2018 AFL Round 2: Fremantle v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 31 March 2018 between Fremantle and Essendon during round 2 of the 2018 AFL season. Fremantle hosted Essendon at Optus Stadium. Nat Fyfe captained the hosts. Dyson Heppell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ross Lyon and the visitors were coached by John Worsfold.

Fremantle
Back: N. Wilson, M. Johnson, L. Ryan
Half-back: L. Neale, A. Pearce, J. Hamling
Centre: E. Langdon, M. Crowden, S. Hill
Half-forward: B. Hill, M. Taberner, H. Ballantyne
Forward: A. Cerra, B. Banfield, B. Matera
Follower: A. Sandilands, N. Fyfe (capt.), D. Mundy
Int.: C. Blakely, A. Brayshaw, C. McCarthy, M. Walters

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: A. McGrath, C. Hooker, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti
Forward: J. Green, J. Daniher, J. Stewart
Follower: T. Bellchambers, D. Heppell (capt.), D. Smith
Int.: J. Begley, M. Dea, K. Langford, J. Stringer

Fremantle (16.10.106) defeated Essendon (14.6.90).

Goalkickers
Fremantle: M. Taberner (4), A. Cerra (2), E. Langdon (2), D. Mundy (2), H. Ballantyne, N. Fyfe, S. Hill, B. Matera, C. McCarthy, M. Walters
Essendon: J. Begley (2), T. Bellchambers (2), J. Green (2), J. Stewart (2), D. Heppell, C. Hooker, K. Langford, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, C. McKenna, D. Smith

As a result of this match, Fremantle were then 14th on the ladder (up from 17th) and Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2018 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fremantle v Essendon
Date: Saturday 31 March 2018
Time: 5:10 PM
Venue: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 49,021

Match Results

Outcome: Fremantle def. Essendon
Score: 16.10.106 - 14.6.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fremantle 4 . 2 8 . 4 12 . 8 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Essendon 4 . 0 7 . 2 9 . 4 14 . 6 14 . 6 (90)
Margin FREM by 2 FREM by 8 FREM by 22 FREM by 16 FREM by 16
Duration 30:22 29:42 28:30 31:05 1:59:39

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ross Lyon (Fremantle), John Worsfold (Essendon)
Captains: Nat Fyfe (Fremantle), Dyson Heppell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Dalgleish (#7), N. Foot (#2), D. Margetts (#6)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Nat Fyfe FREM 7 3
Michael Walters FREM 10 2
Connor Blakely FREM 19 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Nathan Wilson FREM 14 10 2 0 0 0 0
Nat Fyfe FREM 7 8 0 2 0 0 0
Stephen Hill FREM 32 4 0 0 1 0 1
Alex Pearce FREM 25 3 0 0 1 0 0
Connor Blakely FREM 19 2 0 0 0 1 0
Matt Taberner FREM 20 2 0 0 0 1 0
Conor McKenna ESSE 45 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
1 Ballantyne, Hayden HFFR 90% 1 1 11 8 3 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 1
41 Banfield, Bailey FF 78% 0 0 14 9 5 6 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 3
19 Blakely, Connor INT 76% 0 0 30 19 11 12 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 0
8 Brayshaw, Andrew INT 65% 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 5 1 1 2 1 0 6
5 Cerra, Adam FPL 72% 2 1 9 6 3 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
12 Crowden, Mitch C 68% 0 1 11 4 7 2 0 2 2 4 1 3 0 3
7 Fyfe, Nat (c) RR 88% 1 1 29 19 10 7 0 5 4 8 1 1 0 5
21 Hamling, Joel HBFR 95% 0 0 12 4 8 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
9 Hill, Bradley HFFL 81% 0 0 19 13 6 6 0 6 0 2 0 1 1 7
32 Hill, Stephen WR 84% 1 0 26 16 10 3 0 1 0 5 2 0 2 4
37 Johnson, Michael FB 86% 0 0 17 7 10 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
26 Langdon, Ed WL 85% 2 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 2
3 Matera, Brandon FPR 81% 1 1 20 15 5 2 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 3
23 McCarthy, Cam INT 79% 1 0 12 4 8 4 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 1
16 Mundy, David RO 87% 2 2 22 13 9 4 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2
27 Neale, Lachie HBFL 74% 0 0 28 14 14 1 0 6 7 2 3 0 1 3
25 Pearce, Alex CHB 97% 0 0 13 6 7 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1
38 Ryan, Luke BPR 80% 0 0 22 19 3 12 0 4 0 1 1 1 6 1
31 Sandilands, Aaron RU 84% 0 0 10 1 9 1 32 0 3 5 1 3 0 0
20 Taberner, Matt CHF 88% 4 0 16 10 6 4 10 2 1 5 0 2 0 2
10 Walters, Michael INT 81% 1 1 26 13 13 5 0 8 6 2 4 1 0 5
14 Wilson, Nathan BPL 82% 0 1 23 20 3 11 0 2 0 2 0 0 7 6
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 16 10 399 241 158 105 42 65 32 63 23 22 28 56

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
16 Begley, Josh INT 69% 2 1 12 5 7 3 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 0
2 Bellchambers, Tom RU 82% 2 0 11 6 5 2 16 3 2 3 1 3 1 0
28 Brown, Mitch CHB 83% 0 0 16 8 8 6 0 3 0 4 0 0 3 0
6 Daniher, Joe FF 96% 0 1 14 9 5 3 2 2 1 7 1 3 0 5
49 Dea, Matt INT 76% 0 0 15 7 8 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0
9 Goddard, Brendon HBFR 95% 0 0 21 10 11 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
15 Green, Josh FPL 72% 2 1 12 9 3 2 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 2
36 Hartley, Michael BPR 79% 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1
21 Heppell, Dyson (c) RR 92% 1 0 24 12 12 5 0 7 2 6 2 3 1 1
26 Hooker, Cale CHF 94% 1 1 12 7 5 4 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1
18 Hurley, Michael FB 97% 0 0 25 18 7 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 8 4
4 Langford, Kyle INT 66% 1 0 15 11 4 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 2 2
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony HFFR 72% 1 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
1 McGrath, Andrew HFFL 77% 0 0 16 7 9 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 3 1
45 McKenna, Conor BPL 86% 1 0 24 10 14 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 3
7 Merrett, Zach C 83% 0 0 21 10 11 0 0 6 6 1 2 0 2 4
3 Parish, Darcy WR 75% 0 0 22 8 14 5 0 3 4 1 1 1 1 0
42 Saad, Adam HBFL 82% 0 0 16 6 10 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 5 2
5 Smith, Devon RO 81% 1 0 20 11 9 2 0 13 1 3 3 1 4 7
17 Stewart, James FPR 85% 2 1 12 8 4 6 0 0 1 4 1 3 1 3
25 Stringer, Jake INT 73% 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 3
11 Zaharakis, David WL 86% 0 0 24 14 10 2 0 9 3 3 3 1 0 3
Rushed 1
Total (22 players) 14 6 359 192 167 71 18 72 30 61 22 23 38 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

Player Line-Up

Fremantle Coach: Ross Lyon
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
45 C. McKenna 18 M. Hurley 36 M. Hartley 31 A. Sandilands 19 C. Blakely
3 B. Matera 41 B. Banfield 5 A. Cerra 7 N. Fyfe (c) 8 A. Brayshaw
FORWARD 16 D. Mundy 23 C. McCarthy
HALF-BACK

10 M. Walters
42 A. Saad 28 M. Brown 9 B. Goddard



1 H. Ballantyne 20 M. Taberner 9 B. Hill



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



11 D. Zaharakis 7 Z. Merrett 3 D. Parish



32 S. Hill 12 M. Crowden 26 E. Langdon FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 2 T. Bellchambers 16 J. Begley
HALF-FORWARD 21 D. Heppell (c) 49 M. Dea
1 A. McGrath 26 C. Hooker 43 A. McDonald-Tipungwuti 5 D. Smith 4 K. Langford
21 J. Hamling 25 A. Pearce 27 L. Neale

25 J. Stringer
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



15 J. Green 6 J. Daniher 17 J. Stewart



38 L. Ryan 37 M. Johnson 14 N. Wilson



BACK



Essendon Coach: John Worsfold

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 FREM Matt Taberner goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 00:21
FREM Rushed behind 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 01:32
FREM Adam Cerra behind 1.2.8 - 0.0.0 02:52
FREM David Mundy goal 2.2.14 - 0.0.0 03:54
ESSE Devon Smith goal 2.2.14 - 1.0.6 06:12
FREM Nat Fyfe goal 3.2.20 - 1.0.6 12:16
ESSE Josh Begley goal 3.2.20 - 2.0.12 18:39
ESSE Tom Bellchambers goal 3.2.20 - 3.0.18 20:25
ESSE Josh Green goal 3.2.20 - 4.0.24 22:56
FREM Cam McCarthy goal 4.2.26 - 4.0.24 28:47
Q2 ESSE Rushed behind 4.2.26 - 4.1.25 00:21
FREM Michael Walters goal 5.2.32 - 4.1.25 01:31
ESSE Dyson Heppell goal 5.2.32 - 5.1.31 03:31
ESSE Josh Green goal 5.2.32 - 6.1.37 06:32
FREM Matt Taberner goal 6.2.38 - 6.1.37 12:26
FREM Hayden Ballantyne goal 7.2.44 - 6.1.37 14:33
FREM Ed Langdon goal 8.2.50 - 6.1.37 20:34
ESSE James Stewart goal 8.2.50 - 7.1.43 23:25
FREM David Mundy behind 8.3.51 - 7.1.43 25:41
FREM Michael Walters behind 8.4.52 - 7.1.43 26:23
ESSE James Stewart behind 8.4.52 - 7.2.44 28:59
Q3 FREM David Mundy goal 9.4.58 - 7.2.44 01:19
ESSE Cale Hooker behind 9.4.58 - 7.3.45 02:20
FREM Adam Cerra goal 10.4.64 - 7.3.45 03:58
FREM Matt Taberner goal 11.4.70 - 7.3.45 05:50
FREM Brandon Matera behind 11.5.71 - 7.3.45 08:56
ESSE James Stewart goal 11.5.71 - 8.3.51 16:27
ESSE Josh Green behind 11.5.71 - 8.4.52 17:52
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goal 11.5.71 - 9.4.58 18:05
FREM Mitch Crowden behind 11.6.72 - 9.4.58 19:53
FREM Hayden Ballantyne behind 11.7.73 - 9.4.58 21:38
FREM Brandon Matera goal 12.7.79 - 9.4.58 23:43
FREM Nathan Wilson behind 12.8.80 - 9.4.58 27:58
Q4 ESSE Joe Daniher behind 12.8.80 - 9.5.59 01:58
FREM Ed Langdon goal 13.8.86 - 9.5.59 03:18
FREM Adam Cerra goal 14.8.92 - 9.5.59 04:59
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 14.8.92 - 10.5.65 06:22
ESSE Josh Begley behind 14.8.92 - 10.6.66 07:24
ESSE Josh Begley goal 14.8.92 - 11.6.72 11:49
FREM Stephen Hill goal 15.8.98 - 11.6.72 17:28
FREM Matt Taberner goal 16.8.104 - 11.6.72 20:42
FREM David Mundy behind 16.9.105 - 11.6.72 22:44
ESSE Cale Hooker goal 16.9.105 - 12.6.78 23:42
ESSE Conor McKenna goal 16.9.105 - 13.6.84 26:59
ESSE Tom Bellchambers goal 16.9.105 - 14.6.90 28:32
FREM Nat Fyfe behind 16.10.106 - 14.6.90 30:37