MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

FINALS WEEK 1, 2021

BULLDOGS

V

ESSENDON

BulldogsWB WIN BY 49

13.7
85

FT

4.12
36

UTAS

 #AFLDogsDons

2021-08-29T05:20:00Z

Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	2.1 13	5.4 34	8.5 53	13.7 85
	1.4 10	4.7 31	4.10 34	4.12 36

Best On Ground

Jack MacraeJ Macrae36 disposals

Tom LiberatoreT Liberatore35 disposals

Cody WeightmanC Weightman4 goals

Darcy ParishD Parish35 disposals
1 goal

Zach MerrettZ Merrett31 disposals

Jake StringerJ Stringer2 goals

Team Stats

Bulldogs

Essendon

Disposals

MATCH

367

388

358.9

2026 AVG.

7536

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

354.8

2026 AVG.

7095

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

170

156

126.3

2026 AVG.

2652

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

116.7

2026 AVG.

2334

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

222

227

209.2

2026 AVG.

4394

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

200.6

2026 AVG.

4011

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

145

161

149.6

2026 AVG.

3142

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

154.2

2026 AVG.

3084

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

22

16

19.6

2026 AVG.

412

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

19.5

2026 AVG.

389

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

45

37

37.8

2026 AVG.

793

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

31.9

2026 AVG.

638

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

14

7

12.8

2026 AVG.

268

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

11.6

2026 AVG.

232

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

31

30

25

2026 AVG.

525

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

20.3

2026 AVG.

406

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

56

52

50.2

2026 AVG.

1055

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

45

2026 AVG.

899

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

59

91

86.3

2026 AVG.

1813

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

91.1

2026 AVG.

1822

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

6

5

11.2

2026 AVG.

236

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

10

2026 AVG.

199

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

10

11

6.7

2026 AVG.

141

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

7.6

2026 AVG.

152

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

64

82

56.9

2026 AVG.

1195

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

50.7

2026 AVG.

1013

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

34

53

30

2026 AVG.

630

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

32

2026 AVG.

640

2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

Bulldogs

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Aaron Naughton	5	4	9	5	0	1	1	4	3	0
Adam Treloar	13	15	28	3	0	0	2	5	0	1
Alex Keath	4	4	8	2	0	0	1	2	0	0
Bailey Dale	17	2	19	4	0	2	0	2	0	0
Bailey Smith	16	4	20	1	0	0	1	2	1	0
Bailey Williams	9	4	13	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
Caleb Daniel	16	1	17	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Cody Weightman	9	3	12	2	0	6	0	2	4	0
Easton Wood	7	3	10	4	0	1	1	1	0	0
Jack Macrae	15	21	36	0	0	1	0	3	0	0
Jason Johannisen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Dunkley	8	6	14	1	0	2	0	3	0	0
Josh Schache	8	4	12	5	0	0	2	0	2	0
Lachie Hunter	12	12	24	3	0	2	0	5	0	0
Laitham Vandermeer	6	4	10	4	0	1	1	3	1	1
Lewis Young	2	6	8	0	18	0	1	3	0	0
Marcus Bontempelli	16	7	23	4	1	1	1	6	0	0
Mitch Hannan	10	5	15	1	0	0	0	4	2	2
Roarke Smith	8	6	14	1	0	0	2	3	0	0
Ryan Gardner	4	2	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
Taylor Duryea	12	6	18	3	0	0	0	4	0	0
Tim English	9	7	16	3	15	4	0	2	0	1
Tom Liberatore	16	19	35	5	0	1	0	7	0	0

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Aaron Francis	7	2	9	3	0	0	1	4	0	2
Alec Waterman	5	5	10	1	0	0	1	2	0	0
Andrew McGrath	9	6	15	3	0	1	0	3	0	0
Archie Perkins	2	4	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Darcy Parish	22	13	35	3	0	1	1	4	1	1
Devon Smith	8	5	13	2	0	1	1	6	1	0
Dylan Shiel	16	8	24	3	0	0	1	4	0	0
Dyson Heppell	12	12	24	7	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jake Stringer	9	0	9	2	0	1	1	8	2	1
James Stewart	9	7	16	7	0	0	1	2	0	0
Jayden Laverde	10	2	12	6	0	0	2	3	0	0
Jordan Ridley	12	5	17	6	0	0	0	3	0	0
Jye Caldwell	9	5	14	2	0	2	0	4	0	0
Martin Gleeson	11	7	18	6	0	1	2	1	0	0
Mason Redman	11	7	18	4	0	1	0	4	0	0
Matt Guelfi	9	9	18	4	0	1	2	3	0	0
Nick Hind	9	4	13	8	0	1	0	0	0	0
Nikolas Cox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Wright	0	7	7	0	9	0	1	1	0	0
Sam Draper	12	6	18	5	44	2	2	4	0	2
Sam Durham	7	10	17	5	0	1	0	2	0	0
Tom Cutler	11	10	21	3	0	0	2	4	0	2
Will Snelling	5	10	15	1	0	0	0	7	0	2
Zach Merrett	16	15	31	3	0	2	4	9	0	1
Zach Reid	6	2	8	6	0	1	1	2	1	1

Team Line-Ups

Bulldogs

Essendon

IN Ryan Gardner OUT Zaine Cordy (Illness)

IN Jye Caldwell, Martin Gleeson OUT Dylan Clarke (Omitted), Nick Hind (Managed)

FB 15 Taylor Duryea 42 Alex Keath 34 Bailey Williams FF 20 Jake Stringer 20 Peter Wright 5 Devon Smith HB 10 Easton Wood 43 Ryan Gardner 31 Bailey Dale HF 11 Will Snelling 10 Aaron Francis 16 Archie Perkins C 1 Adam Treloar 5 Josh Dunkley 12 Lachie Hunter C 1 Andrew McGrath 7 Zach Merrett 22 Sam Durham HF 29 Mitch Hannan 33 Aaron Naughton 37 Roarke Smith HB 21 Dyson Heppell 14 Jordan Ridley 17 James Stewart FF 21 Tom Liberatore 44 Tim English 3 Cody Weightman FB 27 Mason Redman 25 Jayden Laverde 12 Tom Cutler

FOLLOWERS
33	Lewis Young
6	Jack Macrae
4	Marcus Bontempelli

INTERCHANGE
3	Bailey Smith
19	Josh Schache
23	Laitham Vandermeer
5	Caleb Daniel
39	Jason Johannisen

FOLLOWERS
2	Sam Draper
3	Darcy Parish
6	Jye Caldwell

INTERCHANGE
8	Martin Gleeson
9	Dylan Shiel
35	Matt Guelfi
45	Alec Waterman
13	Nikolas Cox

Bulldogs
IN	R. Gardner
OUT	Z. Cordy
B T. Duryea, A. Keath, B. Williams HB E. Wood, R. Gardner, B. Dale C A. Treloar, J. Dunkley, L. Hunter HF M. Hannan, A. Naughton, R. Smith F T. Liberatore, T. English, C. Weightman FOL L. Young, J. Macrae, M. Bontempelli I/C B. Smith, J. Schache, L. Vandermeer, C. Daniel, J. Johannisen
Essendon
IN	J. Caldwell, M. Gleeson
OUT	D. Clarke, N. Hind
B M. Redman, J. Laverde, T. Cutler HB D. Heppell, J. Ridley, J. Stewart C A. McGrath, Z. Merrett, S. Durham HF W. Snelling, A. Francis, A. Perkins F J. Stringer, P. Wright, D. Smith FOL S. Draper, D. Parish, J. Caldwell I/C M. Gleeson, D. Shiel, M. Guelfi, A. Waterman, N. Cox

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Bulldogs

DATE	OPP	RESULT
20/8/21	Port Adelaide	L 64 - 66
14/8/21	Hawthorn	L 64 - 37
8/8/21	Essendon	L 84 - 97
31/7/21	Adelaide	W 105 - 56
24/7/21	Melbourne	W 65 - 85

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
22/8/21	Collingwood	W 102 - 64
15/8/21	Gold Coast	W 30 - 98
8/8/21	Bulldogs	W 84 - 97
1/8/21	Sydney	L 102 - 109
25/7/21	GWS	L 53 - 66