2015 AFL Season Round 7: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 2015 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round seven of the 2015 season of the Australian Football League.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.
Jobe Watson captained the hosts.
Andrew Swallow captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by James Hird and the visitors were coached by Brad Scott.
Essendon (12.10.82) were defeated by North Melbourne (13.15.93).
Match Details
Season:
2015 AFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Friday 15 May 2015
Time:
7:50 PM
Venue:
Etihad Stadium
Attendance:
43,972
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
12.10.82 - 13.15.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 5 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 28:25 | 29:50 | 30:49 | 31:18 | 2:00:22 | |||||||||||
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 (North Melbourne) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Jobe WatsonCoach: James Hird
North Melbourne
Captain: Andrew SwallowCoach: Brad Scott
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
R. Chamberlain (#18)R. Findlay (#23)
D. Harris (#24)
E: B. Wallace (#33)
Goal Umpires
M. HammondJ. Venkataya
E: M. Ensbey
Boundary Umpires
I. BurrowsD. Kowalski
M. Marantelli
S. Thiele
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ziebell | NMLB | 7 | 3 |
| Dyson Heppell | ESSE | 21 | 2 |
| Drew Petrie | NMLB | 20 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ziebell | NMLB | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachlan Hansen | NMLB | 6 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Drew Petrie | NMLB | 20 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Ben Cunnington | NMLB | 10 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Michael Hurley | ESSE | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Brendon Goddard | ESSE | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dyson Heppell | ESSE | 21 | 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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| 29 | Ambrose, Patrick | FF | 85% | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Ashby, Jason | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Baguley, Mark | BPR | 94% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Bellchambers, Tom | RU | 88% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Colyer, Travis | HFFR | 86% | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Daniher, Joe | FPR | 90% | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Dempsey, Courtenay | WR | 79% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | FB | 91% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Gleeson, Martin | HBFL | 83% | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Goddard, Brendon | RO | 91% | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | Heppell, Dyson | WL | 81% | 1 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Hibberd, Michael | HBFR | 90% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Hooker, Cale | CHB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Howlett, Ben | SUB↑ | 44% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Hurley, Michael | BPL | 96% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | Langford, Kyle | HFFL↓ | 38% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | McKernan, Shaun | CHF | 85% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Melksham, Jake | INT | 82% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Merrett, Jackson | FPL | 84% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Merrett, Zach | INT | 74% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Stanton, Brent | RR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Watson, Jobe (c) | C | 82% | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 12 | 10 | 316 | 188 | 128 | 83 | 35 | 71 | 32 | 49 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 54 | |||
B. Howlett replaced K. Langford.
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 18 | Atley, Shaun | SUB↑ | 34% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bastinac, Ryan | INT | 81% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | Brown, Ben | FPR↓ | 54% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cunnington, Ben | RR | 76% | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Firrito, Michael | BPR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Gibson, Sam | HFFR | 93% | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Goldstein, Todd | RU | 91% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Hansen, Lachlan | BPL | 86% | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | HFFL | 94% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Higgins, Shaun | WL | 92% | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacobs, Ben | WR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Macmillan, Jamie | HBFL | 75% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | McDonald, Luke | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Nahas, Robin | INT | 73% | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Petrie, Drew | FF | 96% | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Swallow, Andrew (c) | RO | 75% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Tarrant, Robbie | CHB | 90% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Thomas, Lindsay | FPL | 89% | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Thompson, Scott | FB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Waite, Jarrad | CHF | 93% | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Wright, Sam | HBFR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Ziebell, Jack | C | 71% | 2 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 13 | 15 | 372 | 232 | 140 | 116 | 44 | 57 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 51 | |||
S. Atley replaced B. Brown 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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| 6 | L. Hansen | 16 | S. Thompson | 11 | M. Firrito | 2 | T. Bellchambers | 14 | J. Ashby | ||||||
| 6 | J. Daniher | 29 | P. Ambrose | 20 | J. Merrett | 5 | B. Stanton | 17 | J. Melksham | ||||||
| FORWARD | 9 | B. Goddard | 7 | Z. Merrett | |||||||||||
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| 34 | J. Macmillan | 25 | R. Tarrant | 19 | S. Wright |
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| 4 | S. Higgins | 7 | J. Ziebell | 5 | B. Jacobs |
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| 15 | C. Dempsey | 4 | J. Watson (c) | 21 | D. Heppell | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 22 | T. Goldstein | 3 | R. Bastinac | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 10 | B. Cunnington | 21 | L. McDonald | |||||||||||
| 29 | B. Harvey | 30 | J. Waite | 43 | S. Gibson | 9 | A. Swallow (c) | 28 | R. Nahas | ||||||
| 1 | M. Hibberd | 26 | C. Hooker | 35 | M. Gleeson |
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| North Melbourne | Coach: Brad Scott | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | NMLB | Rushed behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.1.1 | 01:51 |
| NMLB | Jarrad Waite behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.2.2 | 06:11 | |
| ESSE | Travis Colyer goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.2.2 | 06:52 | |
| ESSE | Jobe Watson goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.2.2 | 10:39 | |
| ESSE | Dyson Heppell goal | 3.0.18 | - | 0.2.2 | 12:08 | |
| NMLB | Drew Petrie goal | 3.0.18 | - | 1.2.8 | 13:53 | |
| NMLB | Jarrad Waite behind | 3.0.18 | - | 1.3.9 | 15:53 | |
| NMLB | Ben Cunnington behind | 3.0.18 | - | 1.4.10 | 16:52 | |
| NMLB | Shaun Higgins behind | 3.0.18 | - | 1.5.11 | 20:08 | |
| NMLB | Shaun Higgins behind | 3.0.18 | - | 1.6.12 | 21:50 | |
| ESSE | Travis Colyer goal | 4.0.24 | - | 1.6.12 | 23:20 | |
| NMLB | Sam Gibson goal | 4.0.24 | - | 2.6.18 | 24:57 | |
| ESSE | Jobe Watson goal | 5.0.30 | - | 2.6.18 | 27:03 | |
| Q2 | ESSE | Dustin Fletcher behind | 5.1.31 | - | 2.6.18 | 02:09 |
| NMLB | Drew Petrie goal | 5.1.31 | - | 3.6.24 | 03:20 | |
| ESSE | Joe Daniher behind | 5.2.32 | - | 3.6.24 | 04:23 | |
| NMLB | Jack Ziebell behind | 5.2.32 | - | 3.7.25 | 08:16 | |
| NMLB | Jack Ziebell behind | 5.2.32 | - | 3.8.26 | 12:03 | |
| NMLB | Rushed behind | 5.2.32 | - | 3.9.27 | 12:44 | |
| NMLB | Brent Harvey goal | 5.2.32 | - | 4.9.33 | 14:05 | |
| NMLB | Jarrad Waite goal | 5.2.32 | - | 5.9.39 | 18:11 | |
| ESSE | Dyson Heppell behind | 5.3.33 | - | 5.9.39 | 20:37 | |
| NMLB | Lindsay Thomas goal | 5.3.33 | - | 6.9.45 | 21:38 | |
| NMLB | Jack Ziebell goal | 5.3.33 | - | 7.9.51 | 23:59 | |
| ESSE | Brendon Goddard goal | 6.3.39 | - | 7.9.51 | 28:52 | |
| Q3 | ESSE | Patrick Ambrose goal | 7.3.45 | - | 7.9.51 | 00:29 |
| ESSE | Dyson Heppell behind | 7.4.46 | - | 7.9.51 | 03:30 | |
| ESSE | Joe Daniher goal | 8.4.52 | - | 7.9.51 | 05:50 | |
| ESSE | Martin Gleeson behind | 8.5.53 | - | 7.9.51 | 07:28 | |
| ESSE | Brendon Goddard behind | 8.6.54 | - | 7.9.51 | 09:10 | |
| NMLB | Robin Nahas behind | 8.6.54 | - | 7.10.52 | 11:53 | |
| ESSE | Zach Merrett behind | 8.7.55 | - | 7.10.52 | 15:52 | |
| ESSE | Dyson Heppell behind | 8.8.56 | - | 7.10.52 | 18:15 | |
| NMLB | Lindsay Thomas behind | 8.8.56 | - | 7.11.53 | 20:13 | |
| NMLB | Lindsay Thomas goal | 8.8.56 | - | 8.11.59 | 21:29 | |
| NMLB | Ben Cunnington goal | 8.8.56 | - | 9.11.65 | 23:09 | |
| ESSE | Courtenay Dempsey behind | 8.9.57 | - | 9.11.65 | 24:55 | |
| ESSE | Joe Daniher behind | 8.10.58 | - | 9.11.65 | 27:33 | |
| NMLB | Lachlan Hansen behind | 8.10.58 | - | 9.12.66 | 28:46 | |
| NMLB | Lindsay Thomas behind | 8.10.58 | - | 9.13.67 | 30:43 | |
| Q4 | ESSE | Tom Bellchambers goal | 9.10.64 | - | 9.13.67 | 01:04 |
| NMLB | Robin Nahas goal | 9.10.64 | - | 10.13.73 | 04:35 | |
| NMLB | Lindsay Thomas behind | 9.10.64 | - | 10.14.74 | 08:19 | |
| NMLB | Sam Gibson behind | 9.10.64 | - | 10.15.75 | 09:21 | |
| NMLB | Jarrad Waite goal | 9.10.64 | - | 11.15.81 | 11:32 | |
| ESSE | Jake Melksham goal | 10.10.70 | - | 11.15.81 | 12:42 | |
| ESSE | Patrick Ambrose goal | 11.10.76 | - | 11.15.81 | 17:15 | |
| NMLB | Shaun Higgins goal | 11.10.76 | - | 12.15.87 | 24:43 | |
| NMLB | Jack Ziebell goal | 11.10.76 | - | 13.15.93 | 25:46 | |
| ESSE | Jackson Merrett goal | 12.10.82 | - | 13.15.93 | 28:03 | |