2023 AFL Round 9: Brisbane Lions v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 2023 between Brisbane Lions and Essendon during round 9 of the 2023 AFL season. Brisbane Lions hosted Essendon at Gabba. With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts. Zach Merrett captained the visitors with Andrew McGrath as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Chris Fagan and the visitors were coached by Brad Scott.

Brisbane Lions
Back: B. Starcevich, J. Payne, K. Coleman
Half-back: C. McKenna, H. Andrews, D. Zorko
Centre: J. Berry, R. Lester, H. McCluggage
Half-forward: C. Cameron, J. Gunston, W. Ashcroft
Forward: C. Rayner, J. Daniher, E. Hipwood
Follower: O. McInerney, J. Dunkley, L. Neale
Int.: Z. Bailey, L. McCarthy, H. Sharp, D. Wilmot
Sub.: N. Answerth

Essendon
Back: D. Heppell, B. Zerk-Thatcher, K. Baldwin
Half-back: M. Redman, N. Hind, A. McGrath (vice-capt.)
Centre: N. Martin, D. Shiel, S. Durham
Half-forward: A. Perkins, J. Stringer, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti
Forward: A. Phillips, S. Weideman, K. Langford
Follower: S. Draper, Z. Merrett (capt.), W. Setterfield
Int.: J. Caldwell, M. D'Ambrosio, B. Hobbs, J. Menzie
Sub.: A. Davey

Brisbane Lions (12.15.87) defeated Essendon (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions: J. Daniher (6), Z. Bailey (2), E. Hipwood, L. McCarthy, O. McInerney, C. Rayner
Essendon: K. Langford (2), A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, J. Menzie, A. Perkins, J. Stringer

As a result of this match, Brisbane Lions were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2023 AFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Brisbane Lions v Essendon
Date: Saturday 13 May 2023
Time: 7:25 PM
Venue: Gabba
Attendance: 31,898

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Lions def. Essendon
Score: 12.15.87 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brisbane Lions 2 . 2 2 . 7 7 . 11 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Essendon 1 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 6 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin BRIL by 5 ESSE by 10 BRIL by 17 BRIL by 42 BRIL by 42
Duration 29:42 29:35 30:22 31:51 2:01:30

Honour Roll

Coaches: Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions), Brad Scott (Essendon)
Captains: unknown (Brisbane Lions), Zach Merrett (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Brisbane Lions), Andrew McGrath (Essendon)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Joe Daniher BRIL 3 3
Lachie Neale BRIL 9 2
Will Ashcroft BRIL 8 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Joe Daniher BRIL 3 10 2 0 0 0 0
Lachie Neale BRIL 9 7 0 1 1 0 0
Andrew McGrath ESSE 1 4 0 1 0 0 0
Ryan Lester BRIL 35 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Oscar McInerney BRIL 46 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Mason Redman ESSE 27 2 0 0 0 1 0
Harris Andrews BRIL 31 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Brisbane Lions

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
31 Andrews, Harris CHB 100% 0 0 19 15 4 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
43 Answerth, Noah SUB↑ 11% 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Ashcroft, Will HFFR 71% 0 0 28 15 13 7 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 2
33 Bailey, Zac INT 80% 2 1 13 8 5 4 0 6 2 4 1 0 2 5
7 Berry, Jarrod WL 81% 0 0 10 4 6 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
23 Cameron, Charlie HFFL 76% 0 1 9 7 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
18 Coleman, Keidean BPR 82% 0 0 20 18 2 7 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 6
3 Daniher, Joe FF 84% 6 1 16 14 2 9 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 3
5 Dunkley, Josh RR 81% 0 0 22 11 11 7 0 3 5 3 0 0 1 2
19 Gunston, Jack CHF 84% 0 0 7 5 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
30 Hipwood, Eric FPR 86% 1 2 14 8 6 4 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 2
35 Lester, Ryan C 79% 0 0 19 14 5 7 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 1
11 McCarthy, Lincoln INT 80% 1 1 11 8 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2
6 McCluggage, Hugh WR 76% 0 3 26 16 10 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 6
46 McInerney, Oscar RU 79% 1 0 12 7 5 6 23 3 4 2 1 1 1 3
26 McKenna, Conor HBFL 84% 0 1 14 14 0 5 0 1 0 6 1 1 4 3
9 Neale, Lachie RO 87% 0 0 34 16 18 4 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 8
40 Payne, Jack FB 93% 0 0 9 9 0 7 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 1
16 Rayner, Cam FPL 78% 1 0 20 8 12 4 0 2 5 2 0 0 1 5
22 Sharp, Harry INT 73% 0 0 17 13 4 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2
37 Starcevich, Brandon BPL 82% 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 2
44 Wilmot, Darcy INT 80% 0 1 16 12 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2
15 Zorko, Dayne HBFR↓ 70% 0 1 25 17 8 9 0 3 1 4 2 0 2 6
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 12 15 376 251 125 128 26 42 32 51 18 12 31 69

N. Answerth replaced D. Zorko.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
26 Baldwin, Kaine BPR 87% 0 0 13 9 4 5 0 4 1 2 1 1 6 2
6 Caldwell, Jye INT 73% 0 1 17 10 7 2 0 2 5 3 0 1 2 4
42 D'Ambrosio, Massimo INT↓ 54% 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
33 Davey, Alwyn SUB↑ 26% 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Draper, Sam RU 85% 0 1 9 6 3 2 22 1 3 5 0 1 2 0
22 Durham, Sam WR 80% 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 2 1 4 0 1 1 1
21 Heppell, Dyson BPL 91% 0 0 21 12 9 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1
19 Hind, Nick CHB 90% 0 0 20 14 6 4 0 3 1 6 0 2 7 1
8 Hobbs, Ben INT 74% 0 0 22 12 10 9 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 4
4 Langford, Kyle FPR 86% 2 2 9 8 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
37 Martin, Nic WL 89% 0 0 19 12 7 6 0 3 0 4 0 1 5 0
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony HFFR 69% 1 0 8 4 4 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2
1 McGrath, Andrew (vc) HBFR 90% 0 0 18 11 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0
47 Menzie, Jye INT 70% 1 0 6 2 4 1 0 4 1 6 2 2 0 3
7 Merrett, Zach (c) RR 82% 0 1 23 12 11 3 0 3 7 4 3 0 3 2
16 Perkins, Archie HFFL 77% 1 1 11 11 0 7 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
34 Phillips, Andrew FPL 78% 0 0 11 5 6 1 18 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
27 Redman, Mason HBFL 82% 0 0 30 24 6 7 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 1
12 Setterfield, Will RO 79% 0 0 23 18 5 6 0 4 4 5 0 0 3 5
9 Shiel, Dylan C 70% 0 0 18 7 11 2 0 3 4 3 0 0 1 2
25 Stringer, Jake CHF 79% 1 0 13 9 4 3 0 4 1 5 2 2 1 5
10 Weideman, Sam FF 91% 0 2 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1
30 Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon FB 100% 0 0 16 11 5 8 0 3 0 4 1 0 6 0
Rushed 0
Total (23 players) 6 9 336 214 122 96 40 50 33 65 12 18 57 38

A. Davey replaced M. D'Ambrosio.

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

Brisbane Lions Coach: Chris Fagan
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
21 D. Heppell 30 B. Zerk-Thatcher 26 K. Baldwin 46 O. McInerney 33 Z. Bailey
30 E. Hipwood 3 J. Daniher 16 C. Rayner 5 J. Dunkley 11 L. McCarthy
FORWARD 9 L. Neale 22 H. Sharp
HALF-BACK

44 D. Wilmot
27 M. Redman 19 N. Hind 1 A. McGrath (vc)

43 N. Answerth
8 W. Ashcroft 19 J. Gunston 23 C. Cameron



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



37 N. Martin 9 D. Shiel 22 S. Durham



6 H. McCluggage 35 R. Lester 7 J. Berry FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 2 S. Draper 6 J. Caldwell
HALF-FORWARD 7 Z. Merrett (c) 42 M. D'Ambrosio
16 A. Perkins 25 J. Stringer 43 A. McDonald-Tipungwuti 12 W. Setterfield 8 B. Hobbs
15 D. Zorko 31 H. Andrews 26 C. McKenna

47 J. Menzie
HALF-BACK

33 A. Davey
FORWARD



34 A. Phillips 10 S. Weideman 4 K. Langford



18 K. Coleman 40 J. Payne 37 B. Starcevich



BACK



Essendon Coach: Brad Scott

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ESSE Archie Perkins goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 04:25
ESSE Jye Caldwell behind 0.0.0 - 1.1.7 08:41
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 12:00
BRIL Rushed behind 1.1.7 - 1.1.7 18:15
BRIL Charlie Cameron behind 1.2.8 - 1.1.7 22:21
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 2.2.14 - 1.1.7 25:20
ESSE Zach Merrett behind 2.2.14 - 1.2.8 26:58
ESSE Sam Weideman behind 2.2.14 - 1.3.9 28:34
Q2 BRIL Joe Daniher behind 2.3.15 - 1.3.9 04:01
BRIL Eric Hipwood behind 2.4.16 - 1.3.9 05:24
BRIL Dayne Zorko behind 2.5.17 - 1.3.9 08:29
ESSE Jake Stringer goal 2.5.17 - 2.3.15 11:38
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 2.5.17 - 3.3.21 13:39
ESSE Kyle Langford behind 2.5.17 - 3.4.22 15:53
BRIL Darcy Wilmot behind 2.6.18 - 3.4.22 16:23
ESSE Kyle Langford behind 2.6.18 - 3.5.23 20:18
BRIL Lincoln McCarthy behind 2.7.19 - 3.5.23 22:54
ESSE Jye Menzie goal 2.7.19 - 4.5.29 25:11
Q3 BRIL Joe Daniher goal 3.7.25 - 4.5.29 01:44
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 4.7.31 - 4.5.29 04:18
BRIL Hugh McCluggage behind 4.8.32 - 4.5.29 08:08
BRIL Zac Bailey goal 5.8.38 - 4.5.29 09:28
BRIL Hugh McCluggage behind 5.9.39 - 4.5.29 12:44
BRIL Oscar McInerney goal 6.9.45 - 4.5.29 15:55
BRIL Eric Hipwood goal 7.9.51 - 4.5.29 19:10
BRIL Conor McKenna behind 7.10.52 - 4.5.29 22:50
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 7.10.52 - 5.5.35 26:33
BRIL Eric Hipwood behind 7.11.53 - 5.5.35 28:53
ESSE Sam Weideman behind 7.11.53 - 5.6.36 30:17
Q4 ESSE Archie Perkins behind 7.11.53 - 5.7.37 00:58
BRIL Zac Bailey goal 8.11.59 - 5.7.37 02:52
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 9.11.65 - 5.7.37 04:33
ESSE Alwyn Davey behind 9.11.65 - 5.8.38 08:07
BRIL Rushed behind 9.12.66 - 5.8.38 13:15
BRIL Rushed behind 9.13.67 - 5.8.38 16:16
BRIL Joe Daniher goal 10.13.73 - 5.8.38 17:32
ESSE Sam Draper behind 10.13.73 - 5.9.39 21:47
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti goal 10.13.73 - 6.9.45 23:10
BRIL Hugh McCluggage behind 10.14.74 - 6.9.45 24:58
BRIL Zac Bailey behind 10.15.75 - 6.9.45 26:21
BRIL Lincoln McCarthy goal 11.15.81 - 6.9.45 28:02
BRIL Cam Rayner goal 12.15.87 - 6.9.45 31:47