Match

West Coast Eagles vs Essendon

Commentary / 30 Jun 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the West Coast Eagles v Essendon Round 15 clash.
59:33
Outs for Eagles: J.Hill, J.Giles, J.Redden, F.McInnes
59:34
Ins for Eagles: M.Brown, S.Lycett, J.Nelson, P.McGinnity
59:35
Outs for Bombers: P.Ambrose
59:36
Ins for Bombers: M.Dea
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:10
Since Round 11, the Bombers have scored from 46 per cent of inside 50s, which ranks them ninth in this time.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:35
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mitch Brown)
03:07
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
03:14
West Coast are struggling to transition in the early stages. Essendon has created two intercepts in their attacking midfield and have launched a goal from both intercepts.
04:47
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
06:45
Essendon are winning the clearances 5 to 1, however on four of these occasions West Coast has created an intercept from these clearances in their defensive half.
09:25
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)
11:30
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
12:36
Essendon has won two thirds of the clearances in the early stages (6-3). But, their kicking efficiency has let them down. They have generated four kicking turnovers to one, in which West Coast has launched 1.2.8.
15:09
Craig Bird is dominating in the early stages with a game-high nine disposals, three clearances and two score involvements. Whilst for West Coast, Jeremy McGovern has been pivotal with a team-high seven disposals and three intercepts.
16:32
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Courtenay Dempsey)
18:17
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
18:26
Finally, Essendon has capitalized on their dominance from the clearances. They have won 77 per cent of clearances including the last four. As a result, they have launched two goals from stoppages in their attacking midfield.
21:58
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
23:12
In this quarter, both teams have been efficient with Essendon and West Coast launching a goal from 44 and 38 per cent of inside 50's respectively. This is well above their season averages of 19 and 28 per cent.
23:33
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)
25:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
27:08
West Coast are relying on defensive half intercepts to generate their scores. They have created six inside 50's from eleven defensive half intercepts. But, they have been inefficient in front of goal, scoring 1.3.9 from this source.
29:07
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Matthew Leuenberger)
29:10
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:20
In that quarter, Essendon generated their equal-highest clearances for the season (16). Zach Merrett also won a career-high four clearances for the quarter. As a result, they launched seven inside 50's and 2.1.13 from this source.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:24
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
03:30
Both teams have launched two goals from attacking half stoppages, however West Coast has been able to find targets more easily with six marks inside 50 to one.
05:47
Essendon has nine kicking turnovers to three in the midfield.As a result, West Coast has created twelve intercepts. However, they are yet to launch a goal creating 0.3.3 from this source.
08:12
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
09:53
West Coast has been more effective around the clearances; winning five of the last eight. At the same time, they have been more efficient than Essendon generating a goal from 25 per cent of these clearances.
10:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
12:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Patrick McGinnity)
16:23
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
17:45
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Patrick McGinnity)
18:58
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)
21:28
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
21:59
Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey off due to the blood rule.
23:05
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
23:28
West Coast has turned the tables from clearances this quarter. They are winning the contested possession count by 14 as well as 66 per cent of clearances and as a result have launched four goals from this source.
25:17
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)
25:53
Matt Priddis leads all players with six score involvements, he also has five tackles and three inside 50's. Lewis Jetta has created plenty of drive with five handball receives and a team-high 252 metres gained.
30:06
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jackson Merrett)
30:24
Essendon have launched 5.2.32 from their attacking midfield in this game so far. But, they have launched just one point from 15 chains created in their defensive half.
32:05
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
32:15
In that half, West Coast were too efficient for Essendon. Despite winning five less clearances in the attacking half, West Coast launched two more goals from this source. Luke Shuey was pivotal with four clearances for the quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:37
Bombers Interchange - Mark Jamar and is possibly out for the game.
05:10
West Coast have been dominate on the outside so far. They have won 15 more uncontested possessions for the quarter and are winning the count (156-121) for the game. They have also been able to fine targets, creating 8 marks inside 50.
08:48
Both teams have created four intercepts in their defensive half this quarter, but have only been able to launch an inside 50 from 25 per cent of these chains.
10:08
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
11:40
Both teams defensive players had had a significant impact. Jeremy McGovern has had a game-high seven intercepts and 314 metres gained. Whilst, Martin Gleeson has had a team-high five intercepts and 277 metres gained.
14:19
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
15:32
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
15:44
After Essendon won the clearances 15-6 in the first quarter, West Coast has reinstated their dominance. In this quarter, they have won 8 of the 12 clearances, generating four inside 50's and the only goal of the quarter from this source.
16:07
Bombers Interchange - Matthew Leuenberger off due to an injury.
17:09
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (James Kelly)
17:38
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
18:49
West Coast's ability to transition has been far superior to Essendon. From the defensive half they have launched just two more chains, but have created 7 scores to 1 from this source.
19:32
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
22:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Mitch Brown)
23:46
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
25:06
In this quarter, West Coast's disposal efficiency in the forward half has been 15 per cent greater in the forward half. They have been led by Chris Masten and Luke Shuey who have combined for 15 disposals, 2 score involvements at 100 per cent efficiency.
25:20
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
27:36
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
27:46
West Coast extended their lead that quarter by 18, primarily due to their efficiency around stoppages. They have launched a goal from 21 per cent of clearances. In comparison, Essendon has launched a goal from just 7 per cent of clearances.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:50
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
04:10
Since half time, Essendon has launched just two goals from 20 inside 50's. Subsequently, West Coast has launched three goals from their defensive half including two from kick-ins.
04:30
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
07:01
A key component of the Eagles game tonight has been their ball movement - creating 37 more handball receives and a disposal efficiency of 79 per cent. Chris Masten and Andrew Gaff have been instrumental with 32 handball receives combined.
07:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mitchell Brown)
08:59
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Patrick McGinnity)
10:31
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
11:40
As the game has progressed, West Coast has been able to generate more scores from intercepts in their attacking half. They have launched an inside 50 from 100 per cent of attacking half intercepts and three goals from this source.
16:49
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
17:56
Chris Masten continues to have an influence with a season-high 32 disposals, nine score involvements at 78 per cent disposal efficiency.
19:55
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
21:02
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Patrick McGinnity)
22:11
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
23:11
Essendon are struggling to compete this quarter. West Coast has created 14 inside 50's and launched a goal from 50 per cent of these entries - well above their season average of 27.7 per cent.
23:52
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
26:45
Luke Shuey has had the equal 2nd most clearances - eleven of any West Coast player this season. Patrick McGinnity also has a career-high 4 goals.
26:50
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Will Schofield)
27:42
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
29:35
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
29:55
This is the highest score West Coast have generated in one quarter in 2016. They have launched three goals from centre bounce clearances this quarter - the most for any quarter this season.
31:02
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (James Kelly)
32:04
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)
32:07
The siren has sounded to end Q4.