Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 8-Aug-2021
Final Round 21
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
84 12.12
97 15.7
Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
Docklands Essendon by 13

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Josh BruceQ1 - 3:31 - Goal - 6-0 Aaron FrancisQ1 - 5:13 - Goal - 6-6 Tom LiberatoreQ1 - 8:43 - Behind - 7-6 Easton WoodQ1 - 11:04 - Goal - 13-6 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ1 - 15:27 - Behind - 14-6 Josh BruceQ1 - 17:17 - Goal - 20-6 Devon SmithQ1 - 18:45 - Behind - 20-7 Tom CutlerQ1 - 25:44 - Behind - 20-8 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 0:47 - Goal - 27-8 Aaron FrancisQ2 - 2:35 - Goal - 27-14 Peter WrightQ2 - 6:27 - Goal - 27-20 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 9:51 - Behind - 28-20 Sam DraperQ2 - 11:52 - Goal - 28-26 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 15:14 - Behind - 29-26 Adam TreloarQ2 - 18:03 - Goal - 35-26 Peter WrightQ2 - 20:06 - Goal - 35-32 Peter WrightQ2 - 21:47 - Goal - 35-38 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ2 - 25:06 - Goal - 35-44 Jason JohannisenQ2 - 28:10 - Goal - 41-44 Devon SmithQ3 - 5:50 - Behind - 41-45 Aaron NaughtonQ3 - 7:09 - Behind - 42-45 Tom LiberatoreQ3 - 10:21 - Goal - 48-45 Devon SmithQ3 - 12:21 - Goal - 48-51 Matt GuelfiQ3 - 15:25 - Goal - 48-57 Alec WatermanQ3 - 17:10 - Behind - 48-58 Jamarra Ugle-HaganQ3 - 17:50 - Goal - 54-58 Josh BruceQ3 - 21:42 - Behind - 55-58 Peter WrightQ3 - 22:30 - Goal - 55-64 Darcy ParishQ3 - 24:17 - Goal - 55-70 Marcus BontempelliQ3 - 26:24 - Behind - 56-70 Josh BruceQ3 - 27:43 - Behind - 58-70 Tim EnglishQ3 - 29:52 - Behind - 59-70 Peter WrightQ4 - 2:21 - Goal - 59-76 Taylor DuryeaQ4 - 5:35 - Goal - 65-76 Tim EnglishQ4 - 7:46 - Goal - 71-76 Alec WatermanQ4 - 9:36 - Goal - 71-82 Will SnellingQ4 - 13:32 - Behind - 71-83 Peter WrightQ4 - 15:51 - Goal - 71-89 Peter WrightQ4 - 17:37 - Goal - 71-95 Anthony ScottQ4 - 23:54 - Behind - 72-95 Josh BruceQ4 - 24:48 - Goal - 78-95 Marcus BontempelliQ4 - 26:41 - Goal - 84-95

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WBD3.33.22.64.184
ESS1.26.04.24.397

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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Western BulldogsEssendon

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
7
Peter WrightESS
Behinds
3
Aaron NaughtonWBD
SuperCoach
154
Jack MacraeWBD
Tackles
10
Will SnellingESS

Team Stats

WBDESS

Scoring / Attack

12Goals15
10Behinds5
33Shots At Goal23
60Inside 50s39
9Goal Assists11
99Score Involvements94
20Marks Inside 5013
2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

370Disposals321
189Kicks187
181Handballs134
127Contested Possessions108
243Uncontested Possessions203
5,216Metres Gained5,200
82Ground Ball Gets60

Clearance / Contest

31Clearances47
12Centre Clearances18
19Stoppage Clearances29
37Tackles55
27Hitouts48
10Hitouts To Advantage20
244Pressure Acts340
14Contested Marks13

Other

128Effective Kicks138
8Marks on the Lead2
10Tackles Inside 503
212AFL Player Rating Points206
7Kick-ins Played On9
81Marks81
17Frees For14
14Frees Against17
22Rebound 50s46
45Clangers41
55One Percenters33
6Bounces5
1,646Supercoach Points1,653
1,404Dream Team Points1,398
51Turnovers58
29Hitout To Advantage Rate51
33Spoils26
58Intercepts50
13Intercept Marks12

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 24 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 19 pts
Lead Changes
3
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Essendon beat Western Bulldogs by 13 points, 97–84.

Essendon extended a 11-point three-quarter-time lead with a 27–25 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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