2017 AFL Round 19: Western Bulldogs v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 2017 between Western Bulldogs and Essendon during round 19 of the 2017 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted Essendon at Etihad Stadium. Bob Murphy captained the hosts. Dyson Heppell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by John Worsfold.

Western Bulldogs
Back: B. Williams, Z. Cordy, J. Johannisen
Half-back: E. Wood, L. Young, M. Suckling
Centre: L. Hunter, M. Bontempelli, B. Dale
Half-forward: T. McLean, L. Picken, T. Dickson
Forward: B. Murphy (capt.), T. Cloke, L. Dahlhaus
Follower: J. Roughead, T. Liberatore, J. Macrae
Int.: S. Biggs, C. Daniel, M. Wallis, L. Webb

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

Western Bulldogs (19.13.127) defeated Essendon (13.19.97).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: J. Johannisen (4), T. Dickson (3), M. Bontempelli (2), L. Webb (2), T. Cloke, C. Daniel, L. Hunter, T. Liberatore, T. McLean, B. Murphy, J. Roughead, M. Suckling
Essendon: J. Daniher (6), O. Fantasia (2), T. Colyer, C. Hooker, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, D. Parish, D. Zaharakis

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2017 AFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Essendon
Date: Sunday 30 July 2017
Time: 1:10 PM
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 48,754

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. Essendon
Score: 19.13.127 - 13.19.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 5 . 4 8 . 9 15 . 10 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
Essendon 4 . 5 7 . 10 11 . 15 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
Margin WBUL by 5 WBUL by 5 WBUL by 19 WBUL by 30 WBUL by 30
Duration 29:43 27:45 34:42 28:56 2:01:06

Honour Roll

Coaches: Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs), John Worsfold (Essendon)
Captains: Bob Murphy (Western Bulldogs), Dyson Heppell (Essendon)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jason Johannisen WBUL 39 3
Joe Daniher ESSE 6 2
Shane Biggs WBUL 24 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Joe Daniher ESSE 6 9 1 1 0 0 0
Jason Johannisen WBUL 39 9 1 1 0 0 0
Marcus Bontempelli WBUL 4 6 0 0 2 0 0
Shane Biggs WBUL 24 2 0 0 0 1 0
Jordan Roughead WBUL 23 2 0 0 0 1 0
Michael Hurley ESSE 18 1 0 0 0 0 1
David Zaharakis ESSE 11 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Biggs, Shane INT 85% 0 0 29 22 7 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 2
4 Bontempelli, Marcus C 88% 2 3 23 17 6 7 0 1 6 4 2 3 0 5
13 Cloke, Travis FF 74% 1 1 10 7 3 5 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
12 Cordy, Zaine FB 96% 0 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
6 Dahlhaus, Luke FPR 76% 0 0 23 10 13 5 0 4 4 2 1 2 0 5
31 Dale, Bailey WR 80% 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3
35 Daniel, Caleb INT 77% 1 0 19 12 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
29 Dickson, Tory HFFR 79% 3 1 9 6 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hunter, Lachie WL 85% 1 1 25 18 7 9 0 0 2 2 4 0 2 3
39 Johannisen, Jason BPR 89% 4 0 18 12 6 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
21 Liberatore, Tom RR 82% 1 1 14 9 5 4 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 1
11 Macrae, Jack RO 82% 0 0 25 12 13 7 0 4 5 3 2 1 1 3
16 McLean, Toby HFFL 82% 1 1 19 9 10 1 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 5
2 Murphy, Bob (c) FPL 79% 1 1 19 11 8 3 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 6
42 Picken, Liam CHF 84% 0 1 17 9 8 3 0 5 0 4 1 0 1 1
23 Roughead, Jordan RU 80% 1 1 19 10 9 5 22 2 4 1 4 0 2 3
1 Suckling, Matt HBFR 78% 1 0 19 11 8 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 4 2
3 Wallis, Mitch INT 77% 0 0 18 6 12 4 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 2
19 Webb, Lukas INT 70% 2 1 12 7 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
34 Williams, Bailey BPL 76% 0 0 16 14 2 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 6 0
10 Wood, Easton HBFL 84% 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0
33 Young, Lewis CHB 95% 0 0 8 6 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 19 13 374 227 147 107 25 38 36 43 21 16 28 53

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
12 Baguley, Mark HBFR 84% 0 0 16 10 6 8 0 4 0 3 0 2 2 0
2 Bellchambers, Tom RU 91% 0 0 5 3 2 3 37 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
32 Colyer, Travis INT 79% 1 1 15 8 7 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 3
6 Daniher, Joe FF 94% 6 4 18 15 3 11 3 1 0 3 2 2 1 1
13 Fantasia, Orazio FPL 71% 2 1 18 9 9 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4
8 Gleeson, Martin HBFL 83% 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 0 0 5 1 3 3 1
9 Goddard, Brendon C 81% 0 0 25 13 12 7 0 5 0 2 2 1 2 5
36 Hartley, Michael FB 93% 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 Heppell, Dyson (c) HFFR 84% 0 1 29 12 17 4 0 5 6 2 2 0 2 5
26 Hooker, Cale CHF 88% 1 2 13 5 8 7 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1
18 Hurley, Michael CHB 95% 0 0 30 21 9 13 0 0 0 3 2 0 8 0
47 Kelly, James BPR 85% 0 0 15 8 7 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0
33 Laverde, Jayden RO 71% 0 1 7 1 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony INT 70% 1 0 13 9 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 5
1 McGrath, Andrew BPL 86% 0 0 13 2 11 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 McKenna, Conor INT 74% 0 0 19 11 8 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 5 1
7 Merrett, Zach WL 80% 0 1 23 12 11 3 0 4 1 5 1 1 3 6
23 Myers, David INT 66% 0 0 19 7 12 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 0
3 Parish, Darcy WR 82% 1 1 29 13 16 5 0 2 3 6 1 2 0 2
17 Stewart, James FPR 87% 0 0 18 11 7 8 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 8
4 Watson, Jobe HFFL 68% 0 0 20 6 14 5 0 4 4 4 0 1 1 0
11 Zaharakis, David RR 87% 1 1 32 15 17 5 0 4 2 7 1 2 1 4
Rushed 6
Total (22 players) 13 19 397 202 195 109 40 55 22 58 16 21 34 50

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 Darcy Parish goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 00:26
WBUL Liam Picken behind 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 03:01
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 0.1.1 - 1.1.7 04:19
ESSE David Zaharakis behind 0.1.1 - 1.2.8 04:43
ESSE David Zaharakis goal 0.1.1 - 2.2.14 06:02
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 0.1.1 - 3.2.20 07:15
WBUL Lukas Webb goal 1.1.7 - 3.2.20 08:56
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 1.1.7 - 4.2.26 11:42
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli behind 1.2.8 - 4.2.26 13:28
WBUL Tory Dickson goal 2.2.14 - 4.2.26 14:33
ESSE Rushed behind 2.2.14 - 4.3.27 16:01
ESSE Jayden Laverde behind 2.2.14 - 4.4.28 16:26
WBUL Jason Johannisen goal 3.2.20 - 4.4.28 18:18
ESSE Rushed behind 3.2.20 - 4.5.29 19:22
WBUL Bob Murphy behind 3.3.21 - 4.5.29 20:31
WBUL Tory Dickson goal 4.3.27 - 4.5.29 21:20
WBUL Lukas Webb goal 5.3.33 - 4.5.29 24:57
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli behind 5.4.34 - 4.5.29 27:33
Q2 WBUL Travis Cloke behind 5.5.35 - 4.5.29 02:28
WBUL Jason Johannisen goal 6.5.41 - 4.5.29 05:17
ESSE Zach Merrett behind 6.5.41 - 4.6.30 07:28
ESSE Dyson Heppell behind 6.5.41 - 4.7.31 07:56
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 6.5.41 - 5.7.37 08:21
WBUL Travis Cloke goal 7.5.47 - 5.7.37 09:17
WBUL Toby McLean behind 7.6.48 - 5.7.37 10:15
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 7.6.48 - 6.7.43 11:23
WBUL Matt Suckling goal 8.6.54 - 6.7.43 14:15
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli behind 8.7.55 - 6.7.43 15:56
WBUL Tory Dickson behind 8.8.56 - 6.7.43 17:02
WBUL Jordan Roughead behind 8.9.57 - 6.7.43 20:22
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goal 8.9.57 - 7.7.49 22:36
ESSE Darcy Parish behind 8.9.57 - 7.8.50 23:37
ESSE Cale Hooker behind 8.9.57 - 7.9.51 24:57
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 8.9.57 - 7.10.52 27:29
Q3 ESSE Joe Daniher goal 8.9.57 - 8.10.58 02:18
WBUL Tory Dickson goal 9.9.63 - 8.10.58 04:55
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 9.9.63 - 8.11.59 07:01
WBUL Lachie Hunter goal 10.9.69 - 8.11.59 08:59
ESSE Travis Colyer behind 10.9.69 - 8.12.60 11:12
WBUL Bob Murphy goal 11.9.75 - 8.12.60 12:19
ESSE Rushed behind 11.9.75 - 8.13.61 15:07
WBUL Lachie Hunter behind 11.10.76 - 8.13.61 16:01
ESSE Orazio Fantasia behind 11.10.76 - 8.14.62 17:04
ESSE Orazio Fantasia goal 11.10.76 - 9.14.68 18:42
ESSE Travis Colyer goal 11.10.76 - 10.14.74 19:39
ESSE Rushed behind 11.10.76 - 10.15.75 21:59
WBUL Jason Johannisen goal 12.10.82 - 10.15.75 23:53
ESSE Cale Hooker goal 12.10.82 - 11.15.81 24:55
WBUL Tom Liberatore goal 13.10.88 - 11.15.81 27:01
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 14.10.94 - 11.15.81 29:29
WBUL Jordan Roughead goal 15.10.100 - 11.15.81 32:22
Q4 ESSE Cale Hooker behind 15.10.100 - 11.16.82 01:22
ESSE Rushed behind 15.10.100 - 11.17.83 02:16
ESSE Joe Daniher behind 15.10.100 - 11.18.84 06:10
ESSE Joe Daniher goal 15.10.100 - 12.18.90 07:44
WBUL Rushed behind 15.11.101 - 12.18.90 09:44
WBUL Lukas Webb behind 15.12.102 - 12.18.90 11:18
WBUL Tom Liberatore behind 15.13.103 - 12.18.90 14:54
ESSE Rushed behind 15.13.103 - 12.19.91 17:51
ESSE Orazio Fantasia goal 15.13.103 - 13.19.97 19:58
WBUL Marcus Bontempelli goal 16.13.109 - 13.19.97 22:41
WBUL Caleb Daniel goal 17.13.115 - 13.19.97 24:16
WBUL Jason Johannisen goal 18.13.121 - 13.19.97 25:48
WBUL Toby McLean goal 19.13.127 - 13.19.97 27:38