MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 20, 2021
ESSENDON
V
SYDNEY
SYD WIN BY 7
16.6
102
102
FT
17.7
109
109
MCG
2021-08-01T05:10:00Z
Match Summary
Score Breakdown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.3 21 |
6.5 41 |
11.5 71 |
16.6 102 |
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2.1 13 |
4.5 29 |
11.7 73 |
17.7 109 |
Best On Ground
Team Stats

Essendon

Sydney
Player Stats

Essendon
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Francis | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. McDonald-Tipungwuti | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Archie Perkins | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Parish | 12 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Smith | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dylan Clarke | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Shiel | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dyson Heppell | 17 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Stringer | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Laverde | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Ridley | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Langford | 13 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mason Redman | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Hind | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nikolas Cox | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Wright | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Draper | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Durham | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Cutler | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Snelling | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Merrett | 20 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |

Sydney
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Mills | 21 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Dane Rampe | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Gulden | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Hewett | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Cunningham | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Heeney | 14 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lloyd | 17 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Bell | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Dawson | 17 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh P. Kennedy | 11 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin McInerney | 14 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Franklin | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Luke Parker | 9 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Blakey | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oliver Florent | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Fox | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Reid | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Wicks | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Hickey | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom McCartin | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Papley | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Will Hayward | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Line-Ups
Essendon
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| IN | A. Francis, D. Clarke, K. Langford | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | C. Hooker, D. Zaharakis, M. Guelfi | ||||||||||||||
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Sydney
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| IN | C. Mills, D. Stephens, H. Cunningham | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | B. Ronke, H. McLean, J. Rowbottom | ||||||||||||||
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Preview
Ladder Position
Previous 5 Games

Essendon
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 25/7/21 | GWS | L 53 - 66 |
| 18/7/21 | North Melbourne | W 74 - 92 |
| 9/7/21 | Adelaide | W 84 - 21 |
| 2/7/21 | Geelong | L 98 - 57 |
| 26/6/21 | Melbourne | L 57 - 68 |

Sydney
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 25/7/21 | Fremantle | W 98 - 58 |
| 18/7/21 | GWS | W 72 - 98 |
| 11/7/21 | Bulldogs | W 60 - 79 |
| 4/7/21 | West Coast | W 118 - 26 |
| 26/6/21 | Port Adelaide | L 81 - 71 |







