2014 AFL Round 8: Brisbane Lions v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 2014 between Brisbane Lions and Essendon during round 8 of the 2014 AFL season. Brisbane Lions hosted Essendon at Gabba. Jed Adcock captained the hosts. Jobe Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Justin Leppitsch and the visitors were coached by Mark Thompson.

Brisbane Lions
Back: J. Adcock (capt.), J. Clarke, J. Patfull
Half-back: M. Maguire, M. Paparone, P. Hanley
Centre: L. Taylor, S. Mayes, D. Gardiner
Half-forward: J. Aish, J. Brown, J. Green
Forward: D. Zorko, T. West, J. Paine
Follower: D. Merrett, T. Rockliff, R. Lester
Int.: T. Cutler, A. Raines, J. Redden
Sub.: N. Robertson

Essendon
Back: M. Hurley, D. Fletcher, M. Hibberd
Half-back: M. Baguley, C. Hooker, C. Dempsey
Centre: B. Goddard, J. Watson (capt.), B. Stanton
Half-forward: D. Zaharakis, J. Carlisle, Z. Merrett
Forward: P. Chapman, J. Daniher, P. Ambrose
Follower: P. Ryder, D. Heppell, H. Hocking
Int.: M. Gleeson, J. Melksham, J. Merrett
Sub.: K. Aylett

Brisbane Lions (8.9.57) were defeated by Essendon (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: J. Green (3), J. Brown, D. Merrett, J. Paine, M. Paparone, D. Zorko
Essendon: Z. Merrett (2), J. Carlisle, J. Daniher, B. Goddard, J. Merrett, P. Ryder, J. Watson, D. Zaharakis

As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions remained 18th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2014 AFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Brisbane Lions v Essendon
Date: Saturday 10 May 2014
Time: 4:40 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 26,522

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Lions def. by Essendon
Score: 8.9.57 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Lions 3 . 0 4 . 3 8 . 6 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Essendon 2 . 3 6 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin BRIL by 3 ESSE by 13 BRIL by 4 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 8
Duration 29:09 29:04 30:05 25:55 1:54:13

Honour Roll

Coaches: Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane Lions), Mark Thompson (Essendon)
Captains: Jed Adcock (Brisbane Lions), Jobe Watson (Essendon)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brendon Goddard ESSE 9 3
Jobe Watson ESSE 4 2
Tom Rockliff BRIL 38 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Dyson Heppell ESSE 21 10 2 0 0 0 0
Jobe Watson ESSE 4 8 0 2 0 0 0
Tom Rockliff BRIL 38 6 0 0 2 0 0
Marco Paparone BRIL 22 3 0 0 0 1 1
Cale Hooker ESSE 26 2 0 0 0 1 0
Josh Green BRIL 6 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
7 Adcock, Jed (c) BPL 93% 0 0 20 14 6 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 3
4 Aish, James HFFL 85% 0 0 23 9 14 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4
16 Brown, Jonathan CHF 97% 1 0 13 6 7 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1
42 Clarke, Justin FB 92% 0 0 15 8 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
26 Cutler, Tom INT 76% 0 0 15 12 3 6 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 0
27 Gardiner, Darcy WR 88% 0 0 9 2 7 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 1
6 Green, Josh HFFR 84% 3 0 10 6 4 1 0 6 0 3 1 1 0 2
11 Hanley, Pearce HBFR 79% 0 0 27 10 17 4 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 5
35 Lester, Ryan RO 72% 0 0 19 5 14 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2
36 Maguire, Matt HBFL 91% 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 0
32 Mayes, Sam C 89% 0 0 21 13 8 6 0 2 1 6 1 0 3 1
21 Merrett, Daniel RU 89% 1 3 11 6 5 5 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0
39 Paine, Jackson FPR 91% 1 2 15 8 7 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1
22 Paparone, Marco CHB 90% 1 0 29 19 10 7 0 0 2 4 1 2 2 3
24 Patfull, Joel BPR 90% 0 0 19 10 9 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 2
29 Raines, Andrew INT↓ 67% 0 0 17 5 12 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1
30 Redden, Jack INT 73% 0 1 25 14 11 4 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 3
18 Robertson, Nick SUB↑ 19% 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
38 Rockliff, Tom RR 86% 0 0 35 18 17 7 2 11 8 8 1 3 5 2
28 Taylor, Lewis WL 84% 0 1 19 9 10 5 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 4
13 West, Trent FF 87% 0 0 11 7 4 2 34 3 1 3 0 2 0 4
15 Zorko, Dayne FPL 79% 1 0 16 10 6 0 0 7 3 4 3 2 0 4
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 8 9 381 195 186 78 44 53 33 48 19 17 32 43

N. Robertson replaced A. Raines.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
47 Ambrose, Patrick FPR 94% 0 1 7 6 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3
43 Aylett, Kurt SUB↑ 23% 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
12 Baguley, Mark HBFL 87% 0 0 17 10 7 5 0 5 0 1 1 1 1 2
22 Carlisle, Jake CHF 87% 1 0 9 6 3 6 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 1
3 Chapman, Paul FPL 85% 0 2 23 12 11 8 0 5 2 3 1 3 1 3
6 Daniher, Joe FF 84% 1 2 11 6 5 3 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 0
15 Dempsey, Courtenay HBFR 75% 0 0 25 15 10 5 0 5 1 5 1 1 3 2
31 Fletcher, Dustin FB 86% 0 0 20 12 8 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0
35 Gleeson, Martin INT↓ 62% 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
9 Goddard, Brendon WL 87% 1 0 30 18 12 9 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 1
21 Heppell, Dyson RR 83% 0 0 36 14 22 6 1 6 8 5 1 1 0 2
1 Hibberd, Michael BPR 88% 0 0 28 15 13 6 0 3 1 3 1 2 4 1
39 Hocking, Heath RO 87% 0 0 15 7 8 2 0 7 3 2 3 2 1 1
26 Hooker, Cale CHB 100% 0 0 20 11 9 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 Hurley, Michael BPL 90% 0 0 20 16 4 9 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 2
17 Melksham, Jake INT 78% 0 0 22 8 14 5 0 3 4 5 0 2 0 3
20 Merrett, Jackson INT 77% 1 0 8 4 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
27 Merrett, Zach HFFR 85% 2 0 11 8 3 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 5
30 Ryder, Paddy RU 88% 1 0 15 8 7 7 31 4 4 0 1 0 1 3
5 Stanton, Brent WR 80% 0 1 25 16 9 8 0 4 2 1 0 0 2 3
4 Watson, Jobe (c) C 84% 1 0 35 16 19 7 0 9 8 5 3 1 4 3
11 Zaharakis, David HFFL 89% 1 0 16 9 7 4 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 3
Rushed 5
Total (22 players) 9 11 408 226 182 120 40 74 38 46 17 19 33 41

K. Aylett replaced M. Gleeson.

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 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ESSE Joe Daniher behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:18
BRIL Daniel Merrett goal 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 02:41
ESSE Paul Chapman behind 1.0.6 - 0.2.2 11:33
ESSE Brendon Goddard goal 1.0.6 - 1.2.8 12:51
BRIL Dayne Zorko goal 2.0.12 - 1.2.8 19:07
BRIL Jonathan Brown goal 3.0.18 - 1.2.8 21:50
ESSE Patrick Ambrose behind 3.0.18 - 1.3.9 26:36
ESSE Zach Merrett goal 3.0.18 - 2.3.15 29:04
Q2 ESSE Joe Daniher goal 3.0.18 - 3.3.21 05:39
ESSE Jake Carlisle goal 3.0.18 - 4.3.27 08:05
ESSE David Zaharakis goal 3.0.18 - 5.3.33 11:28
BRIL Daniel Merrett behind 3.1.19 - 5.3.33 15:46
BRIL Jack Redden behind 3.2.20 - 5.3.33 16:35
ESSE Rushed behind 3.2.20 - 5.4.34 17:09
ESSE Zach Merrett goal 3.2.20 - 6.4.40 20:58
BRIL Daniel Merrett behind 3.3.21 - 6.4.40 23:22
BRIL Josh Green goal 4.3.27 - 6.4.40 28:52
Q3 ESSE Rushed behind 4.3.27 - 6.5.41 03:44
ESSE Rushed behind 4.3.27 - 6.6.42 05:00
BRIL Rushed behind 4.4.28 - 6.6.42 05:55
BRIL Marco Paparone goal 5.4.34 - 6.6.42 07:23
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 5.4.34 - 6.7.43 08:57
BRIL Josh Green goal 6.4.40 - 6.7.43 13:01
BRIL Daniel Merrett behind 6.5.41 - 6.7.43 15:18
BRIL Jackson Paine goal 7.5.47 - 6.7.43 17:26
ESSE Rushed behind 7.5.47 - 6.8.44 20:48
ESSE Jobe Watson goal 7.5.47 - 7.8.50 24:40
BRIL Lewis Taylor behind 7.6.48 - 7.8.50 25:40
BRIL Josh Green goal 8.6.54 - 7.8.50 26:59
Q4 ESSE Rushed behind 8.6.54 - 7.9.51 03:38
BRIL Jackson Paine behind 8.7.55 - 7.9.51 06:50
ESSE Jackson Merrett goal 8.7.55 - 8.9.57 07:42
BRIL Rushed behind 8.8.56 - 8.9.57 11:00
BRIL Jackson Paine behind 8.9.57 - 8.9.57 13:37
ESSE Brent Stanton behind 8.9.57 - 8.10.58 16:44
ESSE Paul Chapman behind 8.9.57 - 8.11.59 18:34
ESSE Paddy Ryder goal 8.9.57 - 9.11.65 24:17