2021 Round 20: Essendon v Sydney

Match Details

Season: 2021 AFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Essendon v Sydney
Date: Sunday, August 1st, 2021
Time: 3:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: unknown
Capacity: 100,024

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Sydney
Score: 16.6.102 - 17.7.109
Best on Ground: Z. Merrett, T. Papley, J. Stringer, C. Mills

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 6 . 5 11 . 5 16 . 6 16 . 6 (102)
Sydney 2 . 1 4 . 5 11 . 7 17 . 7 17 . 7 (109)
Margin ESS by 8 ESS by 12 SYD by 2 SYD by 7 SYD by 7
Duration 27:57 28:02 34:48 34:06 2:04:53

Honour Roll

Coach(es): Ben Rutten (Essendon), John Longmire (Sydney)
Captain(s): Dyson Heppell (Essendon), unknown (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire(s): Ray Chamberlain (#18), Hayden Gavine (#14), Alex Whetton (#19), E: Justin Power (#4)
Goal Umpire(s): Jesse Baird, Matthew Bridges, E: Simon Plumridge
Boundary Umpire(s): Chris Esler, Matthew Jenkinson, Lachlan Rayner, James Scully
Umpire Replacement(s): No known replacements

Brownlow Votes

3 - Callum Mills (SYD #14) 2 - Zach Merrett (ESS #7) 1 - Tom Papley (SYD #11)

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team Vote(s) 5 4 3 2 1
Zach Merrett ESS 9 1 1 0 0 0
Tom Papley SYD 9 1 1 0 0 0
Jake Stringer ESS 5 0 0 1 1 0
Callum Mills SYD 5 0 0 1 1 0
Luke Parker SYD 2 0 0 0 0 2

Player Statistics (Basic)

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CP UP CL CR FF FA RF IF MF RB OP GA
37 Clarke, Dylan INT 80% 1 0 13 5 8 4 0 1 5 9 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0
13 Cox, Nik WR 87% 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 2 3 11 1 5 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 0
12 Cutler, Tom INT 91% 1 0 11 7 4 2 0 1 7 5 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1
2 Draper, Sam RU 79% 0 1 11 7 4 4 23 1 10 3 5 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 6 0
42 Durham, Sam WL 82% 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 1 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0
10 Francis, Aaron CHF 85% 0 1 10 7 3 4 0 1 4 6 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1
33 Ham, Brayden SUB↑ 2% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Heppell, Dyson HBFL 87% 0 0 25 17 8 5 0 3 4 20 0 4 1 0 5 2 0 0 6 1
19 Hind, Nick HBFR 84% 1 0 15 10 5 1 0 1 6 9 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0
4 Langford, Kyle RR 79% 3 0 17 13 4 7 0 3 2 15 0 3 0 1 1 3 2 0 3 1
15 Laverde, Jayden BPL↓ 82% 0 0 5 4 1 3 0 2 2 3 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 0
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony INT 67% 1 0 5 4 1 2 0 1 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0
7 Merrett, Zach C 85% 2 0 35 20 15 7 0 5 10 25 3 2 2 1 3 6 2 0 1 4
3 Parish, Darcy RO 86% 0 0 34 12 22 1 0 4 19 16 8 4 1 1 1 7 1 0 2 0
16 Perkins, Archie HFFR 61% 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 Redman, Mason BPR 82% 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 1 4 6 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0
14 Ridley, Jordan CHB 90% 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
9 Shiel, Dylan INT 65% 1 1 22 12 10 2 0 2 10 10 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
5 Smith, Devon HFFL 84% 2 1 16 6 10 4 0 1 5 12 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
40 Snelling, Will FPL 89% 0 0 17 9 8 3 0 3 5 12 2 3 1 2 1 6 0 0 1 0
17 Stewart, James FB 85% 0 0 8 3 5 3 0 0 4 3 0 6 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
25 Stringer, Jake FPR 86% 2 0 19 13 6 3 0 5 13 7 9 4 5 2 0 4 1 0 1 3
20 Wright, Peter FF 83% 2 1 15 7 8 4 5 0 8 7 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total 16 6 324 186 138 70 28 39 130 198 36 62 23 28 28 50 14 5 48 13

Jayden Laverde was substituted out of the game and was replaced by Brayden Ham in the fourth quarter.

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CP UP CL CR FF FA RF IF MF RB OP GA
32 Bell, James INT 63% 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
22 Blakey, Nick INT 81% 1 0 15 9 6 6 0 0 5 11 0 4 1 0 2 2 1 1 7 1
7 Cunningham, Harry BPL 86% 0 0 14 11 3 7 0 3 2 12 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
34 Dawson, Jordan HBFR 88% 0 1 24 17 7 11 0 4 9 15 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
13 Florent, Oliver INT 70% 0 0 13 10 3 5 0 1 2 11 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 3 2 1
42 Fox, Robbie CHB 82% 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 4 3 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
23 Franklin, Lance FF 95% 2 2 13 10 3 7 0 1 6 11 0 4 2 3 0 4 2 0 1 1
21 Gulden, Errol RO 77% 1 0 14 6 8 3 0 2 7 8 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1
9 Hayward, Will CHF 81% 2 0 11 7 4 4 0 0 4 7 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
5 Heeney, Isaac FPR 92% 0 0 17 14 3 9 0 3 6 11 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 3
29 Hewett, George WR 77% 0 0 22 10 12 4 0 1 4 16 3 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1
31 Hickey, Tom RU 86% 1 0 14 7 7 4 24 0 6 7 3 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 4 1
12 Kennedy, Josh INT 63% 1 0 22 11 11 3 0 3 7 15 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1
44 Lloyd, Jake HBFL 85% 0 0 27 17 10 7 0 1 4 18 0 1 1 0 7 1 0 1 1 0
30 McCartin, Tom FB 97% 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 1 8 6 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 7 0
27 McInerney, Justin WL 84% 0 0 28 14 14 8 0 2 13 17 6 2 2 1 3 6 0 1 2 0
14 Mills, Callum C 81% 1 0 33 21 12 12 0 6 5 26 2 3 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 0
11 Papley, Tom HFFL 88% 4 1 17 12 5 3 0 0 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 1
26 Parker, Luke RR 73% 2 0 26 9 17 5 0 4 11 13 9 6 2 4 1 2 2 2 0 0
24 Rampe, Dane BPR 94% 0 0 20 14 6 7 0 1 3 16 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 4 0
20 Reid, Sam HFFR 81% 1 1 14 10 4 6 1 1 5 8 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 1
3 Stephens, Dylan SUB 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Wicks, Sam FPL 75% 1 0 10 3 7 1 0 3 6 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total 17 7 385 231 154 120 25 42 123 256 28 51 28 23 34 47 11 10 41 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CP: Contested Posessions, UP: Uncontested Posessions, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s, MF: Marks Inside 50, RB: Running Bounces, OP: One-Percenters, GA: Goal Assists

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 H. Cunningham 30 T. McCartin 24 D. Rampe 2 S. Draper 37 D. Clarke
25 J. Stringer 20 P. Wright 40 W. Snelling 4 K. Langford 12 T. Cutler
FORWARD 3 D. Parish 43 A. McDonald-Tipungwuti
HALF-BACK

9 D. Shiel
44 J. Lloyd 42 R. Fox 34 J. Dawson

33 B. Ham
16 A. Perkins 10 A. Francis 5 D. Smith



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



27 J. McInerney 14 C. Mills 29 G. Hewett



13 N. Cox 7 Z. Merrett 42 S. Durham FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 31 T. Hickey 32 J. Bell
HALF-FORWARD 26 L. Parker 22 N. Blakey
11 T. Papley 9 W. Hayward 20 S. Reid 21 E. Gulden 13 O. Florent
19 N. Hind 14 J. Ridley 21 D. Heppell (c)

12 J. Kennedy
HALF-BACK

3 D. Stephens
FORWARD



45 S. Wicks 23 L. Franklin 5 I. Heeney



27 M. Redman 17 J. Stewart 15 J. Laverde



BACK



Sydney Coach: John Longmire

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ESS Jake Stringer goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 03:37
ESS Kyle Langford goal 2.0.12 - 0.0.0 06:34
SYD Tom Papley goal 2.0.12 - 1.0.6 08:12
ESS Sam Draper behind 2.1.13 - 1.0.6 10:06
SYD Lance Franklin behind 2.1.13 - 1.1.7 12:37
SYD Lance Franklin goal 2.1.13 - 2.1.13 19:02
ESS Devon Smith goal 3.1.19 - 2.1.13 21:37
ESS Dylan Shiel behind 3.2.20 - 2.1.13 23:27
ESS Devon Smith behind 3.3.21 - 2.1.13 24:33
Q2 SYD Sam Reid goal 3.3.21 - 3.1.19 00:35
ESS Aaron Francis behind 3.4.22 - 3.1.19 04:07
SYD Tom Hickey goal 3.4.22 - 4.1.25 05:12
ESS Rushed behind 3.5.23 - 4.1.25 07:13
SYD Tom Papley behind 3.5.23 - 4.2.26 08:24
ESS Kyle Langford goal 4.5.29 - 4.2.26 09:11
ESS Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goal 5.5.35 - 4.2.26 11:25
SYD Jordan Dawson behind 5.5.35 - 4.3.27 13:21
SYD Sam Reid behind 5.5.35 - 4.4.28 18:30
ESS Dylan Clarke goal 6.5.41 - 4.4.28 21:19
SYD Lance Franklin behind 6.5.41 - 4.5.29 27:59
Q3 SYD Rushed behind 6.5.41 - 4.6.30 00:35
SYD Will Hayward goal 6.5.41 - 5.6.36 01:12
ESS Zach Merrett goal 7.5.47 - 5.6.36 06:43
SYD Luke Parker goal 7.5.47 - 6.6.42 11:26
SYD Sam Wicks goal 7.5.47 - 7.6.48 13:11
SYD Luke Parker goal 7.5.47 - 8.6.54 15:41
ESS Kyle Langford goal 8.5.53 - 8.6.54 18:23
SYD Tom Papley goal 8.5.53 - 9.6.60 20:48
ESS Jake Stringer goal 9.5.59 - 9.6.60 22:05
SYD Tom Papley goal 9.5.59 - 10.6.66 24:55
SYD Tom Papley goal 9.5.59 - 11.6.72 27:02
ESS Peter Wright goal 10.5.65 - 11.6.72 28:36
ESS Zach Merrett goal 11.5.71 - 11.6.72 30:29
SYD Rushed behind 11.5.71 - 11.7.73 33:24
Q4 SYD Will Hayward goal 11.5.71 - 12.7.79 01:47
ESS Tom Cutler goal 12.5.77 - 12.7.79 03:14
SYD Lance Franklin goal 12.5.77 - 13.7.85 05:52
ESS Dylan Shiel goal 13.5.83 - 13.7.85 10:06
SYD Josh Kennedy goal 13.5.83 - 14.7.91 11:19
ESS Peter Wright behind 13.6.84 - 14.7.91 12:55
SYD Nick Blakey goal 13.6.84 - 15.7.97 14:24
ESS Nick Hind goal 14.6.90 - 15.7.97 16:53
SYD Errol Gulden goal 14.6.90 - 16.7.103 19:33
SYD Callum Mills goal 14.6.90 - 17.7.109 25:15
ESS Peter Wright goal 15.6.96 - 17.7.109 27:46
ESS Devon Smith goal 16.6.102 - 17.7.109 31:38