2021 AFL Round 11: West Coast v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 2021 between West Coast and Essendon during round 11 of the 2021 AFL season. West Coast hosted Essendon at Optus Stadium. Dyson Heppell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Adam Simpson and the visitors were coached by Ben Rutten.

West Coast
Back: S. Hurn, T. Barrass, B. Sheppard
Half-back: B. Williams, J. Rotham, J. Nelson
Centre: A. Gaff, J. Redden, J. Cripps
Half-forward: J. Petruccelle, J. Darling, D. Sheed
Forward: O. Allen, J. Kennedy, L. Ryan
Follower: N. Naitanui, E. Yeo, T. Kelly
Int.: B. Ah Chee, J. Brander, T. Cole, J. Jones
Sub.: J. Waterman

Essendon
Back: J. Laverde, B. Zerk-Thatcher, J. Ridley
Half-back: D. Heppell (capt.), J. Stewart, N. Hind
Centre: K. Langford, Z. Merrett, N. Cox
Half-forward: A. Perkins, J. Stringer, W. Snelling
Forward: H. Jones, C. Hooker, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti
Follower: A. Phillips, D. Parish, D. Zaharakis
Int.: M. Guelfi, A. McGrath, M. Redman, A. Waterman
Sub.: B. Ham

West Coast (11.5.71) were defeated by Essendon (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
West Coast: J. Kennedy (3), J. Waterman (2), B. Ah Chee, J. Cripps, J. Darling, J. Petruccelle, L. Ryan, D. Sheed
Essendon: J. Stringer (3), C. Hooker (2), A. McDonald-Tipungwuti (2), N. Cox, H. Jones, K. Langford, W. Snelling, A. Waterman

As a result of this match, West Coast remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2021 AFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: West Coast v Essendon
Date: Saturday 29 May 2021
Time: 5:40 PM
Venue: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 41,883

Match Results

Outcome: West Coast def. by Essendon
Score: 11.5.71 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Coast 3 . 0 9 . 0 10 . 5 11 . 5 11 . 5 (71)
Essendon 2 . 4 5 . 7 9 . 8 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin WCST by 2 WCST by 17 WCST by 3 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 16
Duration 30:31 34:28 28:32 32:21 2:05:52

Honour Roll

Coaches: Adam Simpson (West Coast), Ben Rutten (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (West Coast), Dyson Heppell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Dalgleish (#7), D. Johanson (#30), D. Margetts (#6), R: J. Fry (#39)
Goal Umpire: S. Hunter, B. Rogers, E: J. Yazdani
Boundary Umpire: A. Bastick, B. Dalgleish, N. Doig, J. Garrett

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Darcy Parish ESSE 3 3
Dom Sheed WCST 4 2
Zach Merrett ESSE 7 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Zach Merrett ESSE 7 9 1 1 0 0 0
Darcy Parish ESSE 3 9 1 1 0 0 0
Dyson Heppell ESSE 21 3 0 0 1 0 0
Jayden Laverde ESSE 15 3 0 0 1 0 0
Cale Hooker ESSE 26 2 0 0 0 1 0
Nic Naitanui WCST 9 2 0 0 0 1 0
Josh Rotham WCST 35 1 0 0 0 0 1
Dom Sheed WCST 4 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
41 Ah Chee, Brendon INT 86% 1 0 12 4 8 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 1
12 Allen, Oscar FPL 47% 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
37 Barrass, Tom FB 85% 0 0 14 11 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 0 3 0
10 Brander, Jarrod INT 86% 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
28 Cole, Tom INT 86% 0 0 17 10 7 6 0 4 1 4 1 1 4 1
15 Cripps, Jamie WR 91% 1 1 12 7 5 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5
27 Darling, Jack CHF 100% 1 0 7 3 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2
3 Gaff, Andrew WL 93% 0 0 31 12 19 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 4
25 Hurn, Shannon BPL 74% 0 0 24 19 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 1
31 Jones, Jamaine INT 73% 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
11 Kelly, Tim RO↓ 21% 0 0 11 5 6 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1
17 Kennedy, Josh FF 92% 3 1 8 6 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
9 Naitanui, Nic RU 70% 0 0 20 11 9 1 40 6 8 4 2 1 2 4
30 Nelson, Jackson HBFR 83% 0 0 23 15 8 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1
21 Petruccelle, Jack HFFL 79% 1 1 15 5 10 3 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 4
8 Redden, Jack C 84% 0 0 26 11 15 4 0 5 2 5 0 1 0 2
35 Rotham, Josh CHB 92% 0 0 20 14 6 11 0 2 0 2 1 1 8 0
1 Ryan, Liam FPR 85% 1 0 8 7 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1
4 Sheed, Dom HFFR 86% 1 0 43 28 15 4 0 1 6 8 2 1 5 6
5 Sheppard, Brad BPR 96% 0 0 18 14 4 7 0 2 1 2 1 0 4 1
2 Waterman, Jake SUB↑ 63% 2 1 12 8 4 1 0 5 1 3 2 2 1 2
32 Williams, Bailey HBFL 62% 0 0 4 2 2 1 11 3 0 1 1 1 1 0
6 Yeo, Elliot RR 64% 0 1 14 10 4 3 0 4 5 3 0 1 0 7
Rushed 0
Total (23 players) 11 5 364 218 146 78 52 45 37 59 16 15 45 45

J. Waterman replaced T. Kelly.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
13 Cox, Nik WR 82% 1 1 9 6 3 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
35 Guelfi, Matt INT 77% 0 0 17 8 9 5 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 2
33 Ham, Brayden SUB 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Heppell, Dyson (c) HBFL 93% 0 0 22 15 7 9 0 6 0 3 2 1 3 3
19 Hind, Nick HBFR 85% 0 1 20 17 3 5 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 3
26 Hooker, Cale FF 89% 2 3 16 12 4 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
23 Jones, Harry FPL 81% 1 0 10 6 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
4 Langford, Kyle WL 88% 1 1 28 16 12 9 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 5
15 Laverde, Jayden BPL 85% 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 3
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony FPR 77% 2 1 12 11 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 2 0 2
1 McGrath, Andrew INT 77% 0 0 24 12 12 3 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 3
7 Merrett, Zach C 81% 0 1 37 20 17 5 0 5 1 4 2 0 5 8
3 Parish, Darcy RR 77% 0 1 36 19 17 4 0 4 11 1 2 0 2 5
16 Perkins, Archie HFFL 73% 0 1 16 9 7 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7
34 Phillips, Andrew RU 77% 0 0 11 8 3 7 11 3 2 2 1 1 1 3
27 Redman, Mason INT 85% 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3
14 Ridley, Jordan BPR 93% 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2
40 Snelling, Will HFFR 74% 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 3 1 4 0 1 2 0
17 Stewart, James CHB 92% 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 5 0
25 Stringer, Jake CHF 85% 3 2 12 8 4 3 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 0
45 Waterman, Alec INT 78% 1 1 11 5 6 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
11 Zaharakis, David RO 84% 0 0 19 15 4 5 0 2 3 6 0 3 2 3
30 Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon FB 67% 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 0
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 12 15 376 236 140 99 14 55 38 47 15 16 33 57

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

West Coast Coach: Adam Simpson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
15 J. Laverde 30 B. Zerk-Thatcher 14 J. Ridley 9 N. Naitanui 41 B. Ah Chee
1 L. Ryan 17 J. Kennedy 12 O. Allen 6 E. Yeo 10 J. Brander
FORWARD 11 T. Kelly 28 T. Cole
HALF-BACK

31 J. Jones
21 D. Heppell (c) 17 J. Stewart 19 N. Hind

2 J. Waterman
4 D. Sheed 27 J. Darling 21 J. Petruccelle



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



4 K. Langford 7 Z. Merrett 13 N. Cox



15 J. Cripps 8 J. Redden 3 A. Gaff FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 34 A. Phillips 35 M. Guelfi
HALF-FORWARD 3 D. Parish 1 A. McGrath
16 A. Perkins 25 J. Stringer 40 W. Snelling 11 D. Zaharakis 27 M. Redman
30 J. Nelson 35 J. Rotham 32 B. Williams

45 A. Waterman
HALF-BACK

33 B. Ham
FORWARD



23 H. Jones 26 C. Hooker 43 A. McDonald-Tipungwuti



5 B. Sheppard 37 T. Barrass 25 S. Hurn



BACK



Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WCST Jack Petruccelle goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 01:48
ESSE Zach Merrett behind 1.0.6 - 0.1.1 03:05
WCST Jack Darling goal 2.0.12 - 0.1.1 05:38
ESSE Harry Jones goal 2.0.12 - 1.1.7 07:49
WCST Liam Ryan goal 3.0.18 - 1.1.7 10:02
ESSE Cale Hooker behind 3.0.18 - 1.2.8 12:39
ESSE Archie Perkins behind 3.0.18 - 1.3.9 13:58
ESSE Cale Hooker goal 3.0.18 - 2.3.15 17:43
ESSE Alec Waterman behind 3.0.18 - 2.4.16 22:58
Q2 WCST Josh Kennedy goal 4.0.24 - 2.4.16 01:02
ESSE Will Snelling goal 4.0.24 - 3.4.22 02:23
ESSE Rushed behind 4.0.24 - 3.5.23 08:46
WCST Jake Waterman goal 5.0.30 - 3.5.23 10:34
WCST Brendon Ah Chee goal 6.0.36 - 3.5.23 12:28
WCST Jamie Cripps goal 7.0.42 - 3.5.23 15:05
ESSE Jake Stringer behind 7.0.42 - 3.6.24 17:32
ESSE Jake Stringer behind 7.0.42 - 3.7.25 22:43
WCST Josh Kennedy goal 8.0.48 - 3.7.25 24:00
WCST Dom Sheed goal 9.0.54 - 3.7.25 25:28
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goal 9.0.54 - 4.7.31 30:43
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 9.0.54 - 5.7.37 33:14
Q3 WCST Jamie Cripps behind 9.1.55 - 5.7.37 04:31
WCST Jack Petruccelle behind 9.2.56 - 5.7.37 06:51
WCST Josh Kennedy goal 10.2.62 - 5.7.37 08:56
ESSE Cale Hooker goal 10.2.62 - 6.7.43 13:57
ESSE Nik Cox goal 10.2.62 - 7.7.49 15:51
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goal 10.2.62 - 8.7.55 18:09
WCST Jake Waterman behind 10.3.63 - 8.7.55 20:04
WCST Josh Kennedy behind 10.4.64 - 8.7.55 23:59
WCST Elliot Yeo behind 10.5.65 - 8.7.55 24:36
ESSE Jake Stringer goal 10.5.65 - 9.7.61 25:58
ESSE Nik Cox behind 10.5.65 - 9.8.62 27:53
Q4 ESSE Jake Stringer goal 10.5.65 - 10.8.68 00:39
ESSE Cale Hooker behind 10.5.65 - 10.9.69 06:57
ESSE Darcy Parish behind 10.5.65 - 10.10.70 09:06
ESSE Rushed behind 10.5.65 - 10.11.71 10:42
WCST Jake Waterman goal 11.5.71 - 10.11.71 12:42
ESSE Cale Hooker behind 11.5.71 - 10.12.72 14:21
ESSE Nick Hind behind 11.5.71 - 10.13.73 16:22
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti behind 11.5.71 - 10.14.74 21:05
ESSE Jake Stringer goal 11.5.71 - 11.14.80 22:40
ESSE Alec Waterman goal 11.5.71 - 12.14.86 26:06
ESSE Kyle Langford behind 11.5.71 - 12.15.87 30:46