Greater Western Sydney vs Essendon 8-May-2021 Match Centre

Saturday 8-May-2021

Final Round 8

Greater Western Sydney Coach: Leon Cameron

107 16.11

105 16.9

Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten

2Q3Q4Q

Peter WrightQ1 - 0:43 - Goal - 0-6 Jeremy FinlaysonQ1 - 2:04 - Goal - 6-6 Toby GreeneQ1 - 4:31 - Goal - 12-6 Daniel LloydQ1 - 9:24 - Behind - 13-6 Jake StringerQ1 - 10:04 - Behind - 13-7 Harry HimmelbergQ1 - 12:25 - Goal - 19-7 Zach SprouleQ1 - 16:05 - Behind - 20-7 Zach SprouleQ1 - 18:12 - Goal - 26-7 Tanner BruhnQ1 - 21:11 - Goal - 32-7 Daniel LloydQ1 - 25:18 - Goal - 38-7 Zach MerrettQ1 - 29:26 - Behind - 38-8 Will SnellingQ1 - 31:12 - Goal - 38-14 Cale HookerQ2 - 1:16 - Behind - 38-15 Peter WrightQ2 - 2:40 - Goal - 38-21 Jake StringerQ2 - 4:28 - Behind - 38-22 Brayden HamQ2 - 5:10 - Behind - 38-23 Nik CoxQ2 - 7:02 - Behind - 38-24 Cale HookerQ2 - 8:54 - Goal - 38-30 Jeremy FinlaysonQ2 - 11:20 - Behind - 39-30 Bobby HillQ2 - 12:06 - Behind - 40-30 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ2 - 18:07 - Goal - 40-36 Zach SprouleQ2 - 22:42 - Goal - 46-36 Archie PerkinsQ2 - 24:44 - Behind - 46-37 Kyle LangfordQ3 - 1:02 - Goal - 46-43

RushedQ3 - 2:49 - Behind - 47-43

Jeremy FinlaysonQ3 - 4:56 - Goal - 53-43 Jeremy FinlaysonQ3 - 6:52 - Goal - 59-43 Tanner BruhnQ3 - 8:13 - Goal - 65-43 Toby GreeneQ3 - 10:28 - Behind - 66-43 Harry HimmelbergQ3 - 11:41 - Behind - 67-43 Toby GreeneQ3 - 12:09 - Goal - 73-43 Archie PerkinsQ3 - 14:53 - Goal - 73-49 Nik CoxQ3 - 19:13 - Goal - 73-55 Josh KellyQ3 - 21:38 - Goal - 79-55 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ3 - 24:48 - Goal - 79-61 Mason RedmanQ3 - 27:17 - Goal - 79-67 Harry HimmelbergQ3 - 29:37 - Behind - 80-67 Tim TarantoQ3 - 30:47 - Goal - 86-67 Bobby HillQ3 - 32:32 - Goal - 92-67 Harry JonesQ4 - 1:04 - Goal - 92-73

RushedQ4 - 2:44 - Behind - 93-73

Matt GuelfiQ4 - 3:07 - Goal - 93-79

RushedQ4 - 5:59 - Behind - 94-79

Josh KellyQ4 - 9:57 - Goal - 100-79 Harry JonesQ4 - 12:05 - Goal - 100-85 Zach MerrettQ4 - 13:29 - Behind - 100-86 Will SnellingQ4 - 14:26 - Goal - 100-92 Toby GreeneQ4 - 16:05 - Behind - 101-92 Darcy ParishQ4 - 22:56 - Behind - 101-93 Kyle LangfordQ4 - 27:15 - Goal - 101-99 Jacob HopperQ4 - 30:19 - Goal - 107-99 Kyle LangfordQ4 - 31:36 - Goal - 107-105

Scoring Events

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Kyle LangfordGoal
4Q 31:36107-105
Jacob HopperGoal
4Q 30:19107-99
Kyle LangfordGoal
4Q 27:15101-99
Darcy ParishBehind
4Q 22:56101-93
Toby GreeneBehind
4Q 16:05101-92
Will SnellingGoal
4Q 14:26100-92
Zach MerrettBehind
4Q 13:29100-86
Harry JonesGoal
4Q 12:05100-85
Josh KellyGoal
4Q 9:57100-79
RushedBehind
4Q 5:5994-79
Matt GuelfiGoal
4Q 3:0793-79
RushedBehind
4Q 2:4493-73
Harry JonesGoal
4Q 1:0492-73
Bobby HillGoal
3Q 32:3292-67
Tim TarantoGoal
3Q 30:4786-67
Harry HimmelbergBehind
3Q 29:3780-67
Mason RedmanGoal
3Q 27:1779-67
Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiGoal
3Q 24:4879-61
Josh KellyGoal
3Q 21:3879-55
Nik CoxGoal
3Q 19:1373-55
Archie PerkinsGoal
3Q 14:5373-49
Toby GreeneGoal
3Q 12:0973-43
Harry HimmelbergBehind
3Q 11:4167-43
Toby GreeneBehind
3Q 10:2866-43
Tanner BruhnGoal
3Q 8:1365-43
Jeremy FinlaysonGoal
3Q 6:5259-43
Jeremy FinlaysonGoal
3Q 4:5653-43
RushedBehind
3Q 2:4947-43
Kyle LangfordGoal
3Q 1:0246-43
Archie PerkinsBehind
2Q 24:4446-37
Zach SprouleGoal
2Q 22:4246-36
Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiGoal
2Q 18:0740-36
Bobby HillBehind
2Q 12:0640-30
Jeremy FinlaysonBehind
2Q 11:2039-30
Cale HookerGoal
2Q 8:5438-30
Nik CoxBehind
2Q 7:0238-24
Brayden HamBehind
2Q 5:1038-23
Jake StringerBehind
2Q 4:2838-22
Peter WrightGoal
2Q 2:4038-21
Cale HookerBehind
2Q 1:1638-15
Will SnellingGoal
1Q 31:1238-14
Zach MerrettBehind
1Q 29:2638-8
Daniel LloydGoal
1Q 25:1838-7
Tanner BruhnGoal
1Q 21:1132-7
Zach SprouleGoal
1Q 18:1226-7
Zach SprouleBehind
1Q 16:0520-7
Harry HimmelbergGoal
1Q 12:2519-7
Jake StringerBehind
1Q 10:0413-7
Daniel LloydBehind
1Q 9:2413-6
Toby GreeneGoal
1Q 4:3112-6
Jeremy FinlaysonGoal
1Q 2:046-6
Peter WrightGoal
1Q 0:430-6

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
GWS	6.2	1.2	7.4	2.3	107
ESS	2.2	3.5	5.0	6.2	105

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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Greater Western SydneyEssendon

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

2 tied leaders

Jeremy FinlaysonGWS

Behinds

4 tied leaders

Toby GreeneGWS

SuperCoach

131

Zach MerrettESS

Tackles

Tim TarantoGWS

Team Stats

GWSESS

Scoring / Attack

16Goals16

8Behinds9

28Shots At Goal26

49Inside 50s61

10Goal Assists14

114Score Involvements104

9Marks Inside 5014

3Behinds Rushed3

Possession

380Disposals393

226Kicks227

154Handballs166

135Contested Possessions117

241Uncontested Possessions264

6,170Metres Gained6,286

90Ground Ball Gets77

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances32

16Centre Clearances16

21Stoppage Clearances16

43Tackles44

28Hitouts36

11Hitouts To Advantage13

239Pressure Acts258

11Contested Marks9

Other

149Effective Kicks159

8Marks on the Lead6

7Tackles Inside 507

222AFL Player Rating Points223

8Kick-ins Played On11

—Defensive 50 Possessions70

—Defensive Midfield Possessions143

—Attacking Midfield Possessions128

—Attacking 50 Possessions40

88Marks103

17Frees For17

17Frees Against17

44Rebound 50s33

56Clangers56

57One Percenters51

8Bounces12

1,656Supercoach Points1,641

1,520Dream Team Points1,605

67Turnovers71

33Hitout To Advantage Rate31

39Spoils30

72Intercepts68

16Intercept Marks20

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: GWS 31 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: GWS 27 pts
Lead Changes: 1
Score Ties: 1

How the match finished

Greater Western Sydney beat Essendon by 2 points, 107–105.

Greater Western Sydney took a 25-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 2 by the final siren, scoring 38 points to 15 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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