This is the match report for the match played on 23 March 2018 between Essendon and Adelaide during round 1 of the 2018 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.
Dyson Heppell captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Worsfold and the visitors were coached by Don Pyke.
Essendon
Back:
C. McKenna, M. Hurley, M. Hartley
Half-back:
A. Saad, M. Brown, B. Goddard
Centre:
D. Zaharakis, Z. Merrett, D. Parish
Half-forward:
J. Stringer, C. Hooker, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti
Forward:
J. Begley, J. Daniher, J. Stewart
Follower:
T. Bellchambers, D. Heppell (capt.), D. Smith
Int.:
M. Dea, J. Green, K. Langford, A. McGrath
Adelaide
Back:
J. Kelly, D. Talia, K. Hartigan
Half-back:
R. Laird, L. Brown, T. Doedee
Centre:
R. Atkins, R. Sloane, P. Seedsman
Half-forward:
B. Gibbs, M. McGovern, C. Hampton
Forward:
E. Betts, J. Jenkins, D. Fogarty
Follower:
S. Jacobs, R. Douglas, M. Crouch
Int.:
C. Ellis-Yolmen, H. Greenwood, D. MacKay, L. Murphy
Essendon (14.15.99) defeated Adelaide (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Hooker (3), J. Stewart (3), J. Daniher (2), J. Green (2), J. Begley, T. Bellchambers, B. Goddard, A. McGrath
Adelaide: D. Fogarty (2), B. Gibbs (2), J. Jenkins (2), R. Douglas, C. Ellis-Yolmen, H. Greenwood, C. Hampton, M. McGovern, L. Murphy
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder and Adelaide were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2018 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Adelaide
Date:
Friday 23 March 2018
Time:
7:50 PM
Venue:
Etihad Stadium
Attendance:
43,016
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Adelaide
Score:
14.15.99 - 12.15.87
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Worsfold
(Essendon),
Don Pyke
(Adelaide)
Captains:
Dyson Heppell
(Essendon),
unknown
(Adelaide)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Chamberlain
(#18),
R. O'Gorman
(#10),
T. Pannell
(#28)
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
16
|
Begley, Josh
|
FPL
|
75%
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
2
|
Bellchambers, Tom
|
RU
|
85%
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
33
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
28
|
Brown, Mitch
|
CHB
|
89%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
6
|
Daniher, Joe
|
FF
|
100%
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
49
|
Dea, Matt
|
INT
|
73%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
2
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
9
|
Goddard, Brendon
|
HBFR
|
92%
|
1
|
1
|
29
|
15
|
14
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
|
15
|
Green, Josh
|
INT
|
74%
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
36
|
Hartley, Michael
|
BPR
|
91%
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
21
|
Heppell, Dyson
(c)
|
RR
|
88%
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
21
|
14
|
13
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
|
26
|
Hooker, Cale
|
CHF
|
92%
|
3
|
1
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
18
|
Hurley, Michael
|
FB
|
91%
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
15
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
|
4
|
Langford, Kyle
|
INT
|
80%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
11
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
|
43
|
McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony
|
HFFR
|
81%
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
1
|
McGrath, Andrew
|
INT
|
85%
|
1
|
0
|
26
|
9
|
17
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
45
|
McKenna, Conor
|
BPL
|
85%
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
7
|
Merrett, Zach
|
C
|
16%
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
3
|
Parish, Darcy
|
WR
|
86%
|
0
|
2
|
19
|
11
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
|
42
|
Saad, Adam
|
HBFL
|
86%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
5
|
Smith, Devon
|
RO
|
87%
|
0
|
1
|
23
|
14
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
17
|
Stewart, James
|
FPR
|
83%
|
3
|
2
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
25
|
Stringer, Jake
|
HFFL
|
71%
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
6
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
11
|
Zaharakis, David
|
WL
|
90%
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
22
|
13
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
14
|
15
|
391
|
214
|
177
|
92
|
39
|
69
|
32
|
48
|
19
|
12
|
39
|
60
|
Adelaide
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
21
|
Atkins, Rory
|
WL
|
86%
|
0
|
2
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
|
18
|
Betts, Eddie
|
FPL
|
85%
|
0
|
2
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
16
|
Brown, Luke
|
CHB
|
82%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
|
5
|
Crouch, Matt
|
RO
|
80%
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
18
|
23
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
39
|
Doedee, Tom
|
HBFR
|
93%
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
|
26
|
Douglas, Richard
|
RR
|
84%
|
1
|
2
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
|
28
|
Ellis-Yolmen, Cam
|
INT
|
67%
|
1
|
0
|
17
|
7
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
32
|
Fogarty, Darcy
|
FPR
|
83%
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
6
|
Gibbs, Bryce
|
HFFL
|
87%
|
2
|
1
|
35
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
|
1
|
Greenwood, Hugh
|
INT
|
65%
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
17
|
Hampton, Curtly
|
HFFR
|
60%
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
15
|
Hartigan, Kyle
|
BPR
|
96%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
24
|
Jacobs, Sam
|
RU
|
84%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
3
|
33
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Jenkins, Josh
|
FF
|
86%
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
|
8
|
Kelly, Jake
|
BPL
|
85%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
11
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
|
29
|
Laird, Rory
|
HBFL
|
81%
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
15
|
25
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
|
14
|
MacKay, David
|
INT
|
77%
|
0
|
1
|
20
|
15
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
|
41
|
McGovern, Mitch
|
CHF
|
88%
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
44
|
Murphy, Lachlan
|
INT
|
75%
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11
|
Seedsman, Paul
|
WR
|
82%
|
0
|
1
|
24
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
|
9
|
Sloane, Rory
|
C
|
84%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
11
|
12
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
|
12
|
Talia, Daniel
|
FB
|
91%
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
12
|
15
|
387
|
204
|
183
|
83
|
37
|
50
|
40
|
48
|
12
|
19
|
43
|
53
|
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