2021 AFL Season Round 19: Essendon v Greater Western Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 2021 between Essendon and Greater Western Sydney during round nineteen of the 2021 season of the Australian Football League.
Essendon hosted Greater Western Sydney at Metricon Stadium.
Dyson Heppell captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ben Rutten and the visitors were coached by Leon Cameron.
Essendon (7.11.53) were defeated by Greater Western Sydney (9.12.66).
Match Details
Season:
2021 AFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Greater Western Sydney
Date:
Sunday 25 July 2021
Time:
6:10 PM
Venue:
Metricon Stadium
Attendance:
2,681
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Greater Western Sydney
Score:
7.11.53 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Greater Western Sydney | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 16 | GWSY by 8 | GWSY by 13 | GWSY by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 31:58 | 27:03 | 28:20 | 27:53 | 1:55:14 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Essendon) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Greater Western Sydney) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Dyson HeppellCoach: Ben Rutten
Greater Western Sydney
Captain: unknownCoach: Leon Cameron
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
J. Broadbent (#20)R. Chamberlain (#18)
N. Foot (#2)
E: A. Whetton (#19)
Goal Umpires
J. BairdD. Wilson
E: A. McKenzie-Wills
Boundary Umpires
P. CranT. Lougoon
N. Swanson
D. Wood
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachie Whitfield | GWSY | 6 | 3 |
| Tom Green | GWSY | 12 | 2 |
| Jordan Ridley | ESSE | 14 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachie Whitfield | GWSY | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Green | GWSY | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Taylor | GWSY | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Daniels | GWSY | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Mumford | GWSY | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Ridley | ESSE | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lachie Ash | GWSY | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Snelling | ESSE | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 13 | Cox, Nik | WR | 86% | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Cutler, Tom | INT | 79% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Draper, Sam | RU | 77% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Durham, Sam | WL | 75% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Guelfi, Matt | SUB | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ham, Brayden | HFFR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Heppell, Dyson (c) | HBFL | 95% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Hind, Nick | HBFR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hooker, Cale | CHF | 81% | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Laverde, Jayden | BPL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony | INT | 72% | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Merrett, Zach | C | 86% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Parish, Darcy | RO | 84% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Perkins, Archie | HFFL | 79% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Redman, Mason | BPR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Ridley, Jordan | CHB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Shiel, Dylan | INT | 69% | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Smith, Devon | FPL | 80% | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Snelling, Will | RR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Stewart, James | FB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Stringer, Jake | FPR | 73% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Wright, Peter | FF | 86% | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Zaharakis, David | INT | 76% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 7 | 11 | 314 | 190 | 124 | 90 | 33 | 49 | 27 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 43 | |||
Greater Western Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 7 | Ash, Lachie | C | 82% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Bruhn, Tanner | INT | 61% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Cumming, Isaac | BPR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Daniels, Brent | HFFL | 80% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Davis, Phil | FB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Green, Tom | INT | 70% | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Haynes, Nick | CHB | 87% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Himmelberg, Harry | CHF | 89% | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Hogan, Jesse | FF | 85% | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Hopper, Jacob | RO | 78% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Idun, Connor | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Kelly, Josh | WL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Kennedy, Adam | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Lloyd, Daniel | FPL | 87% | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | Mumford, Shane | RU | 77% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | O'Halloran, Xavier | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Perryman, Harry | HBFL | 77% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 50 | Reid, Sam | FPR | 84% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Riccardi, Jake | SUB | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Taranto, Tim | HFFR | 83% | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Taylor, Sam | BPL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Ward, Callan | RR | 77% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Whitfield, Lachie | WR | 90% | 0 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 12 | 374 | 244 | 130 | 139 | 20 | 39 | 30 | 50 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 43 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Essendon | Coach: Ben Rutten | ||||||||||||||
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| 15 | S. Taylor | 1 | P. Davis | 13 | I. Cumming | 2 | S. Draper | 12 | T. Cutler | ||||||
| 25 | J. Stringer | 20 | P. Wright | 5 | D. Smith | 40 | W. Snelling | 43 | A. McDonald-Tipungwuti | ||||||
| FORWARD | 3 | D. Parish | 9 | D. Shiel | |||||||||||
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| 36 | H. Perryman | 19 | N. Haynes | 40 | A. Kennedy |
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| 33 | B. Ham | 26 | C. Hooker | 16 | A. Perkins |
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| 22 | J. Kelly | 7 | L. Ash | 6 | L. Whitfield |
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| 13 | N. Cox | 7 | Z. Merrett | 42 | S. Durham | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 41 | S. Mumford | 5 | T. Bruhn | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | C. Ward | 12 | T. Green | |||||||||||
| 16 | B. Daniels | 27 | H. Himmelberg | 14 | T. Taranto | 2 | J. Hopper | 39 | C. Idun | ||||||
| 19 | N. Hind | 14 | J. Ridley | 21 | D. Heppell (c) |
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| 38 | D. Lloyd | 23 | J. Hogan | 50 | S. Reid |
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| 27 | M. Redman | 17 | J. Stewart | 15 | J. Laverde |
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| Greater Western Sydney | Coach: Leon Cameron | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GWSY | Tim Taranto behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.1.1 | 01:26 |
| ESSE | Darcy Parish goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.1.1 | 04:48 | |
| ESSE | Archie Perkins goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.1.1 | 07:16 | |
| GWSY | Harry Himmelberg behind | 2.0.12 | - | 0.2.2 | 08:59 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan goal | 2.0.12 | - | 1.2.8 | 10:21 | |
| GWSY | Callan Ward goal | 2.0.12 | - | 2.2.14 | 20:08 | |
| ESSE | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti behind | 2.1.13 | - | 2.2.14 | 21:55 | |
| ESSE | Cale Hooker goal | 3.1.19 | - | 2.2.14 | 23:00 | |
| ESSE | David Zaharakis goal | 4.1.25 | - | 2.2.14 | 24:19 | |
| ESSE | Peter Wright behind | 4.2.26 | - | 2.2.14 | 26:00 | |
| GWSY | Harry Himmelberg behind | 4.2.26 | - | 2.3.15 | 27:36 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan behind | 4.2.26 | - | 2.4.16 | 29:25 | |
| ESSE | Rushed behind | 4.3.27 | - | 2.4.16 | 30:55 | |
| Q2 | GWSY | Daniel Lloyd goal | 4.3.27 | - | 3.4.22 | 04:28 |
| ESSE | Jake Stringer goal | 5.3.33 | - | 3.4.22 | 06:30 | |
| GWSY | Tim Taranto behind | 5.3.33 | - | 3.5.23 | 09:21 | |
| ESSE | Cale Hooker behind | 5.4.34 | - | 3.5.23 | 12:44 | |
| GWSY | Daniel Lloyd behind | 5.4.34 | - | 3.6.24 | 18:11 | |
| ESSE | Devon Smith goal | 6.4.40 | - | 3.6.24 | 20:49 | |
| Q3 | GWSY | Lachie Ash goal | 6.4.40 | - | 4.6.30 | 01:19 |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 6.4.40 | - | 4.7.31 | 02:38 | |
| GWSY | Harry Himmelberg goal | 6.4.40 | - | 5.7.37 | 06:09 | |
| GWSY | Shane Mumford goal | 6.4.40 | - | 6.7.43 | 10:53 | |
| ESSE | Dylan Shiel behind | 6.5.41 | - | 6.7.43 | 12:06 | |
| ESSE | Peter Wright behind | 6.6.42 | - | 6.7.43 | 14:58 | |
| GWSY | Tim Taranto behind | 6.6.42 | - | 6.8.44 | 15:54 | |
| ESSE | Nik Cox behind | 6.7.43 | - | 6.8.44 | 19:21 | |
| ESSE | Cale Hooker behind | 6.8.44 | - | 6.8.44 | 22:37 | |
| GWSY | Daniel Lloyd behind | 6.8.44 | - | 6.9.45 | 23:00 | |
| GWSY | Harry Himmelberg behind | 6.8.44 | - | 6.10.46 | 25:51 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan goal | 6.8.44 | - | 7.10.52 | 28:17 | |
| Q4 | GWSY | Sam Reid goal | 6.8.44 | - | 8.10.58 | 01:56 |
| ESSE | Nik Cox goal | 7.8.50 | - | 8.10.58 | 08:45 | |
| ESSE | Devon Smith behind | 7.9.51 | - | 8.10.58 | 13:38 | |
| GWSY | Tom Green behind | 7.9.51 | - | 8.11.59 | 16:10 | |
| GWSY | Sam Reid behind | 7.9.51 | - | 8.12.60 | 17:14 | |
| ESSE | Devon Smith behind | 7.10.52 | - | 8.12.60 | 19:25 | |
| GWSY | Brent Daniels goal | 7.10.52 | - | 9.12.66 | 24:59 | |
| ESSE | Peter Wright behind | 7.11.53 | - | 9.12.66 | 26:41 | |