q 12:2836-23
  • Jake WatermanGoal
    2Q 10:3430-23
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 8:4624-23
  • Will SnellingGoal
    2Q 2:2324-22
  • Josh KennedyGoal
    2Q 1:0224-16
  • Alec WatermanBehind
    1Q 22:5818-16
  • Cale HookerGoal
    1Q 17:4318-15
  • Archie PerkinsBehind
    1Q 13:5818-9
  • Cale HookerBehind
    1Q 12:3918-8
  • Liam RyanGoal
    1Q 10:0218-7
  • Harry JonesGoal
    1Q 7:4912-7
  • Jack DarlingGoal
    1Q 5:3812-1
  • Zach MerrettBehind
    1Q 3:056-1
  • Jack PetruccelleGoal
    1Q 1:486-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WCE3.06.01.51.071
ESS2.43.34.13.787

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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West CoastEssendon

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Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Josh KennedyWCE
Behinds
3
Cale HookerESS
SuperCoach
163
Nic NaitanuiWCE
Tackles
6
2 tied leaders
Nic NaitanuiWCE

Team Stats

WCEESS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals12
5Behinds13
16Shots At Goal32
45Inside 50s57
8Goal Assists9
69Score Involvements88
7Marks Inside 5013
2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

364Disposals376
218Kicks236
146Handballs140
147Contested Possessions138
213Uncontested Possessions241
5,516Metres Gained6,299
85Ground Ball Gets98

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances38
12Centre Clearances13
25Stoppage Clearances25
45Tackles55
52Hitouts14
22Hitouts To Advantage4
239Pressure Acts262
9Contested Marks11

Other

130Effective Kicks159
4Marks on the Lead9
5Tackles Inside 507
200AFL Player Rating Points222
15Kick-ins Played On5
92Defensive 50 Possessions—
145Defensive Midfield Possessions—
92Attacking Midfield Possessions—
31Attacking 50 Possessions—
78Marks99
16Frees For15
15Frees Against16
45Rebound 50s33
59Clangers47
55One Percenters55
4Bounces0
1,521Supercoach Points1,778
1,454Dream Team Points1,571
76Turnovers66
29Hitout To Advantage Rate32
39Spoils30
66Intercepts76
8Intercept Marks16

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
WCE 29 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
WCE 18 pts
Lead Changes
1
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Essendon beat West Coast by 16 points, 87–71.

Essendon came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring West Coast 25–6 in the final term to take the win.

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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