2009 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
2009 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Etihad Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 10-1-11, P%: 97.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Adelaide (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Jarrod | #38 | 5 | 2 | R19-22, EF |
| Bellchambers, Tom | #44 | 6 | 1 | R07-10, R20-21 |
| Daniher, Darcy | #28 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Davey, Alwyn | #29 | 20 | 14 | R01-17, R19-21 |
| Dempsey, Courtenay | #15 | 20 | 7 | R01-09, R11-20, EF |
| Dyson, Ricky | #2 | 23 | 8 | R01-22, EF |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 18 | 1 | R01-06, R12-22, EF |
| Hille, David | #19 | 5 | 1 | R01-05 |
| Hocking, Heath | #39 | 19 | 9 | R01-03, R05-16, R18-19, R22, EF |
| Hooker, Cale | #26 | 16 | 3 | R06-18, R21-22, EF |
| Houli, Bachar | #43 | 7 | 0 | R01, R07-11, R19 |
| Hurley, Michael | #22 | 10 | 10 | R01, R15-22, EF |
| Jetta, Leroy | #7 | 6 | 1 | R03, R05-06, R09-10, R21 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 18 | 35 | R01-17, R22 |
| Lonergan, Sam | #14 | 17 | 10 | R01, R05-16, R18-20, R22 |
| Lovett, Andrew | #13 | 22 | 21 | R01-18, R20-22, EF |
| Lovett-Murray, Nathan | #42 | 14 | 9 | R05-09, R13-14, R17-22, EF |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 14 | 22 | R01-06, R11-18 |
| McPhee, Adam | #33 | 21 | 16 | R01-02, R04-12, R14-22, EF |
| McVeigh, Mark | #10 | 12 | 5 | R04, R10-12, R15-17, R19-22, EF |
| Monfries, Angus | #6 | 21 | 25 | R01-14, R17-22, EF |
| Myers, David | #23 | 6 | 1 | R02-03, R05-08 |
| Nash, Jay | #17 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Neagle, Jay | #1 | 12 | 19 | R01, R07-11, R18-22, EF |
| Pears, Tayte | #16 | 23 | 1 | R01-22, EF |
| Prismall, Brent | #9 | 13 | 5 | R11-22, EF |
| Quinn, Michael | #41 | 6 | 2 | R02, R04, R19-21, EF |
| Reimers, Kyle | #37 | 9 | 9 | R11-19 |
| Ryder, Paddy | #30 | 21 | 12 | R01-20, R22 |
| Skipworth, Hayden | #21 | 11 | 11 | R01-04, R10-14, R18, EF |
| Slattery, Henry | #20 | 21 | 2 | R01-10, R13-22, EF |
| Stanton, Brent | #5 | 23 | 15 | R01-22, EF |
| Watson, Jobe | #4 | 22 | 10 | R01-13, R15-22, EF |
| Welsh, Andrew | #12 | 11 | 2 | R12-18, R20-22, EF |
| Winderlich, Jason | #8 | 19 | 17 | R01-10, R12-17, R21-22, EF |
| Zaharakis, David | #11 | 10 | 7 | R02-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights, Matthew | 23 | 10 | -1- | 12 | R01-22, EF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Henry Slattery | Tayte Pears | Nathan Lovett-Murray |
| Half-Back: | Dustin Fletcher | Courtenay Dempsey | Adam McPhee |
| Centre: | Ricky Dyson | Brent Stanton | Andrew Lovett |
| Half-Forward: | Angus Monfries | Jay Neagle | Jason Winderlich |
| Forward: | Sam Lonergan | Matthew Lloyd | Alwyn Davey |
| Follower: | Paddy Ryder | Jobe Watson | Andrew Welsh |
| Interchange: | Heath Hocking | Cale Hooker | Scott Lucas |
| Brent Prismall |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 21 out of 23 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/2009 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 41 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 05/04/2009 | Round 2 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 11/04/2009 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 19/04/2009 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 12 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 25/04/2009 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 02/05/2009 | Round 6 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 43 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 08/05/2009 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 44 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 17/05/2009 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 19 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 23/05/2009 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 31/05/2009 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 64 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 07/06/2009 | Round 11 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 16 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 19/06/2009 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 48 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 26/06/2009 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 69 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 03/07/2009 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 35 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 11/07/2009 | Round 15 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 17/07/2009 | Round 16 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 33 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 26/07/2009 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 02/08/2009 | Round 18 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 27 | Matthew Knights | Jobe Watson |
| 08/08/2009 | Round 19 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Matthew Knights | unknown |
| 16/08/2009 | Round 20 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Matthew Knights | unknown |
| 23/08/2009 | Round 21 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 54 | Matthew Knights | Andrew Welsh |
| 29/08/2009 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd |
| 04/09/2009 | Elimination Final | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 96 | Matthew Knights | unknown |