Match

Essendon vs Carlton

Commentary / 02 Jun 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Carlton has won 12 forward half clearances per game this season, the twelfth-most in the competition, and it has averaged 19 points from them, ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:03
The Blues have generated the first four inside 50s for the game. They have lost this count by 13 per game in 2019, the worst differential of any side.
05:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
06:26
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
06:36
Dyson Heppell boots the first goal for the game, sourced from a forward half intercept. The Dons have scored 22 points per game from this source this season, the third-fewest in the AFL.
08:40
The Bombers lead the clearance count 6-2. They have won this count by five per game in 2019, the third-best differential in the competition.
11:21
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kreuzer)
11:31
Matthew Kreuzer kicks his team's first goal, sourced from an intercept. Carlton has averaged 35 points from this source this season, ranked 18th.
14:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
14:18
Jayden Laverde has already grabbed two marks inside 50, an equal career-high.
15:34
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
17:16
Conor McKenna grabs his first and the Dons' fourth intercept mark. Carlton has conceded 17 intercept marks per game in 2019, the equal second-most of any club.
19:34
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
20:05
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mark Baguley)
20:15
Essendon has generated two inside 50s from seven defensive 50 chains (29 per cent). The Blues have allowed their opposition to go inside 50 from 25 per cent of defensive 50 chains this season, ranked 18th defensively.
21:49
Blues Interchange - Darcy Lang off due to an injury.
24:32
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Nic Newman)
24:42
Neither team is using the ball well by foot. Essendon are going at 56 per cent across the whole gound, six per cent higher than the Blues. Forward of centre, the Dons are going at 53 per cent, 22 per cent higher than Carlton.
27:37
Carlton has generated 10 of the last 12 inside 50s, but has scored just two behinds while the Dons have booted one goal.
28:43
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
28:46
The Blues have scored a goal from 23 per cent of inside 50s in 2019, the equal seventh-highest percentage of any side. They scored just two goals from 17 entries (12 per cent) in the opening term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
07:35
The Dons have won 26 intercept possessions with 12 of these being won by veterans Cale Hooker (six) and Michael Hurley (six).
11:36
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
11:46
The Bombers lead the clearance count 7-2 this quarter with that goal to Kyle Langford coming from this source.
12:52
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
13:04
Another goal from a clearance for the Dons. Both of their goals this quarter are from this source.
15:48
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
17:24
That intercept mark by Michael Hurley was his team's sixth in defensive 50, while the Blues have grabbed four marks in forward 50.
19:55
Blues Interchange - Sam Petrevski-Seton off due to an injury.
21:51
Both teams have gone inside 50 nine times this quarter with Essendon scoring two goals to one behind.
24:47
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
26:47
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Michael Gibbons)
29:25
Jayden Laverde just grabbed his third mark inside 50 for the game, a career-high.
29:52
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
30:47
Essendon scored 19 points from forward half chains in the first half. It has averaged 31 points from these chains this season, ranked 18th.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
00:57
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti kicks the first goal for the second half, sourced from a forward half intercept. The Dons have now scored 19 points from this source, just three points fewer than their season average.
04:13
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Fisher)
08:44
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Darcy Lang)
10:40
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
10:50
Carlton has won five forward half intercepts this quarter and scored from three of these, including that goal to Charlie Curnow. The Blues scored one point from 15 forward half intercepts in the first half.
12:41
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
12:58
Essendon has booted five goals from its last 13 inside 50s.
15:08
Cale Hooker just won his 12th intercept possession for the game, a season-high by any Don.
17:54
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
18:04
The Blues have won four fewer clearances this quarter with that goal to Charlie Curnow being the only score from this source.
19:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
20:56
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti grabs his team's 10th mark inside 50. Carlton has allowed its opposition to take 13 forward 50 marks per game this season, ranked 17th defensively.
21:20
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
23:41
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
25:49
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Darcy Lang)
25:59
Carlton has recorded 18 kicks in forward 50 with just six of these being effective.
29:24
Jacob Weitering has taken four intercept marks as well as applying nine spoils, both game-highs.
30:53
The Blues won the territory battle in the third term. They won the time in forward half by seven minutes and one second and generated eight more inside 50s, but were wasteful in front of goal scoring just two goals from six shots.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:12
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
03:22
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has recorded a scoreboard impact of 166 points this season, ranked No.1 at the club.
07:27
Zach Merrett has applied three tackles this term and eight for the game. He has now laid 66 tackles this season, ranked No.1 at the club and 16 more than any other Bomber.
13:03
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
13:13
Both Bomber goals this quarter have been sourced from clearances.
15:10
Darcy Parish just won his fourth clearance for the quarter and 10th for the game, a career-high.
16:00
Cale Hooker has now won 16 intercept possessions, a career-high and the equal-most by any player in a game this season.
17:19
Bombers Interchange - Aaron Francis off due to an injury.
20:24
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mark Baguley)
20:34
Another goal from a clearance for the Bombers. All three of their goals this quarter and five for the game are from this source.
23:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
24:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
25:41
Essendon has now grabbed 24 intercept marks for the game, a season-high for the club.
26:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
29:00
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
30:08
Essendon ran away with the game in the final term. It won the clearance count by seven (15-8) which allowed it to play the game in its forward half, generating 13 more inside 50s (17-4) and five more scoring shots (6-1).