Match

Essendon vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 23 Aug 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:13
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
03:50
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
05:29
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
07:24
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (David Swallow)
09:46
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Matt Shaw)
14:47
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Michael Hurley)
23:44
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
26:05
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
27:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
28:31
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
28:36
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:45
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
03:09
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
07:14
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Sean Lemmens)
09:00
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jack Martin)
10:05
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
12:42
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Matera)
15:57
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brent Stanton)
19:26
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
20:26
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
23:27
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
25:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
27:04
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
28:02
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
29:09
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:53
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Clay Cameron)
03:12
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Heath Hocking)
05:50
Bombers Interchange - Cale Hooker off due to an injury.
07:16
Suns Interchange - David Swallow off due to the blood rule.
09:08
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
11:18
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
12:28
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Dion Prestia)
14:43
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
16:28
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
18:14
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Myers)
19:32
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
21:57
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)
23:51
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
25:28
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Mark Baguley)
27:10
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
29:04
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Clay Cameron)
30:47
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Dion Prestia)
31:30
Bombers Interchange - Brendon Goddard off due to an injury.
32:37
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
The final term is under way as entry to September is on the line for both of these sides.
00:56
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Clay Cameron)
01:00
BEHIND SUNS - Cameron gathers the bouncing ball on the edge of the goal square, he has a shot on goal, but he hits the post.
01:27
Suns Interchange - Trent McKenzie off due to an injury.
02:02
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Matera)
02:05
BEHIND SUNS - Matera from a standing start, kicks from the middle of the pack and just pulls it away to the right.
02:43
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Sean Lemmens)
02:55
GOAL SUNS - Lemmens takes it on the 50, has a shot on goal and drills it. The Suns are in front.
04:30
Goddard is waiting patiently on the boundary as he prepares to come back on the ground, after suffering a minor injury before three quarter time.
05:35
SUBSTITUTION SUNS - The Suns have brought on their substitution Sumner, in place of McKenzie, who has a hamstring injury.
07:00
The next goal could well be an interesting one in the context of this contest. It may dictate who the winner may be.
07:29
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
07:30
BEHIND BOMBERS - Thompson punches it through for a rushed behind for the Bombers.
08:55
Daniher takes the mark 35m out on the boundary, he lines it up and misses the lot. A chance gone begging for the Bombers.
10:30
The Suns still have the momentum, as the Bombers look like they have run out of steam.
11:14
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
11:25
GOAL SUNS - Great block by Martin, to allow Sumner to go through, as he finds Lynch on the edge of the goal square. Lynch kicks his fourth and the Suns are up by a goal.
12:25
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Michael Hurley)
12:30
GOAL BOMBERS - Hurley has been switched up forward, as he takes possession 40m from goal. He scores his second goal of the game.
13:55
GOAL BOMBERS - The Bombers take it through the middle through Zaharakis, as he spots Ryder on a lead and gets him. Ryder kicks from 25m out and gives the Bombers the lead.
15:30
The Suns are now being questioned, as the Bombers have wrestled the momentum away from them.
15:46
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Myers)
16:00
GOAL BOMBERS - Hurley is taken high as he is given the free kick on the 50, he gives it off to Myer, who kicks a long, long, goal! The Bombers have the break on the Suns.
17:20
BEHIND BOMBERS - Goddard comes out of nowhere and takes the mark 20m from goal. He takes the set shot and he kicks it over the goal post for a point.
17:25
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
17:58
SCORE GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)
18:00
GOAL SUNS - The Suns go coast to coast, as Martin hands it off to Swallow, who runs to 50 and kicks a bouncing goal. There is still some life left in the Suns yet.
19:45
We are back at a stalemate, where the next goal could really count, in terms of the result of the game.
21:07
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Matera)
21:15
BEHIND SUNS - Matera takes the mark on the 50, he decides to go the set shot on goal, he floats it across the face of goal for a point.
22:25
BEHIND BOMBERS - Hurley takes the set shot on goal, after looking to have tweaked his hamstring. His shot from 40m falls short and is punched through for a point.
23:49
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
23:50
GOAL BOMBERS - Hurley takes the diving mark, he looks over and spots Goddard on his own, he goes to him, Goddard takes the mark and runs into goal. The Bombers almost have this game sewn up.
25:30
It is last roll of the dice stuff now for the Suns, as they trail by 13 points and time is starting to become their enemy.
27:00
The Bombers are on the verge of solidifying their spot in the finals, with a victory here, all they need to do is win again next week to confirm it.
28:30
With just over two minutes remaining on the clock, the Suns, will be left ruing what could have been, had they been able to get away with a bigger lead in the early part of the final term.
29:01
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
29:10
GOAL BOMBERS - Chapman sprints away, he has an open goal square, as he hands it over to Ryder who officially says goodbye to the Suns 2014 finals chances by scoring a goal.
30:30
It has been a brave fight by the Suns, but just couldn't put the Bombers to the sword when they had them on the ropes.
31:19
FULL TIME - The Bombers looked done early in the final term, but a couple of masterful changes by Bomber Thompson, have rescued the game for them, beating the Suns by 19 points.