2016 AFL Round 19: Adelaide v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 2016 between Adelaide and Essendon during round 19 of the 2016 AFL season. Adelaide hosted Essendon at Adelaide Oval. In the absence of Taylor Walker, Rory Sloane captained the hosts. Brendon Goddard captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Don Pyke and the visitors were coached by John Worsfold.

Adelaide
Back: L. Brown, D. Talia, K. Hartigan
Half-back: B. Smith, J. Lever, R. Laird
Centre: P. Seedsman, J. Lyons, R. Atkins
Half-forward: C. Cameron, T. Lynch, E. Betts
Forward: R. Douglas, M. McGovern, J. Jenkins
Follower: S. Jacobs, R. Sloane (capt.), M. Crouch
Int.: K. Cheney, B. Crouch, D. MacKay, S. Thompson

Essendon
Back: M. Dea, M. Hartley, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti
Half-back: M. Gleeson, A. Francis, C. Dempsey
Centre: Z. Merrett, D. Zaharakis, W. Hams
Half-forward: K. Langford, P. Ambrose, O. Fantasia
Forward: J. Laverde, J. Daniher, D. Parish
Follower: M. Leuenberger, C. Bird, B. Goddard (capt.)
Int.: A. Cooney, C. McKenna, S. Michael, J. Polkinghorne

Adelaide (22.11.143) defeated Essendon (9.7.61).

Goalkickers
Adelaide: E. Betts (5), C. Cameron (4), M. McGovern (4), R. Douglas (2), J. Jenkins (2), P. Seedsman (2), K. Hartigan, J. Lyons, R. Sloane
Essendon: J. Daniher (4), J. Laverde (2), A. Cooney, O. Fantasia, K. Langford

As a result of this match, Adelaide were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon remained 18th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2016 AFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Adelaide v Essendon
Date: Sunday 31 July 2016
Time: 4:10 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 44,264

Match Results

Outcome: Adelaide def. Essendon
Score: 22.11.143 - 9.7.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Adelaide 5 . 2 11 . 7 18 . 10 22 . 11 22 . 11 (143)
Essendon 2 . 3 4 . 4 5 . 6 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Margin ADEL by 17 ADEL by 45 ADEL by 82 ADEL by 82 ADEL by 82
Duration 31:08 31:31 32:28 30:24 2:05:31

Honour Roll

Coaches: Don Pyke (Adelaide), John Worsfold (Essendon)
Captains: Rory Sloane (Adelaide), Brendon Goddard (Essendon)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Rory Sloane ADEL 9 3
Rory Laird ADEL 29 2
Eddie Betts ADEL 18 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Eddie Betts ADEL 18 10 2 0 0 0 0
Rory Sloane ADEL 9 8 0 2 0 0 0
Rory Laird ADEL 29 6 0 0 2 0 0
Charlie Cameron ADEL 23 3 0 0 0 1 1
Joe Daniher ESSE 6 3 0 0 0 1 1

Player Statistics

Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
21 Atkins, Rory WR 83% 0 0 26 7 19 2 0 0 1 7 0 3 1 3
18 Betts, Eddie HFFR 88% 5 2 16 12 4 5 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 4
16 Brown, Luke BPL 88% 0 0 22 12 10 6 0 5 0 2 3 1 2 4
23 Cameron, Charlie HFFL 88% 4 1 14 8 6 4 0 4 1 2 2 1 1 3
25 Cheney, Kyle INT 84% 0 0 13 8 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
2 Crouch, Brad INT 75% 0 0 31 9 22 2 0 4 4 5 0 3 1 5
44 Crouch, Matt RO 76% 0 0 33 11 22 4 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 2
26 Douglas, Richard FPL 85% 2 0 17 8 9 4 0 7 3 1 2 0 0 5
15 Hartigan, Kyle BPR 92% 1 0 13 8 5 5 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3
24 Jacobs, Sam RU 23% 0 0 5 3 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
4 Jenkins, Josh FPR 89% 2 0 11 7 4 3 13 4 1 3 1 1 0 2
29 Laird, Rory HBFR 87% 0 0 36 13 23 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2
6 Lever, Jake CHB 89% 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 1
27 Lynch, Tom CHF 95% 0 0 18 10 8 6 1 4 0 0 2 0 2 2
31 Lyons, Jarryd C 74% 1 1 21 8 13 4 0 6 7 2 2 2 0 1
14 MacKay, David INT 80% 0 2 24 11 13 2 0 4 4 3 2 1 3 3
41 McGovern, Mitch FF 89% 4 1 14 8 6 8 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 1
11 Seedsman, Paul WL 82% 2 1 23 14 9 3 0 4 2 3 1 1 2 4
9 Sloane, Rory (ac) RR 77% 1 1 33 17 16 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 1 9
33 Smith, Brodie HBFL 86% 0 2 24 13 11 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 5
12 Talia, Daniel FB 99% 0 0 20 9 11 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 Thompson, Scott INT 73% 0 0 29 12 17 4 0 6 4 4 1 1 0 4
Rushed 0
Total (22 players) 22 11 457 216 241 97 26 69 35 49 22 21 32 65

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
29 Ambrose, Patrick CHF 85% 0 0 11 9 2 8 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 1
24 Bird, Craig RR 72% 0 0 21 11 10 5 0 9 4 4 3 0 1 4
17 Cooney, Adam INT 67% 1 0 23 16 7 7 3 3 5 3 1 1 3 4
6 Daniher, Joe FF 93% 4 1 21 15 6 11 0 1 3 6 2 3 0 2
49 Dea, Matt BPL 89% 0 0 19 10 9 5 0 3 0 2 2 1 4 1
15 Dempsey, Courtenay HBFR 84% 0 0 10 7 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1
13 Fantasia, Orazio HFFR 81% 1 2 13 7 6 4 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 4
10 Francis, Aaron CHB 76% 0 1 7 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0
8 Gleeson, Martin HBFL 87% 0 0 13 4 9 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 2 0
9 Goddard, Brendon (c) RO 90% 0 0 29 18 11 7 1 1 2 3 1 0 8 3
41 Hams, Will WR 76% 0 0 17 9 8 6 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1
36 Hartley, Michael FB 92% 0 0 9 6 3 6 0 6 0 3 0 2 2 0
30 Langford, Kyle HFFL 84% 1 0 15 6 9 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1
33 Laverde, Jayden FPL 78% 2 0 17 7 10 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1
22 Leuenberger, Matthew RU 84% 0 0 11 7 4 0 53 5 3 0 1 0 1 1
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony BPR 84% 0 1 14 3 11 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 1
45 McKenna, Conor INT 74% 0 1 16 12 4 3 0 4 2 2 2 1 3 5
7 Merrett, Zach WL 84% 0 0 31 17 14 4 0 2 6 4 2 0 3 8
56 Michael, Sam INT 74% 0 0 7 2 5 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
3 Parish, Darcy FPR 76% 0 0 21 5 16 1 0 4 6 3 0 0 1 2
50 Polkinghorne, James INT 80% 0 1 20 7 13 3 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 2
11 Zaharakis, David C 87% 0 0 18 8 10 2 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (22 players) 9 7 363 191 172 91 60 62 40 59 21 22 35 45

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 ADEL Mitch McGovern goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 01:10
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti behind 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 02:40
ESSE Aaron Francis behind 1.0.6 - 0.2.2 08:15
ADEL Eddie Betts goal 2.0.12 - 0.2.2 10:32
ADEL Mitch McGovern behind 2.1.13 - 0.2.2 15:24
ADEL Jarryd Lyons goal 3.1.19 - 0.2.2 16:15
ADEL Rory Sloane goal 4.1.25 - 0.2.2 18:40
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 4.1.25 - 0.3.3 20:26
ESSE Orazio Fantasia goal 4.1.25 - 1.3.9 21:57
ADEL Brodie Smith behind 4.2.26 - 1.3.9 25:18
ESSE Adam Cooney goal 4.2.26 - 2.3.15 27:49
ADEL Eddie Betts goal 5.2.32 - 2.3.15 29:21
Q2 ADEL Eddie Betts goal 6.2.38 - 2.3.15 01:17
ADEL David MacKay behind 6.3.39 - 2.3.15 02:53
ADEL Mitch McGovern goal 7.3.45 - 2.3.15 03:31
ADEL Rory Sloane behind 7.4.46 - 2.3.15 04:45
ADEL Charlie Cameron goal 8.4.52 - 2.3.15 08:23
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 8.4.52 - 3.3.21 12:36
ESSE Jayden Laverde goal 8.4.52 - 4.3.27 14:42
ADEL Eddie Betts behind 8.5.53 - 4.3.27 17:59
ADEL Paul Seedsman goal 9.5.59 - 4.3.27 19:04
ADEL Charlie Cameron goal 10.5.65 - 4.3.27 21:23
ESSE Orazio Fantasia behind 10.5.65 - 4.4.28 23:46
ADEL Jarryd Lyons behind 10.6.66 - 4.4.28 25:05
ADEL Paul Seedsman behind 10.7.67 - 4.4.28 26:31
ADEL Josh Jenkins goal 11.7.73 - 4.4.28 28:21
Q3 ADEL Charlie Cameron behind 11.8.74 - 4.4.28 00:34
ADEL Richard Douglas goal 12.8.80 - 4.4.28 02:25
ADEL Eddie Betts goal 13.8.86 - 4.4.28 05:49
ADEL Charlie Cameron goal 14.8.92 - 4.4.28 08:11
ESSE Orazio Fantasia behind 14.8.92 - 4.5.29 10:43
ADEL Kyle Hartigan goal 15.8.98 - 4.5.29 12:10
ESSE Conor McKenna behind 15.8.98 - 4.6.30 16:19
ADEL Eddie Betts goal 16.8.104 - 4.6.30 19:13
ADEL Charlie Cameron goal 17.8.110 - 4.6.30 20:12
ADEL Mitch McGovern goal 18.8.116 - 4.6.30 24:12
ADEL David MacKay behind 18.9.117 - 4.6.30 27:08
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 18.9.117 - 5.6.36 29:02
ADEL Brodie Smith behind 18.10.118 - 5.6.36 32:25
Q4 ADEL Josh Jenkins goal 19.10.124 - 5.6.36 08:09
ADEL Eddie Betts behind 19.11.125 - 5.6.36 10:03
ADEL Richard Douglas goal 20.11.131 - 5.6.36 13:47
ADEL Mitch McGovern goal 21.11.137 - 5.6.36 15:53
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 21.11.137 - 6.6.42 18:41
ESSE James Polkinghorne behind 21.11.137 - 6.7.43 21:08
ADEL Paul Seedsman goal 22.11.143 - 6.7.43 21:58
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 22.11.143 - 7.7.49 24:28
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 22.11.143 - 8.7.55 26:51
ESSE Jayden Laverde goal 22.11.143 - 9.7.61 28:53