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Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 29-Aug-2021
Final Elimination Final
Western Bulldogs logo
Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
85 13.7
36 4.12
Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
Essendon logo
York Park Western Bulldogs by 49 WBD by 49
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
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

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WBD2.13.33.15.285
ESS1.43.30.30.236

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
4
Cody WeightmanWBD
Behinds
2
5 tied leaders
Mitch HannanWBD
SuperCoach
169
Darcy ParishESS
Tackles
9
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

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Replay & maps

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AFL event locations
Map coverage note

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Recorded events

Some scoring sequences have no unambiguous explicit result. The replay shows a partial recorded tally from that point.

Some recorded actions have no verified ground location. They remain in the replay; connecting arrows stop at these gaps.

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Recorded score
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BallEarlier in this passage

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At this moment

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    The passage

      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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      Shot profile Distance, angle & conversion

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      Distance to goal

      Angle off centre

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

      Shot locations

      Recorded ground view

      Western Bulldogs Essendon

      Select a dot or event. Arrow keys move between points.

      Attacking directions

      Attempts in match order

        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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