2022 AFL Round 2: Essendon v Brisbane Lions

This is the match report for the match played on 26 March 2022 between Essendon and Brisbane Lions during round 2 of the 2022 AFL season. Essendon hosted Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium. Dyson Heppell captained the hosts with Zach Merrett as vice-captain. Dayne Zorko captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ben Rutten and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.

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

Brisbane Lions
Back: D. Gardiner, H. Andrews, M. Adams
Half-back: B. Starcevich, D. Rich, C. Ah Chee
Centre: J. Berry, D. Zorko (capt.), H. McCluggage
Half-forward: Z. Bailey, D. McStay, L. McCarthy
Forward: C. Rayner, J. Daniher, C. Cameron
Follower: O. McInerney, D. Fort, L. Neale
Int.: N. Answerth, N. Cockatoo, J. Lyons, H. Sharp
Sub.: J. Prior

Essendon (10.15.75) were defeated by Brisbane Lions (15.7.97).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Perkins (3), P. Wright (3), T. Cutler, Z. Merrett, D. Smith, J. Stringer
Brisbane Lions: H. McCluggage (3), Z. Bailey (2), C. Cameron (2), J. Daniher (2), L. Neale (2), N. Cockatoo, L. McCarthy, O. McInerney, C. Rayner

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 17th on the ladder (up from 18th) and Brisbane Lions were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2022 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Essendon v Brisbane Lions
Date: Saturday 26 March 2022
Time: 4:35 PM
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 30,631

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Brisbane Lions
Score: 10.15.75 - 15.7.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 5 5 . 9 8 . 13 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Brisbane Lions 1 . 1 7 . 2 13 . 5 15 . 7 15 . 7 (97)
Margin ESSE by 22 BRIL by 5 BRIL by 22 BRIL by 22 BRIL by 22
Duration 28:45 30:36 34:21 33:38 2:07:20

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ben Rutten (Essendon), Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions)
Captains: Dyson Heppell (Essendon), Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions)
Vice-Captains: Zach Merrett (Essendon), unknown (Brisbane Lions)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Brown (#13), A. Gianfagna (#27), M. Pell (#30)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Lachie Neale BRIL 9 3
Hugh McCluggage BRIL 6 2
Zach Merrett ESSE 7 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Lachie Neale BRIL 9 10 2 0 0 0 0
Darcy Parish ESSE 3 6 0 0 2 0 0
Hugh McCluggage BRIL 6 4 0 ? 0 ? 0
Peter Wright ESSE 20 4 0 ? 0 ? 0
Dayne Zorko BRIL 15 4 0 ? 0 ? 0
Jarrod Berry BRIL 7 1 0 0 0 0 1
Daniel Rich BRIL 10 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
6 Caldwell, Jye RR 89% 0 1 21 5 16 1 0 2 5 2 2 1 0 3
13 Cox, Nik WR 72% 0 1 21 8 13 4 0 2 0 5 3 1 1 0
12 Cutler, Tom INT 83% 1 2 15 11 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
2 Draper, Sam RU 83% 0 0 13 9 4 1 32 1 3 3 1 2 2 4
22 Durham, Sam HFFL 74% 0 1 10 4 6 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1
10 Francis, Aaron CHB 75% 0 2 11 4 7 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
35 Guelfi, Matt INT 73% 0 0 11 4 7 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
33 Ham, Brayden INT 74% 0 1 10 6 4 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4
21 Heppell, Dyson (c) WL 91% 0 0 16 8 8 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2
19 Hind, Nick INT 75% 0 0 19 15 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 4
29 Kelly, Jake BPR 88% 0 0 14 11 3 6 0 2 0 3 1 0 4 1
15 Laverde, Jayden FPL 82% 0 0 15 8 7 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0
1 McGrath, Andrew HBFR 88% 0 1 17 10 7 2 0 2 4 5 1 1 1 4
7 Merrett, Zach (vc) C 78% 1 0 31 17 14 4 0 3 4 4 2 0 1 7
3 Parish, Darcy RO 83% 0 2 35 21 14 6 0 2 6 8 1 3 0 10
16 Perkins, Archie HFFR 83% 3 1 11 11 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
27 Redman, Mason FB 81% 0 0 14 7 7 4 0 2 0 3 2 1 4 0
14 Ridley, Jordan HBFL 89% 0 0 18 15 3 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 7 2
5 Smith, Devon FPR 76% 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 Stewart, James BPL 93% 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 2 0 7 0 3 0 1
25 Stringer, Jake CHF 80% 1 0 15 11 4 2 0 4 5 6 2 2 0 3
40 Wanganeen, Tex SUB 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Wright, Peter FF 90% 3 1 15 13 2 11 6 0 1 1 2 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 10 15 343 205 138 89 38 32 30 57 23 18 35 56

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Adams, Marcus BPR 93% 0 0 16 11 5 7 0 1 0 3 0 2 7 0
4 Ah Chee, Callum HBFR 68% 0 0 6 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
31 Andrews, Harris FB 97% 0 0 11 7 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
43 Answerth, Noah INT 74% 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 1
33 Bailey, Zac HFFL 76% 2 1 15 10 5 4 0 1 1 6 0 3 2 3
7 Berry, Jarrod WL 81% 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 5 2 3 2 2 1 4
23 Cameron, Charlie FPR 84% 2 2 14 9 5 4 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 4
12 Cockatoo, Nakia INT 68% 1 0 7 3 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1
3 Daniher, Joe FF 95% 2 0 15 10 5 8 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 5
32 Fort, Darcy RR 77% 0 0 14 9 5 1 6 0 4 4 3 4 1 3
27 Gardiner, Darcy BPL 89% 0 0 15 10 5 8 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2
17 Lyons, Jarryd INT 79% 0 0 24 14 10 4 0 2 7 1 1 0 2 5
11 McCarthy, Lincoln HFFR 84% 1 1 10 6 4 2 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 0
6 McCluggage, Hugh WR 86% 3 0 19 9 10 6 0 3 1 3 1 3 0 2
46 McInerney, Oscar RU 74% 1 0 13 8 5 1 18 3 3 5 2 0 2 0
25 McStay, Daniel CHF 92% 0 0 11 6 5 5 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1
9 Neale, Lachie RO 93% 2 2 41 24 17 6 0 2 12 5 2 1 2 9
20 Prior, Jaxon SUB 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Rayner, Cam FPL 75% 1 0 12 7 5 3 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 1
10 Rich, Daniel CHB 85% 0 0 29 24 5 5 0 3 1 2 1 2 9 2
22 Sharp, Harry INT 70% 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2
37 Starcevich, Brandon HBFL 90% 0 0 12 9 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
15 Zorko, Dayne (c) C 71% 0 0 33 25 8 16 0 2 1 6 1 1 7 3
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 15 7 351 226 125 104 24 39 37 63 18 23 46 52

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

Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Gardiner 31 H. Andrews 24 M. Adams 2 S. Draper 12 T. Cutler
5 D. Smith 20 P. Wright 15 J. Laverde 6 J. Caldwell 35 M. Guelfi
FORWARD 3 D. Parish 33 B. Ham
HALF-BACK

19 N. Hind
37 B. Starcevich 10 D. Rich 4 C. Ah Chee

40 T. Wanganeen
16 A. Perkins 25 J. Stringer 22 S. Durham



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 J. Berry 15 D. Zorko (c) 6 H. McCluggage



13 N. Cox 7 Z. Merrett (vc) 21 D. Heppell (c) FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 46 O. McInerney 43 N. Answerth
HALF-FORWARD 32 D. Fort 12 N. Cockatoo
33 Z. Bailey 25 D. McStay 11 L. McCarthy 9 L. Neale 17 J. Lyons
1 A. McGrath 10 A. Francis 14 J. Ridley

22 H. Sharp
HALF-BACK

20 J. Prior
FORWARD



16 C. Rayner 3 J. Daniher 23 C. Cameron



29 J. Kelly 27 M. Redman 17 J. Stewart



BACK



Brisbane Lions Coach: Chris Fagan

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ESSE Peter Wright goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 01:30
ESSE Andrew McGrath behind 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 02:58
BRIL Hugh McCluggage goal 1.1.7 - 1.0.6 10:14
ESSE Sam Durham behind 1.2.8 - 1.0.6 12:39
BRIL Rushed behind 1.2.8 - 1.1.7 13:51
ESSE Devon Smith goal 2.2.14 - 1.1.7 18:44
ESSE Aaron Francis behind 2.3.15 - 1.1.7 20:00
ESSE Peter Wright goal 3.3.21 - 1.1.7 21:08
ESSE Tom Cutler behind 3.4.22 - 1.1.7 22:24
ESSE Jye Caldwell behind 3.5.23 - 1.1.7 25:01
ESSE Archie Perkins goal 4.5.29 - 1.1.7 26:49
Q2 ESSE Rushed behind 4.6.30 - 1.1.7 01:06
ESSE Nik Cox behind 4.7.31 - 1.1.7 02:33
BRIL Charlie Cameron behind 4.7.31 - 1.2.8 03:33
BRIL Zac Bailey goal 4.7.31 - 2.2.14 05:37
BRIL Lincoln McCarthy goal 4.7.31 - 3.2.20 07:35
ESSE Tom Cutler behind 4.8.32 - 3.2.20 12:23
BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 4.8.32 - 4.2.26 13:31
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 4.8.32 - 5.2.32 14:55
BRIL Nakia Cockatoo goal 4.8.32 - 6.2.38 16:58
BRIL Cam Rayner goal 4.8.32 - 7.2.44 21:03
ESSE Peter Wright goal 5.8.38 - 7.2.44 23:56
ESSE Archie Perkins behind 5.9.39 - 7.2.44 27:06
Q3 ESSE Rushed behind 5.10.40 - 7.2.44 00:16
ESSE Archie Perkins goal 6.10.46 - 7.2.44 02:15
BRIL Hugh McCluggage goal 6.10.46 - 8.2.50 08:36
ESSE Zach Merrett goal 7.10.52 - 8.2.50 09:46
BRIL Charlie Cameron goal 7.10.52 - 9.2.56 12:28
BRIL Zac Bailey behind 7.10.52 - 9.3.57 13:49
BRIL Lincoln McCarthy behind 7.10.52 - 9.4.58 14:41
BRIL Lachie Neale behind 7.10.52 - 9.5.59 17:17
BRIL Lachie Neale goal 7.10.52 - 10.5.65 19:06
ESSE Aaron Francis behind 7.11.53 - 10.5.65 20:46
BRIL Oscar McInerney goal 7.11.53 - 11.5.71 23:12
ESSE Jake Stringer goal 8.11.59 - 11.5.71 24:39
BRIL Zac Bailey goal 8.11.59 - 12.5.77 27:20
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 8.11.59 - 13.5.83 29:15
ESSE Darcy Parish behind 8.12.60 - 13.5.83 32:18
ESSE Brayden Ham behind 8.13.61 - 13.5.83 33:00
Q4 ESSE Peter Wright behind 8.14.62 - 13.5.83 05:20
BRIL Charlie Cameron behind 8.14.62 - 13.6.84 14:51
ESSE Tom Cutler goal 9.14.68 - 13.6.84 18:54
ESSE Darcy Parish behind 9.15.69 - 13.6.84 21:02
BRIL Lachie Neale goal 9.15.69 - 14.6.90 25:55
BRIL Lachie Neale behind 9.15.69 - 14.7.91 28:45
BRIL Hugh McCluggage goal 9.15.69 - 15.7.97 31:05
ESSE Archie Perkins goal 10.15.75 - 15.7.97 32:12