2011 AFL Season Round 15: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 2011 between Essendon and Geelong during round fifteen of the 2011 season of the Australian Football League.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Etihad Stadium.
Cameron Ling captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by James Hird and the visitors were coached by Chris Scott.
Essendon (18.7.115) defeated Geelong (16.15.111).
Match Details
Season:
2011 AFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 July 2011
Time:
7:10 PM
Venue:
Etihad Stadium
Attendance:
43,806
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 7 | (115) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 31:09 | 30:42 | 32:31 | 34:28 | 2:08:50 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Essendon) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Geelong) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: unknownCoach: James Hird
Geelong
Captain: Cameron LingCoach: Chris Scott
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
M. Jennings (#24)H. Kennedy (#7)
D. Margetts (#6)
E: T. Pannell (#28)
Goal Umpires
M. HammondC. Roffey
E: J. Venkataya
Boundary Umpires
T. BryantC. Bull
T. Morrison
S. Thiele
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Melksham | ESSE | 17 | 3 |
| Dyson Heppell | ESSE | 21 | 2 |
| Paul Chapman | GEEL | 35 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Melksham | ESSE | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyson Heppell | ESSE | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Chapman | GEEL | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Hurley | ESSE | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stewart Crameri | ESSE | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Howlett | ESSE | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 32 | Colyer, Travis | SUB↑ | 43% | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 | Crameri, Stewart | FF | 89% | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Davey, Alwyn | FPR | 86% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | FB | 99% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Hardingham, Kyle | BPL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | Heppell, Dyson | INT | 87% | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Hibberd, Michael | BPR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Hille, David | CHF | 90% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Hocking, Heath | HBFR | 86% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Howlett, Ben | C | 75% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Hurley, Michael | HFFL | 95% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Jetta, Leroy | HFFR | 80% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | McVeigh, Mark | RR | 90% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Melksham, Jake | WR | 77% | 1 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Monfries, Angus | INT | 79% | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Pears, Tayte | CHB | 91% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Prismall, Brent | WL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 37 | Reimers, Kyle | INT | 75% | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Ryder, Paddy | RU | 93% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Stanton, Brent | HBFL | 80% | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Welsh, Andrew | FPL↓ | 41% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Zaharakis, David | RO | 89% | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 18 | 7 | 411 | 216 | 195 | 100 | 46 | 76 | 38 | 59 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 44 | |||
T. Colyer replaced A. Welsh.
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bartel, Jimmy | RO | 88% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Brown, Mitch | FPL | 80% | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Chapman, Paul | HFFL | 94% | 2 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Christensen, Allen | HFFR | 79% | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Duncan, Mitch | WL | 86% | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Enright, Corey | HBFR | 95% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Gillies, Tom | SUB↑ | 30% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hunt, Josh | BPL | 86% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Johnson, Steve | FPR | 88% | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Kelly, James | C | 82% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 45 | Ling, Cameron (c) | RR | 84% | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Lonergan, Tom | BPR↓ | 56% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Mackie, Andrew | WR | 93% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Menzel, Daniel | INT | 81% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Motlop, Steven | INT | 73% | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Ottens, Brad | RU | 79% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Podsiadly, James | FF | 96% | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Scarlett, Matthew | FB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Stokes, Mathew | INT | 88% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Taylor, Harry | CHB | 88% | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Vardy, Nathan | CHF | 74% | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Wojcinski, David | HBFL | 88% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 16 | 15 | 298 | 178 | 120 | 65 | 43 | 92 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 59 | |||
T. Gillies replaced T. Lonergan during the third quarter.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Essendon | Coach: James Hird | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 | J. Hunt | 30 | M. Scarlett | 13 | T. Lonergan | 30 | P. Ryder | 21 | D. Heppell | ||||||
| 29 | A. Davey | 45 | S. Crameri | 12 | A. Welsh | 10 | M. McVeigh | 6 | A. Monfries | ||||||
| FORWARD | 11 | D. Zaharakis | 37 | K. Reimers | |||||||||||
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| 40 | D. Wojcinski | 7 | H. Taylor | 44 | C. Enright |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 45 | C. Ling (c) | 32 | S. Motlop | |||||||||||
| 35 | P. Chapman | 36 | N. Vardy | 28 | A. Christensen | 3 | J. Bartel | 27 | M. Stokes | ||||||
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| Geelong | Coach: Chris Scott | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GEEL | Allen Christensen goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 01:59 |
| GEEL | Allen Christensen behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.1.7 | 03:22 | |
| GEEL | Steve Johnson behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.2.8 | 04:11 | |
| ESSE | Paddy Ryder behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.2.8 | 06:24 | |
| GEEL | Steve Johnson behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.3.9 | 08:33 | |
| GEEL | Allen Christensen goal | 0.1.1 | - | 2.3.15 | 09:00 | |
| GEEL | Nathan Vardy goal | 0.1.1 | - | 3.3.21 | 10:18 | |
| ESSE | Dyson Heppell goal | 1.1.7 | - | 3.3.21 | 11:57 | |
| ESSE | Angus Monfries goal | 2.1.13 | - | 3.3.21 | 14:25 | |
| ESSE | Brent Stanton behind | 2.2.14 | - | 3.3.21 | 15:57 | |
| ESSE | Andrew Welsh goal | 3.2.20 | - | 3.3.21 | 18:32 | |
| ESSE | Angus Monfries goal | 4.2.26 | - | 3.3.21 | 21:43 | |
| ESSE | David Zaharakis behind | 4.3.27 | - | 3.3.21 | 25:47 | |
| Q2 | ESSE | Stewart Crameri goal | 5.3.33 | - | 3.3.21 | 02:02 |
| ESSE | Andrew Welsh goal | 6.3.39 | - | 3.3.21 | 04:53 | |
| GEEL | Steven Motlop behind | 6.3.39 | - | 3.4.22 | 09:47 | |
| GEEL | James Kelly goal | 6.3.39 | - | 4.4.28 | 10:29 | |
| ESSE | Kyle Reimers behind | 6.4.40 | - | 4.4.28 | 12:32 | |
| GEEL | James Podsiadly behind | 6.4.40 | - | 4.5.29 | 15:38 | |
| ESSE | David Zaharakis goal | 7.4.46 | - | 4.5.29 | 20:37 | |
| ESSE | Leroy Jetta goal | 8.4.52 | - | 4.5.29 | 22:30 | |
| GEEL | Cameron Ling goal | 8.4.52 | - | 5.5.35 | 26:37 | |
| GEEL | James Podsiadly behind | 8.4.52 | - | 5.6.36 | 28:18 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 8.4.52 | - | 5.7.37 | 29:46 | |
| Q3 | ESSE | Alwyn Davey goal | 9.4.58 | - | 5.7.37 | 00:50 |
| GEEL | Harry Taylor behind | 9.4.58 | - | 5.8.38 | 03:09 | |
| ESSE | Travis Colyer behind | 9.5.59 | - | 5.8.38 | 06:21 | |
| ESSE | Paddy Ryder goal | 10.5.65 | - | 5.8.38 | 08:26 | |
| ESSE | Ben Howlett goal | 11.5.71 | - | 5.8.38 | 10:41 | |
| GEEL | Mitch Brown behind | 11.5.71 | - | 5.9.39 | 14:42 | |
| GEEL | Mitch Duncan goal | 11.5.71 | - | 6.9.45 | 15:11 | |
| GEEL | Mitch Brown behind | 11.5.71 | - | 6.10.46 | 17:11 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 11.5.71 | - | 6.11.47 | 18:21 | |
| GEEL | David Wojcinski goal | 11.5.71 | - | 7.11.53 | 18:48 | |
| GEEL | Steven Motlop goal | 11.5.71 | - | 8.11.59 | 21:24 | |
| GEEL | Paul Chapman goal | 11.5.71 | - | 9.11.65 | 23:21 | |
| ESSE | Angus Monfries goal | 12.5.77 | - | 9.11.65 | 25:21 | |
| ESSE | Kyle Reimers goal | 13.5.83 | - | 9.11.65 | 27:16 | |
| GEEL | Nathan Vardy behind | 13.5.83 | - | 9.12.66 | 31:30 | |
| Q4 | ESSE | Travis Colyer goal | 14.5.89 | - | 9.12.66 | 02:30 |
| GEEL | Mitch Duncan behind | 14.5.89 | - | 9.13.67 | 04:22 | |
| GEEL | Paul Chapman goal | 14.5.89 | - | 10.13.73 | 08:14 | |
| GEEL | Brad Ottens goal | 14.5.89 | - | 11.13.79 | 09:55 | |
| ESSE | David Hille goal | 15.5.95 | - | 11.13.79 | 15:28 | |
| GEEL | James Podsiadly behind | 15.5.95 | - | 11.14.80 | 17:09 | |
| GEEL | Josh Hunt behind | 15.5.95 | - | 11.15.81 | 17:41 | |
| ESSE | Travis Colyer goal | 16.5.101 | - | 11.15.81 | 18:59 | |
| ESSE | David Zaharakis behind | 16.6.102 | - | 11.15.81 | 20:07 | |
| ESSE | Angus Monfries behind | 16.7.103 | - | 11.15.81 | 20:36 | |
| GEEL | Mathew Stokes goal | 16.7.103 | - | 12.15.87 | 21:13 | |
| ESSE | Stewart Crameri goal | 17.7.109 | - | 12.15.87 | 23:14 | |
| GEEL | Steve Johnson goal | 17.7.109 | - | 13.15.93 | 24:28 | |
| GEEL | Steve Johnson goal | 17.7.109 | - | 14.15.99 | 25:39 | |
| GEEL | Mitch Duncan goal | 17.7.109 | - | 15.15.105 | 28:57 | |
| ESSE | Jake Melksham goal | 18.7.115 | - | 15.15.105 | 30:54 | |
| GEEL | Steve Johnson goal | 18.7.115 | - | 16.15.111 | 33:31 | |