MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 8, 2021

GWS

V

ESSENDON

GWSGWS WIN BY 2

16.11
107

FT

16.9
105

GIANTS Stadium

 #AFLGiantsDons

2021-05-08T04:10:00Z

Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	6.2 38	7.4 46	14.8 92	16.11 107
	2.2 14	5.7 37	10.7 67	16.9 105

Best On Ground

Josh KellyJ Kelly30 disposals
2 goals

Tim TarantoT Taranto29 disposals
1 goal

Jeremy FinlaysonJ Finlayson3 goals

Zach MerrettZ Merrett37 disposals

Darcy ParishD Parish35 disposals

Kyle LangfordK Langford3 goals

Team Stats

GWS

Essendon

Disposals

MATCH

380

393

392.8

2026 AVG.

4321

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

362.5

2026 AVG.

3987

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

135

117

137.5

2026 AVG.

1513

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

118.7

2026 AVG.

1306

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

226

227

211.8

2026 AVG.

2330

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

205.2

2026 AVG.

2257

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

154

166

181

2026 AVG.

1991

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

157.3

2026 AVG.

1730

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

17

17

15.9

2026 AVG.

175

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

19

2026 AVG.

209

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

37

32

35.9

2026 AVG.

395

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

30.6

2026 AVG.

337

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

16

16

12.5

2026 AVG.

138

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

12.6

2026 AVG.

139

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

21

16

23.4

2026 AVG.

257

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

18

2026 AVG.

198

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

49

61

56.1

2026 AVG.

617

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

47.3

2026 AVG.

520

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

88

104

86.4

2026 AVG.

950

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

94

2026 AVG.

1034

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

9

14

11.2

2026 AVG.

123

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

10.8

2026 AVG.

119

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

11

9

7.7

2026 AVG.

85

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

7.9

2026 AVG.

87

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

43

44

59.3

2026 AVG.

652

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

49.8

2026 AVG.

548

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

28

36

32.7

2026 AVG.

360

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

28.7

2026 AVG.

316

2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

GWS

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Bobby Hill	8	3	11	2	0	0	1	1	1	1
Callan Ward	11	12	23	4	0	1	0	2	0	0
Connor Idun	11	4	15	4	0	1	0	2	0	0
Conor Stone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Lloyd	11	6	17	4	0	1	1	1	1	1
H. Himmelberg	9	3	12	5	0	2	1	2	1	2
Harry Perryman	14	10	24	6	0	0	0	1	0	0
Isaac Cumming	15	5	20	3	0	1	1	2	0	0
Jack Buckley	7	2	9	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jacob Hopper	11	12	23	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Jeremy Finlayson	9	4	13	2	4	1	2	1	3	1
Josh Kelly	14	16	30	4	0	1	2	3	2	0
Lachie Ash	9	14	23	5	0	0	1	2	0	0
Lachie Whitfield	9	10	19	9	0	0	1	2	0	0
Lachlan Keeffe	6	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Taylor	11	5	16	8	0	0	0	1	0	0
Shane Mumford	3	7	10	0	24	1	2	1	0	0
Tanner Bruhn	4	2	6	0	0	2	0	3	2	0
Tim Taranto	17	12	29	5	0	0	1	8	1	0
Toby Greene	17	4	21	6	0	0	1	5	2	2
Tom Green	14	14	28	7	0	2	1	3	0	0
Xavier O'Halloran	11	4	15	3	0	1	1	2	0	0
Zach Sproule	5	5	10	2	0	2	0	0	2	1

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Aaron Francis	8	6	14	5	0	1	1	1	0	0
Andrew McGrath	11	14	25	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Andrew Phillips	8	5	13	6	26	1	2	4	0	0
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti	6	5	11	2	0	2	0	1	2	0
Archie Perkins	5	8	13	2	0	0	0	4	1	1
Brayden Ham	8	9	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cale Hooker	4	3	7	2	0	1	1	0	1	1
Darcy Parish	17	18	35	5	0	1	1	4	0	1
Devon Smith	6	8	14	3	0	1	1	3	0	0
Dyson Heppell	14	13	27	8	0	0	1	0	0	0
Harrison Jones	6	2	8	5	0	0	0	1	2	0
Jake Stringer	4	1	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	2
James Stewart	9	3	12	5	0	1	2	0	0	0
Jayden Laverde	10	6	16	10	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jordan Ridley	17	4	21	6	0	0	1	2	0	0
Kyle Langford	10	10	20	9	0	0	1	2	3	0
Mason Redman	16	7	23	5	0	1	0	0	1	0
Matt Guelfi	5	3	8	2	0	2	0	6	1	0
Nick Hind	22	7	29	5	0	1	0	1	0	0
Nikolas Cox	6	5	11	2	0	0	4	5	1	1
Peter Wright	4	4	8	2	10	1	0	0	2	0
Will Snelling	9	10	19	5	0	0	0	3	2	0
Zach Merrett	22	15	37	6	0	3	1	3	0	2

Team Line-Ups

GWS

Essendon

IN Conor Stone, Daniel Lloyd, Tanner Bruhn, Zach Sproule OUT Brent Daniels (Injured), Jesse Hogan (Injured), Matt Buntine (Injured), Sam J. Reid (Injured)

IN Aaron Francis, Andrew Phillips OUT David Zaharakis (Omitted), Nick Bryan (Omitted)

FB 44 Jack Buckley 15 Sam Taylor 25 Lachlan Keeffe FF 20 Jake Stringer 20 Peter Wright 43 A. McDonald-Tipungwuti HB 6 Lachie Whitfield 44 Isaac Cumming 7 Lachie Ash HF 16 Archie Perkins 26 Cale Hooker 33 Brayden Ham C 22 Josh Kelly 2 Jacob Hopper 12 Harry Perryman C 4 Kyle Langford 7 Zach Merrett 13 Nikolas Cox HF 23 Bobby Hill 4 Toby Greene 4 Tanner Bruhn HB 21 Dyson Heppell 14 Jordan Ridley 19 Nick Hind FF 28 Zach Sproule 11 Jeremy Finlayson 27 H. Himmelberg FB 25 Jayden Laverde 17 James Stewart 10 Aaron Francis

FOLLOWERS
41	Shane Mumford
14	Tim Taranto
8	Callan Ward

INTERCHANGE
12	Tom Green
33	Xavier O'Halloran
38	Daniel Lloyd
39	Connor Idun
18	Conor Stone

FOLLOWERS
34	Andrew Phillips
1	Andrew McGrath
11	Will Snelling

INTERCHANGE
3	Darcy Parish
5	Devon Smith
23	Harrison Jones
27	Mason Redman
35	Matt Guelfi

GWS
IN	C. Stone, D. Lloyd, T. Bruhn, Z. Sproule
OUT	B. Daniels, J. Hogan, M. Buntine, S. Reid
B J. Buckley, S. Taylor, L. Keeffe HB L. Whitfield, I. Cumming, L. Ash C J. Kelly, J. Hopper, H. Perryman HF B. Hill, T. Greene, T. Bruhn F Z. Sproule, J. Finlayson, H. Himmelberg FOL S. Mumford, T. Taranto, C. Ward I/C T. Green, X. O'Halloran, D. Lloyd, C. Idun, C. Stone
Essendon
IN	A. Francis, A. Phillips
OUT	D. Zaharakis, N. Bryan
B J. Laverde, J. Stewart, A. Francis HB D. Heppell, J. Ridley, N. Hind C K. Langford, Z. Merrett, N. Cox HF A. Perkins, C. Hooker, B. Ham F J. Stringer, P. Wright, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti FOL A. Phillips, A. McGrath, W. Snelling I/C D. Parish, D. Smith, H. Jones, M. Redman, M. Guelfi

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

GWS

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/5/21	Adelaide	W 39 - 106
23/4/21	Bulldogs	L 65 - 104
17/4/21	Sydney	W 69 - 71
10/4/21	Collingwood	W 60 - 90
4/4/21	Melbourne	L 68 - 102

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/5/21	Carlton	L 107 - 123
25/4/21	Collingwood	W 85 - 109
17/4/21	Brisbane	L 102 - 45
8/4/21	Sydney	L 83 - 80
3/4/21	St Kilda	W 143 - 68