2021 AFL Elimination Final 1: Western Bulldogs v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 2021 between Western Bulldogs and Essendon in the first elimination final of the 2021 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted Essendon at University of Tasmania Stadium. Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts. Dyson Heppell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Ben Rutten.

Western Bulldogs
Back: T. Duryea, A. Keath, B. Williams
Half-back: E. Wood, R. Gardner, B. Dale
Centre: A. Treloar, J. Dunkley, L. Hunter
Half-forward: M. Hannan, A. Naughton, R. Smith
Forward: T. Liberatore, T. English, C. Weightman
Follower: L. Young, J. Macrae, M. Bontempelli (capt.)
Int.: C. Daniel, J. Schache, B. Smith, L. Vandermeer
Sub.: J. Johannisen

Essendon
Back: M. Redman, J. Laverde, T. Cutler
Half-back: D. Heppell (capt.), J. Ridley, J. Stewart
Centre: A. McGrath, Z. Merrett, S. Durham
Half-forward: W. Snelling, A. Francis, A. Perkins
Forward: J. Stringer, P. Wright, D. Smith
Follower: S. Draper, D. Parish, J. Caldwell
Int.: M. Gleeson, M. Guelfi, D. Shiel, A. Waterman
Sub.: N. Cox

Western Bulldogs (13.7.85) defeated Essendon (4.12.36).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: C. Weightman (4), A. Naughton (3), M. Hannan (2), J. Schache (2), B. Smith, L. Vandermeer
Essendon: J. Stringer (2), D. Parish, D. Smith

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs faced Brisbane Lions in the first semi final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 8th overall).

Match Details

Season: 2021 AFL Season
Round: Elimination Final 1
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Essendon
Date: Sunday 29 August 2021
Time: 3:20 PM
Venue: University of Tasmania Stadium
Attendance: 9,760

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. Essendon
Score: 13.7.85 - 4.12.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 2 . 1 5 . 4 8 . 5 13 . 7 13 . 7 (85)
Essendon 1 . 4 4 . 7 4 . 10 4 . 12 4 . 12 (36)
Margin WBUL by 3 WBUL by 3 WBUL by 19 WBUL by 49 WBUL by 49
Duration 28:00 32:10 31:32 33:01 2:04:43

Honour Roll

Coaches: Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs), Ben Rutten (Essendon)
Captains: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs), Dyson Heppell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Rosebury (#8), A. Stephens (#12), N. Williamson (#22), E: J. Howorth (#17)
Goal Umpire: D. Benwell, S. Williams, E: D. Rodan
Boundary Umpire: J. Andrews, I. Burrows, A. Coote, M. Tomkins

AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Tom Liberatore WBUL 21 7 ? ? ? ? 0
Jack Macrae WBUL 11 6 ? ? ? ? ?
Marcus Bontempelli WBUL 4 5 ? ? ? ? ?
Cody Weightman WBUL 19 5 ? ? ? ? ?
Darcy Parish ESSE 3 4 0 ? ? ? ?
Aaron Naughton WBUL 33 2 0 0 0 1 0
Jordan Ridley ESSE 14 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
4 Bontempelli, Marcus (c) RO 83% 0 0 23 16 7 4 1 6 6 2 1 1 4 8
31 Dale, Bailey HBFR 85% 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 2 3 4 2 0 7 3
35 Daniel, Caleb INT 80% 0 0 17 16 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 10 1
5 Dunkley, Josh C 79% 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 3
15 Duryea, Taylor BPL 81% 0 0 18 12 6 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 3
44 English, Tim FF 85% 0 1 16 9 7 3 15 2 3 0 4 0 0 2
43 Gardner, Ryan CHB 92% 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 0
29 Hannan, Mitch HFFL 80% 2 2 15 10 5 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 2
7 Hunter, Lachie WR 86% 0 0 24 12 12 3 0 5 4 6 2 0 1 3
39 Johannisen, Jason SUB 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Keath, Alex FB 94% 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 2 0
21 Liberatore, Tom FPL 80% 0 0 35 16 19 5 0 7 7 4 1 0 1 8
11 Macrae, Jack RR 83% 0 0 36 15 21 0 0 3 8 1 1 0 2 4
33 Naughton, Aaron CHF 81% 3 0 9 5 4 5 0 4 0 3 1 1 0 2
13 Schache, Josh INT 70% 2 0 12 8 4 5 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 2
6 Smith, Bailey INT 79% 1 0 20 16 4 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 4 3
37 Smith, Roarke HFFR 77% 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 3 0 5 0 2 1 2
1 Treloar, Adam WL 80% 0 1 28 13 15 3 0 5 2 4 0 2 1 5
23 Vandermeer, Laitham INT 78% 1 1 10 6 4 4 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2
19 Weightman, Cody FPR 75% 4 0 12 9 3 2 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 1
34 Williams, Bailey BPR 87% 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0
10 Wood, Easton HBFL 84% 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1
2 Young, Lewis RU 80% 0 0 8 2 6 0 18 3 2 4 0 1 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 13 7 367 222 145 59 34 64 45 70 22 14 45 56

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
6 Caldwell, Jye RO 70% 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 6
13 Cox, Nik SUB 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Cutler, Tom BPR 86% 0 2 21 11 10 3 0 4 0 5 0 2 3 2
2 Draper, Sam RU 85% 0 2 18 12 6 5 44 4 5 3 2 2 5 5
42 Durham, Sam WR 82% 0 0 17 7 10 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 4
10 Francis, Aaron CHF 84% 0 2 9 7 2 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3
8 Gleeson, Martin INT 80% 0 0 18 11 7 6 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 1
35 Guelfi, Matt INT 72% 0 0 18 9 9 4 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 5
21 Heppell, Dyson (c) HBFL 80% 0 0 24 12 12 7 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 1
15 Laverde, Jayden FB 86% 0 0 12 10 2 6 0 3 0 2 0 2 4 0
1 McGrath, Andrew WL 78% 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
7 Merrett, Zach C 87% 0 1 31 16 15 3 0 9 4 12 2 4 2 5
3 Parish, Darcy RR 86% 1 1 35 22 13 3 0 4 11 3 1 1 2 6
16 Perkins, Archie HFFR 77% 0 0 6 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
27 Redman, Mason BPL 83% 0 0 18 11 7 4 0 4 2 4 1 0 5 1
14 Ridley, Jordan CHB 90% 0 0 17 12 5 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 1
9 Shiel, Dylan INT 79% 0 0 24 16 8 3 0 4 6 4 0 1 0 1
5 Smith, Devon FPR 84% 1 0 13 8 5 2 0 6 0 3 1 1 1 6
40 Snelling, Will HFFL 89% 0 2 15 5 10 1 0 7 2 3 0 0 0 0
17 Stewart, James HBFR 96% 0 0 16 9 7 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0
25 Stringer, Jake FPL 80% 2 1 9 9 0 2 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 1
45 Waterman, Alec INT 69% 0 0 10 5 5 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2
20 Wright, Peter FF 78% 0 0 7 0 7 0 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 4 12 367 212 155 77 53 80 37 64 14 22 42 51

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

Western Bulldogs Coach: Luke Beveridge
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 M. Redman 15 J. Laverde 12 T. Cutler 2 L. Young 35 C. Daniel
19 C. Weightman 44 T. English 21 T. Liberatore 11 J. Macrae 13 J. Schache
FORWARD 4 M. Bontempelli (c) 6 B. Smith
HALF-BACK

23 L. Vandermeer
21 D. Heppell (c) 14 J. Ridley 17 J. Stewart

39 J. Johannisen
37 R. Smith 33 A. Naughton 29 M. Hannan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



1 A. McGrath 7 Z. Merrett 42 S. Durham



7 L. Hunter 5 J. Dunkley 1 A. Treloar FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 2 S. Draper 8 M. Gleeson
HALF-FORWARD 3 D. Parish 35 M. Guelfi
40 W. Snelling 10 A. Francis 16 A. Perkins 6 J. Caldwell 9 D. Shiel
31 B. Dale 43 R. Gardner 10 E. Wood

45 A. Waterman
HALF-BACK

13 N. Cox
FORWARD



25 J. Stringer 20 P. Wright 5 D. Smith



34 B. Williams 42 A. Keath 15 T. Duryea



BACK



Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WBUL Adam Treloar behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 01:14
ESSE Jake Stringer goal 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 03:17
ESSE Zach Merrett behind 0.1.1 - 1.1.7 05:52
ESSE Will Snelling behind 0.1.1 - 1.2.8 08:23
WBUL Cody Weightman goal 1.1.7 - 1.2.8 18:44
WBUL Mitch Hannan goal 2.1.13 - 1.2.8 20:22
ESSE Aaron Francis behind 2.1.13 - 1.3.9 22:18
ESSE Tom Cutler behind 2.1.13 - 1.4.10 24:29
Q2 WBUL Tim English behind 2.2.14 - 1.4.10 00:47
ESSE Devon Smith goal 2.2.14 - 2.4.16 02:35
ESSE Darcy Parish goal 2.2.14 - 3.4.22 04:39
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 3.2.20 - 3.4.22 06:28
WBUL Cody Weightman goal 4.2.26 - 3.4.22 09:10
WBUL Rushed behind 4.3.27 - 3.4.22 16:50
WBUL Josh Schache goal 5.3.33 - 3.4.22 17:48
ESSE Aaron Francis behind 5.3.33 - 3.5.23 20:26
ESSE Will Snelling behind 5.3.33 - 3.6.24 22:36
ESSE Darcy Parish behind 5.3.33 - 3.7.25 24:42
ESSE Jake Stringer goal 5.3.33 - 4.7.31 28:50
WBUL Rushed behind 5.4.34 - 4.7.31 30:29
Q3 ESSE Tom Cutler behind 5.4.34 - 4.8.32 03:38
ESSE Sam Draper behind 5.4.34 - 4.9.33 07:19
WBUL Cody Weightman goal 6.4.40 - 4.9.33 11:22
WBUL Cody Weightman goal 7.4.46 - 4.9.33 13:11
WBUL Mitch Hannan behind 7.5.47 - 4.9.33 15:44
WBUL Josh Schache goal 8.5.53 - 4.9.33 21:34
ESSE Sam Draper behind 8.5.53 - 4.10.34 31:27
Q4 ESSE Rushed behind 8.5.53 - 4.11.35 02:48
WBUL Laitham Vandermeer goal 9.5.59 - 4.11.35 06:42
WBUL Laitham Vandermeer behind 9.6.60 - 4.11.35 08:30
WBUL Mitch Hannan goal 10.6.66 - 4.11.35 13:10
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 11.6.72 - 4.11.35 18:15
WBUL Mitch Hannan behind 11.7.73 - 4.11.35 21:23
WBUL Aaron Naughton goal 12.7.79 - 4.11.35 26:11
WBUL Bailey Smith goal 13.7.85 - 4.11.35 30:28
ESSE Jake Stringer behind 13.7.85 - 4.12.36 32:58