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Greater Western Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 8-May-2021
Final Round 8
Greater Western Sydney logo
Greater Western Sydney Coach: Leon Cameron
107 16.11
105 16.9
Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
Essendon logo
Sydney Showground Greater Western Sydney by 2 GWS by 2
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

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

Most recent first
  • 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

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GWS6.21.27.42.3107
ESS2.23.55.06.2105

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
3
2 tied leaders
Jeremy FinlaysonGWS
Behinds
2
4 tied leaders
Toby GreeneGWS
SuperCoach
131
Zach MerrettESS
Tackles
8
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.

Understanding historical coverage

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Recorded events

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      The red ball follows recorded disposals and touches; its flight is illustrative. Goals use the verified attacking end. Ball-ups and throw-ins follow the feed’s recorded restart type. Where the umpire’s location is missing, the restart path is estimated from the first recorded touch and labelled. Pressure and other statistical events update the action panel without moving the ball to that player. Long idle gaps are shortened; the clock always refers to recorded match time. Restarts briefly hold the clock before play continues. Same-time events remain available under “At this moment”, and the score updates when its event arrives. Passage trail pauses playback to show earlier recorded locations. Missing player locations stay unconnected.

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      Conversion = goals ÷ attempts with a known outcome. Unknown outcomes are excluded from that percentage. Distances and angles are estimates; small samples can be misleading.

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      Greater Western Sydney Essendon

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        How to read these maps

        Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

        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.

        The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

        Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

        Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

        Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

        Map definitions and coverage in the data glossary

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