Western Bulldogs vs Essendon 29-Aug-2021 Match Centre

Sunday 29-Aug-2021

Final Elimination Final

Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge

85 13.7

36 4.12

Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten

2Q3Q4Q

Adam TreloarQ1 - 1:14 - Behind - 1-0 Jake StringerQ1 - 3:17 - Goal - 1-6 Zach MerrettQ1 - 5:52 - Behind - 1-7 Will SnellingQ1 - 8:23 - Behind - 1-8 Cody WeightmanQ1 - 18:44 - Goal - 7-8 Mitch HannanQ1 - 20:22 - Goal - 13-8 Aaron FrancisQ1 - 22:18 - Behind - 13-9 Tom CutlerQ1 - 24:29 - Behind - 13-10 Tim EnglishQ2 - 0:47 - Behind - 14-10 Devon SmithQ2 - 2:35 - Goal - 14-16 Darcy ParishQ2 - 4:39 - Goal - 14-22 Aaron NaughtonQ2 - 6:28 - Goal - 20-22 Cody WeightmanQ2 - 9:10 - Goal - 26-22

RushedQ2 - 16:50 - Behind - 27-22

Josh SchacheQ2 - 17:48 - Goal - 33-22 Aaron FrancisQ2 - 20:26 - Behind - 33-23 Will SnellingQ2 - 22:36 - Behind - 33-24 Darcy ParishQ2 - 24:42 - Behind - 33-25 Jake StringerQ2 - 28:50 - Goal - 33-31

RushedQ2 - 30:29 - Behind - 34-31

Tom CutlerQ3 - 3:38 - Behind - 34-32 Sam DraperQ3 - 7:19 - Behind - 34-33 Cody WeightmanQ3 - 11:22 - Goal - 40-33 Cody WeightmanQ3 - 13:11 - Goal - 46-33 Mitch HannanQ3 - 15:44 - Behind - 47-33 Josh SchacheQ3 - 21:34 - Goal - 53-33 Sam DraperQ3 - 31:27 - Behind - 53-34

RushedQ4 - 2:48 - Behind - 53-35

Laitham VandermeerQ4 - 6:42 - Goal - 59-35 Laitham VandermeerQ4 - 8:30 - Behind - 60-35 Mitch HannanQ4 - 13:10 - Goal - 66-35 Aaron NaughtonQ4 - 18:15 - Goal - 72-35 Mitch HannanQ4 - 21:23 - Behind - 73-35 Aaron NaughtonQ4 - 26:11 - Goal - 79-35 Bailey SmithQ4 - 30:28 - Goal - 85-35 Jake StringerQ4 - 32:58 - Behind - 85-36

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Jake StringerBehind
4Q 32:5885-36
Bailey SmithGoal
4Q 30:2885-35
Aaron NaughtonGoal
4Q 26:1179-35
Mitch HannanBehind
4Q 21:2373-35
Aaron NaughtonGoal
4Q 18:1572-35
Mitch HannanGoal
4Q 13:1066-35
Laitham VandermeerBehind
4Q 8:3060-35
Laitham VandermeerGoal
4Q 6:4259-35
RushedBehind
4Q 2:4853-35
Sam DraperBehind
3Q 31:2753-34
Josh SchacheGoal
3Q 21:3453-33
Mitch HannanBehind
3Q 15:4447-33
Cody WeightmanGoal
3Q 13:1146-33
Cody WeightmanGoal
3Q 11:2240-33
Sam DraperBehind
3Q 7:1934-33
Tom CutlerBehind
3Q 3:3834-32
RushedBehind
2Q 30:2934-31
Jake StringerGoal
2Q 28:5033-31
Darcy ParishBehind
2Q 24:4233-25
Will SnellingBehind
2Q 22:3633-24
Aaron FrancisBehind
2Q 20:2633-23
Josh SchacheGoal
2Q 17:4833-22
RushedBehind
2Q 16:5027-22
Cody WeightmanGoal
2Q 9:1026-22
Aaron NaughtonGoal
2Q 6:2820-22
Darcy ParishGoal
2Q 4:3914-22
Devon SmithGoal
2Q 2:3514-16
Tim EnglishBehind
2Q 0:4714-10
Tom CutlerBehind
1Q 24:2913-10
Aaron FrancisBehind
1Q 22:1813-9
Mitch HannanGoal
1Q 20:2213-8
Cody WeightmanGoal
1Q 18:447-8
Will SnellingBehind
1Q 8:231-8
Zach MerrettBehind
1Q 5:521-7
Jake StringerGoal
1Q 3:171-6
Adam TreloarBehind
1Q 1:141-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
WBD	2.1	3.3	3.1	5.2	85
ESS	1.4	3.3	0.3	0.2	36

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.

Explore shots and disposals

Match Leaders

Goals

Cody WeightmanWBD

Behinds

5 tied leaders

Mitch HannanWBD

SuperCoach

169

Darcy ParishESS

Tackles

Zach MerrettESS

Team Stats

WBDESS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals4

5Behinds11

21Shots At Goal20

56Inside 50s51

7Goal Assists1

61Score Involvements54

6Marks Inside 504

2Behinds Rushed1

Possession

367Disposals367

222Kicks212

145Handballs155

170Contested Possessions148

186Uncontested Possessions213

6,613Metres Gained6,065

128Ground Ball Gets107

Clearance / Contest

45Clearances37

14Centre Clearances7

31Stoppage Clearances30

64Tackles80

34Hitouts53

8Hitouts To Advantage12

327Pressure Acts357

10Contested Marks7

Other

124Effective Kicks127

2Marks on the Lead1

18Tackles Inside 5010

224AFL Player Rating Points173

10Kick-ins Played On6

59Marks77

22Frees For14

14Frees Against22

45Rebound 50s42

70Clangers64

65One Percenters82

4Bounces1

1,597Supercoach Points1,704

1,486Dream Team Points1,533

87Turnovers79

16Hitout To Advantage Rate22

44Spoils54

80Intercepts87

12Intercept Marks23

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: WBD 50 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: WBD 32 pts
Lead Changes: 4
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Essendon by 49 points, 85–36.

Western Bulldogs extended a 19-point three-quarter-time lead with a 32–2 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