North Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 18-Jul-2021
Final Round 18
North Melbourne Coach: David Noble
74 11.8
92 13.14
Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
Carrara Essendon by 18

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Bailey ScottQ1 - 0:21 - Behind - 1-0 Bailey ScottQ1 - 1:21 - Goal - 7-0 Nick LarkeyQ1 - 3:15 - Goal - 13-0 Peter WrightQ1 - 5:53 - Goal - 13-6 Matt GuelfiQ1 - 7:06 - Goal - 13-12 Todd GoldsteinQ1 - 11:07 - Behind - 14-12 Archie PerkinsQ1 - 13:02 - Goal - 14-18 Luke McDonaldQ1 - 17:00 - Behind - 15-18 Tarryn ThomasQ1 - 18:09 - Goal - 21-18 Jaidyn StephensonQ1 - 20:08 - Behind - 22-18 Charlie LazzaroQ1 - 29:09 - Goal - 28-18 Cale HookerQ2 - 0:38 - Behind - 28-19 Nick LarkeyQ2 - 7:23 - Goal - 34-19 Sam DraperQ2 - 9:17 - Behind - 34-20 Brayden HamQ2 - 11:04 - Behind - 34-21 Sam DurhamQ2 - 14:37 - Behind - 34-22 Dyson HeppellQ2 - 17:29 - Goal - 34-28 Jack MahonyQ2 - 23:10 - Goal - 40-29 Will SnellingQ2 - 25:57 - Behind - 40-30 Cale HookerQ3 - 3:01 - Behind - 40-31 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 4:50 - Behind - 41-31 Peter WrightQ3 - 6:31 - Goal - 41-37 Nick LarkeyQ3 - 9:51 - Behind - 42-37 Devon SmithQ3 - 11:36 - Behind - 42-38 Jaidyn StephensonQ3 - 12:22 - Behind - 43-38 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ3 - 13:45 - Behind - 43-39 Devon SmithQ3 - 16:15 - Goal - 43-46 Tristan XerriQ3 - 17:54 - Behind - 44-46 Tristan XerriQ3 - 19:01 - Goal - 50-46 Peter WrightQ3 - 22:43 - Goal - 50-52 Jake StringerQ3 - 27:05 - Goal - 50-58 Jake StringerQ4 - 1:39 - Goal - 50-64 Brayden HamQ4 - 3:57 - Goal - 50-70 Curtis TaylorQ4 - 9:24 - Goal - 56-70 Nick LarkeyQ4 - 11:19 - Goal - 62-70 Archie PerkinsQ4 - 17:27 - Behind - 62-71 Jake StringerQ4 - 17:55 - Goal - 62-77 Curtis TaylorQ4 - 19:43 - Goal - 68-77 Cameron ZurhaarQ4 - 21:25 - Goal - 74-77 Peter WrightQ4 - 23:12 - Behind - 74-78 Jake StringerQ4 - 24:18 - Goal - 74-84 Cale HookerQ4 - 26:24 - Goal - 74-90 Jake StringerQ4 - 30:16 - Behind - 74-92

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
NTH4.42.01.44.074
ESS3.01.64.45.492

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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North MelbourneEssendon

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
Jake StringerESS
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Jaidyn StephensonNTH
SuperCoach
139
Peter WrightESS
Tackles
7
2 tied leaders
Tarryn ThomasNTH

Team Stats

NTHESS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals13
8Behinds11
25Shots At Goal28
49Inside 50s53
8Goal Assists10
84Score Involvements125
11Marks Inside 5013
0Behinds Rushed6

Possession

343Disposals369
216Kicks196
127Handballs173
105Contested Possessions114
231Uncontested Possessions252
5,386Metres Gained5,671
61Ground Ball Gets81

Clearance / Contest

29Clearances40
16Centre Clearances12
13Stoppage Clearances28
51Tackles42
41Hitouts30
13Hitouts To Advantage13
313Pressure Acts236
7Contested Marks7

Other

156Effective Kicks136
12Marks on the Lead7
12Tackles Inside 5013
169AFL Player Rating Points190
13Kick-ins Played On7
91Defensive 50 Possessions—
116Defensive Midfield Possessions—
92Attacking Midfield Possessions—
37Attacking 50 Possessions—
111Marks92
24Frees For11
11Frees Against24
39Rebound 50s37
45Clangers51
30One Percenters38
3Bounces18
1,599Supercoach Points1,698
1,545Dream Team Points1,436
45Turnovers46
18Hitout To Advantage Rate61
25Spoils19
46Intercepts46
8Intercept Marks13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 20 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 24 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Essendon beat North Melbourne by 18 points, 92–74.

Essendon extended a 8-point three-quarter-time lead with a 34–24 final term.

Match records and coverage

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