2017 AFL Round 15: Essendon v Brisbane Lions

This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 2017 between Essendon and Brisbane Lions during round 15 of the 2017 AFL season. Essendon hosted Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium. Dyson Heppell captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by John Worsfold and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.

Essendon
Back: M. Baguley, M. Hartley, M. Gleeson
Half-back: D. Parish, M. Hurley, C. McKenna
Centre: Z. Merrett, D. Heppell (capt.), J. Kelly
Half-forward: O. Fantasia, C. Hooker, B. Goddard
Forward: J. Stewart, J. Daniher, J. Green
Follower: T. Bellchambers, J. Watson, T. Colyer
Int.: K. Langford, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, A. McGrath, D. Zaharakis

Brisbane Lions
Back: D. Gardiner, H. Andrews, D. Rich
Half-back: S. Mayes, T. Cutler, R. Bewick
Centre: N. Robertson, D. Zorko, H. McCluggage
Half-forward: L. Taylor, J. Walker, R. Bastinac
Forward: D. McStay, E. Hipwood, A. Smith
Follower: S. Martin, T. Rockliff, R. Mathieson
Int.: J. Barrett, J. Berry, R. Lester, A. Witherden

Essendon (11.16.82) were defeated by Brisbane Lions (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Daniher (3), C. Hooker (2), A. McDonald-Tipungwuti (2), O. Fantasia, J. Green, D. Parish, J. Stewart
Brisbane Lions: E. Hipwood (4), R. Bewick (3), D. Zorko (2), R. Bastinac, T. Cutler, R. Lester, J. Walker

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 11th on the ladder and Brisbane Lions remained 18th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2017 AFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Essendon v Brisbane Lions
Date: Sunday 2 July 2017
Time: 1:10 PM
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 41,246

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Brisbane Lions
Score: 11.16.82 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 5 4 . 10 9 . 13 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Brisbane Lions 1 . 3 4 . 5 7 . 6 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin ESSE by 14 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 19 BRIL by 8 BRIL by 8
Duration 28:04 29:24 31:18 33:41 2:02:27

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Worsfold (Essendon), Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions)
Captains: Dyson Heppell (Essendon), unknown (Brisbane Lions)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Donlon (#1), H. Gavine (#14), S. Jeffery (#29), E: J. Howorth (#47)
Goal Umpire: S. Piperno, D. Wilson, E: M. Craig
Boundary Umpire: A. Coote, C. Esler, M. Le Fevre, M. Marantelli

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Dayne Zorko BRIL 15 3
Eric Hipwood BRIL 30 2
Michael Hurley ESSE 18 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Dayne Zorko BRIL 15 10 2 0 0 0 0
Eric Hipwood BRIL 30 8 0 2 0 0 0
Brendon Goddard ESSE 9 4 0 0 1 0 1
Daniel McStay BRIL 25 3 0 0 1 0 0
Michael Hurley ESSE 18 2 0 0 0 1 0
Lewis Taylor BRIL 28 2 0 0 0 1 0
Alex Witherden BRIL 29 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
12 Baguley, Mark BPL 85% 0 0 14 3 11 3 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0
2 Bellchambers, Tom RU 89% 0 0 9 6 3 3 26 0 4 2 2 2 1 3
32 Colyer, Travis RO 75% 0 0 13 2 11 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
6 Daniher, Joe FF 95% 3 4 11 9 2 4 1 2 1 5 2 5 0 4
13 Fantasia, Orazio HFFL 79% 1 2 17 11 6 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8
8 Gleeson, Martin BPR 78% 0 0 18 12 6 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 2
9 Goddard, Brendon HFFR 86% 0 1 31 12 19 6 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 5
15 Green, Josh FPR 76% 1 1 9 6 3 3 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 3
36 Hartley, Michael FB 88% 0 0 10 1 9 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 0
21 Heppell, Dyson (c) C 83% 0 1 24 13 11 2 0 4 9 3 0 1 2 7
26 Hooker, Cale CHF 84% 2 0 15 9 6 9 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0
18 Hurley, Michael CHB 95% 0 1 31 18 13 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 6 1
47 Kelly, James WR 86% 0 0 14 4 10 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 4 1
30 Langford, Kyle INT 71% 0 0 19 12 7 3 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 3
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony INT 75% 2 0 6 6 0 1 0 7 3 1 1 1 0 3
1 McGrath, Andrew INT 83% 0 0 25 4 21 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0
45 McKenna, Conor HBFR 84% 0 0 22 9 13 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 3 4
7 Merrett, Zach WL 74% 0 0 19 8 11 2 0 7 1 4 1 1 1 2
3 Parish, Darcy HBFL 74% 1 0 21 7 14 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 2
17 Stewart, James FPL 85% 1 1 10 3 7 2 0 6 1 3 1 2 0 1
4 Watson, Jobe RR 73% 0 1 27 10 17 8 0 9 4 3 3 1 1 4
11 Zaharakis, David INT 80% 0 2 17 12 5 4 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 8
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 11 16 382 177 205 72 27 71 35 61 16 26 28 61

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
31 Andrews, Harris FB 99% 0 0 20 9 11 9 0 1 0 4 1 1 3 0
43 Barrett, Jake INT 87% 0 1 6 2 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Bastinac, Ryan HFFR 90% 1 1 20 11 9 3 0 9 1 3 0 1 1 4
13 Berry, Jarrod INT 69% 0 0 15 7 8 3 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 3
8 Bewick, Rohan HBFR 77% 3 1 15 11 4 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
26 Cutler, Tom CHB 86% 1 1 28 15 13 9 0 1 1 3 0 1 4 2
27 Gardiner, Darcy BPL 14% 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
30 Hipwood, Eric FF 88% 4 0 12 9 3 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 3
35 Lester, Ryan INT 84% 1 1 17 9 8 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1
12 Martin, Stefan RU 91% 0 1 11 5 6 3 28 2 6 1 4 1 0 3
36 Mathieson, Rhys RO 81% 0 0 18 6 12 2 0 7 2 2 2 0 3 1
32 Mayes, Sam HBFL 82% 0 0 27 16 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1
6 McCluggage, Hugh WR 82% 0 2 20 9 11 5 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 3
25 McStay, Daniel FPL 92% 0 0 19 8 11 11 0 0 0 4 2 2 4 1
10 Rich, Daniel BPR 82% 0 1 23 17 6 4 0 3 1 5 0 0 8 1
18 Robertson, Nick WL 81% 0 0 24 15 9 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 7 2
38 Rockliff, Tom RR 87% 0 0 27 11 16 3 0 6 5 8 1 3 1 3
44 Smith, Archie FPR 83% 0 0 10 3 7 1 12 1 1 5 0 2 1 1
28 Taylor, Lewis HFFL 91% 0 1 24 13 11 5 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 5
14 Walker, Josh CHF 86% 1 0 16 7 9 5 0 1 2 2 3 0 3 1
29 Witherden, Alex INT 82% 0 0 29 16 13 8 0 1 2 5 0 2 6 1
15 Zorko, Dayne C 86% 2 1 30 15 15 3 0 8 7 6 1 2 0 4
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 13 12 414 215 199 104 40 58 35 57 26 16 48 43

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: John Worsfold
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Gardiner 31 H. Andrews 10 D. Rich 2 T. Bellchambers 30 K. Langford
15 J. Green 6 J. Daniher 17 J. Stewart 4 J. Watson 43 A. McDonald-Tipungwuti
FORWARD 32 T. Colyer 1 A. McGrath
HALF-BACK

11 D. Zaharakis
32 S. Mayes 26 T. Cutler 8 R. Bewick



9 B. Goddard 26 C. Hooker 13 O. Fantasia



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



18 N. Robertson 15 D. Zorko 6 H. McCluggage



47 J. Kelly 21 D. Heppell (c) 7 Z. Merrett FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 S. Martin 43 J. Barrett
HALF-FORWARD 38 T. Rockliff 13 J. Berry
28 L. Taylor 14 J. Walker 4 R. Bastinac 36 R. Mathieson 35 R. Lester
45 C. McKenna 18 M. Hurley 3 D. Parish

29 A. Witherden
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



25 D. McStay 30 E. Hipwood 44 A. Smith



8 M. Gleeson 36 M. Hartley 12 M. Baguley



BACK



Brisbane Lions Coach: Chris Fagan

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ESSE Rushed behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 01:29
ESSE Josh Green behind 0.2.2 - 0.0.0 04:42
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 1.2.8 - 0.0.0 05:30
ESSE James Stewart goal 2.2.14 - 0.0.0 08:47
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 2.2.14 - 1.0.6 10:28
ESSE Brendon Goddard behind 2.3.15 - 1.0.6 12:09
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 2.4.16 - 1.0.6 14:24
BRIL Rushed behind 2.4.16 - 1.1.7 16:45
BRIL Daniel Rich behind 2.4.16 - 1.2.8 19:31
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 3.4.22 - 1.2.8 21:11
ESSE Dyson Heppell behind 3.5.23 - 1.2.8 22:30
BRIL Rohan Bewick behind 3.5.23 - 1.3.9 24:21
Q2 BRIL Jake Barrett behind 3.5.23 - 1.4.10 03:22
ESSE David Zaharakis behind 3.6.24 - 1.4.10 04:10
BRIL Dayne Zorko goal 3.6.24 - 2.4.16 06:10
BRIL Hugh McCluggage behind 3.6.24 - 2.5.17 14:22
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 3.6.24 - 3.5.23 17:05
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 3.7.25 - 3.5.23 19:52
ESSE Jobe Watson behind 3.8.26 - 3.5.23 20:44
ESSE Michael Hurley behind 3.9.27 - 3.5.23 21:46
BRIL Dayne Zorko goal 3.9.27 - 4.5.29 22:54
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 4.9.33 - 4.5.29 25:11
ESSE James Stewart behind 4.10.34 - 4.5.29 27:57
Q3 ESSE Orazio Fantasia goal 5.10.40 - 4.5.29 01:55
ESSE Rushed behind 5.11.41 - 4.5.29 05:13
BRIL Ryan Lester behind 5.11.41 - 4.6.30 06:22
BRIL Rohan Bewick goal 5.11.41 - 5.6.36 07:38
ESSE Cale Hooker goal 6.11.47 - 5.6.36 11:33
ESSE Josh Green goal 7.11.53 - 5.6.36 12:45
ESSE Cale Hooker goal 8.11.59 - 5.6.36 16:22
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 8.11.59 - 6.6.42 20:15
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goal 9.11.65 - 6.6.42 22:11
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 9.12.66 - 6.6.42 23:17
BRIL Tom Cutler goal 9.12.66 - 7.6.48 24:56
ESSE Orazio Fantasia behind 9.13.67 - 7.6.48 28:47
Q4 ESSE Darcy Parish goal 10.13.73 - 7.6.48 00:35
ESSE David Zaharakis behind 10.14.74 - 7.6.48 02:25
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 10.15.75 - 7.6.48 04:29
BRIL Rohan Bewick goal 10.15.75 - 8.6.54 05:11
BRIL Dayne Zorko behind 10.15.75 - 8.7.55 07:03
BRIL Rohan Bewick goal 10.15.75 - 9.7.61 09:53
BRIL Stefan Martin behind 10.15.75 - 9.8.62 14:12
ESSE Orazio Fantasia behind 10.16.76 - 9.8.62 14:46
BRIL Lewis Taylor behind 10.16.76 - 9.9.63 17:24
BRIL Josh Walker goal 10.16.76 - 10.9.69 18:31
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 10.16.76 - 11.9.75 20:11
BRIL Ryan Bastinac goal 10.16.76 - 12.9.81 23:00
BRIL Ryan Bastinac behind 10.16.76 - 12.10.82 26:31
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goal 11.16.82 - 12.10.82 27:25
BRIL Tom Cutler behind 11.16.82 - 12.11.83 28:58
BRIL Ryan Lester goal 11.16.82 - 13.11.89 30:12
BRIL Hugh McCluggage behind 11.16.82 - 13.12.90 32:18