This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 2017 between Sydney and Essendon during round 14 of the 2017 AFL season.
Sydney hosted Essendon at SCG.
Josh Kennedy captained the hosts.
Dyson Heppell captained the visitors with Zach Merrett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Longmire and the visitors were coached by John Worsfold.
Sydney
Back:
N. Smith, H. Grundy, J. Lloyd
Half-back:
C. Mills, D. Rampe, L. Melican
Centre:
O. Florent, J. Kennedy (capt.), I. Heeney
Half-forward:
W. Hayward, L. Franklin, D. Towers
Forward:
K. Jack, S. Reid, T. Papley
Follower:
S. Naismith, D. Hannebery, L. Parker
Int.:
G. Hewett, N. Newman, G. Rohan, C. Sinclair
Essendon
Back:
M. Baguley, M. Hartley, A. McGrath
Half-back:
D. Heppell (capt.), B. Goddard, M. Gleeson
Centre:
O. Fantasia, Z. Merrett (vice-capt.), J. Kelly
Half-forward:
J. Stewart, M. Hurley, B. Howlett
Forward:
T. Bellchambers, J. Daniher, J. Green
Follower:
S. McKernan, J. Watson, T. Colyer
Int.:
K. Langford, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, C. McKenna, D. Zaharakis
Sydney (11.20.86) defeated Essendon (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Sydney: I. Heeney (2), N. Newman (2), O. Florent, D. Hannebery, W. Hayward, T. Papley, L. Parker, S. Reid, G. Rohan
Essendon: S. McKernan (2), J. Stewart (2), T. Bellchambers, T. Colyer, J. Daniher, O. Fantasia, M. Hurley, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, C. McKenna, D. Zaharakis
As a result of this match, Sydney were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2017 AFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Sydney
v
Essendon
Date:
Friday 23 June 2017
Time:
7:50 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
34,575
Match Results
Outcome:
Sydney
def.
Essendon
Score:
11.20.86 - 12.13.85
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Longmire
(Sydney),
John Worsfold
(Essendon)
Captains:
Josh Kennedy
(Sydney),
Dyson Heppell
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Sydney),
Zach Merrett
(Essendon)
Player Statistics
Sydney
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
13
|
Florent, Oliver
|
WL
|
81%
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
23
|
Franklin, Lance
|
CHF
|
97%
|
0
|
6
|
17
|
15
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
39
|
Grundy, Heath
|
FB
|
90%
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
15
|
11
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
4
|
Hannebery, Dan
|
RR
|
85%
|
1
|
0
|
29
|
9
|
20
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
|
9
|
Hayward, Will
|
HFFL
|
80%
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
5
|
Heeney, Isaac
|
WR
|
91%
|
2
|
0
|
21
|
16
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
|
29
|
Hewett, George
|
INT
|
68%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
|
15
|
Jack, Kieren
|
FPL
|
77%
|
0
|
2
|
13
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
12
|
Kennedy, Josh
(c)
|
C
|
89%
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
19
|
17
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
|
44
|
Lloyd, Jake
|
BPR
|
92%
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
19
|
12
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
|
43
|
Melican, Lewis
|
HBFR
|
75%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
5
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
14
|
Mills, Callum
|
HBFL
|
88%
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
17
|
9
|
8
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
|
35
|
Naismith, Sam
|
RU
|
61%
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
24
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
|
28
|
Newman, Nic
|
INT
|
85%
|
2
|
1
|
13
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
41
|
Papley, Tom
|
FPR
|
82%
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
5
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
26
|
Parker, Luke
|
RO
|
89%
|
1
|
1
|
26
|
12
|
14
|
9
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
|
24
|
Rampe, Dane
|
CHB
|
95%
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
11
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
20
|
Reid, Sam
|
FF
|
91%
|
1
|
3
|
13
|
12
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
16
|
Rohan, Gary
|
INT
|
74%
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
18
|
Sinclair, Callum
|
INT
|
50%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
40
|
Smith, Nick
|
BPL
|
85%
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
|
22
|
Towers, Dean
|
HFFR
|
73%
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Rushed
|
2
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
11
|
20
|
391
|
234
|
157
|
112
|
34
|
64
|
35
|
51
|
18
|
18
|
38
|
51
|
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
12
|
Baguley, Mark
|
BPL
|
90%
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
2
|
Bellchambers, Tom
|
FPL
|
84%
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
25
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
32
|
Colyer, Travis
|
RO
|
68%
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
Daniher, Joe
|
FF
|
94%
|
1
|
2
|
16
|
12
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
|
13
|
Fantasia, Orazio
|
WL
|
83%
|
1
|
4
|
16
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
8
|
Gleeson, Martin
|
HBFR
|
89%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
|
9
|
Goddard, Brendon
|
CHB
|
87%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
9
|
14
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
15
|
Green, Josh
|
FPR
|
80%
|
0
|
3
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
36
|
Hartley, Michael
|
FB
|
97%
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
|
21
|
Heppell, Dyson
(c)
|
HBFL
|
82%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
8
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
40
|
Howlett, Ben
|
HFFR
|
74%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
5
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
|
18
|
Hurley, Michael
|
CHF
|
95%
|
1
|
0
|
30
|
21
|
9
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
3
|
|
47
|
Kelly, James
|
WR
|
88%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
9
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
30
|
Langford, Kyle
|
INT
|
69%
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
43
|
McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony
|
INT
|
70%
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
1
|
McGrath, Andrew
|
BPR
|
69%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
6
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
45
|
McKenna, Conor
|
INT
|
77%
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
44
|
McKernan, Shaun
|
RU
|
77%
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
7
|
Merrett, Zach
(vc)
|
C
|
76%
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
16
|
17
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
|
17
|
Stewart, James
|
HFFL
|
91%
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
4
|
Watson, Jobe
|
RR
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
11
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
11
|
Zaharakis, David
|
INT
|
79%
|
1
|
0
|
28
|
16
|
12
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
12
|
13
|
361
|
198
|
163
|
95
|
27
|
55
|
31
|
49
|
18
|
18
|
39
|
52
|
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