Match

Essendon vs Carlton

Commentary / 27 Jun 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Essendon goes into this game ranked 2nd in the competition for disposal efficiency this season, going at 74.8%. Carlton are ranked 15th, going at 69.6%.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:51
Blues Interchange - Jack Silvagni and is possibly out for the game.
02:28
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
02:52
Levi Casboult scores Carlton's first goal of the game from a contested mark. Casboult ranks third in the competition this season for contest marks (2.7 per game).
03:48
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
06:42
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Eddie Betts)
09:18
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
09:48
Andrew McGrath has started the match well. He leads the match with three contested possessions and two clearances.
15:11
The Bombers have controlled the past five minutes of the match. They have recorded the past seven inside 50's for two goals, both scored by Darcy Parish.
18:07
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
19:24
Sam Docherty is leading the match with 159 meters gained. He ranks third in the competition this season for meters gained, averaging 586 metres.
24:03
Essendon applying the pressure this quarter. They lead the tackle count 17- 8 and pressure acts 55 - 41.
25:22
An even opening quarter between the two teams. The only difference being the battle between contested and uncontested football. Essendon has been better contested, winning contested possessions 35 - 31 but Carlton has been better on the spread, a difference of plus - 12 in uncontested possessions.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:31
Michael Gibbons is one of the leaders for Carlton on the outside so far this match. He already has four marks (averaged 3.3 marks last season) and nine disposals (averaged 14.7 last season).
02:33
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Devon Smith)
04:25
Ed Curnow is playing directly on Dylan Shiel tonight. They have matched up for 96 percent of the match. Shiel has the upper hand so far with a game-high 11 contested possessions already.
05:56
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jacob Townsend)
10:11
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Eddie Betts)
11:04
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Eddie Betts)
12:26
Carlton has been wasteful in front of goal after dominating the last 5 minutes, leading disposals 14 - 7 but only going at 25% disposal efficiency. They have only scored the two points from the last four inside 50 entries.
13:46
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
16:25
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
17:03
Carlton now getting the reward for their forward 50 domination. Their last two goals have come from forward half intercepts.
21:36
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Michael Gibbons)
23:02
Anthony McDonald Tipungwuti has rarely been sighted so far this match. Just the one handball.
24:04
Patrick Cripps has been kept quiet around the contested ball but Carlton is winning the clearances 15 - 14, lead by Will Setterfield who has four.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (David Cuningham)
02:39
Marc Pittonet has started the third term well. He has two marks (one contested) and two hit-outs to advantage, six for the game so far compared to Bellchambers one, allowing Carlton to be winning first possessions 3 -1 this quarter.
05:38
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
06:20
Carlton with the first six inside 50's for the quarter but have failed to convert, scoring just the two behinds.
08:05
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
09:02
Shaun McKernan's goal comes from a set shot. It's only Essendon's second mark inside 50 for the game. Carlton has eight for the match, four of them taken by Levi Casboult.
09:25
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
10:42
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Newnes)
14:01
Sam Docherty leads the match in intercept possessions (eight), rebound 50's (six) and kicks (14). 12 of Docherty's 21 disposals have come from defensive 50.
16:07
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
17:37
Carlton has been intent on playing quickly. The Blues have played on from a mark 35 percent of the time, compared to Essendon's 17 percent.
21:16
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Michael Gibbons)
22:29
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
22:34
After mostly dominating the quarter, Essendon won where it mattered most - on the scoreboard. Carlton won inside 50's 12 - 6, uncontested marks 23 - 11 and tackles 17 - 11, but were wasteful, scoring five behinds.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:33
David Cunningham has been one of Carlton's best. He has a game-high six score involvements, two score assists, and 24 disposals so far, his career-best in disposals.
01:29
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
03:44
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
04:29
While Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has only recorded three disposals, every disposal has resulted in a score involvement.
06:19
Essendon has moved the ball well from defence. The Bombers have scored four goals from defensive 50 chains.
09:18
Newnes, Docherty and Simpson have a combined 10 disposals recorded in the defensive half this quarter but have struggled to take the ball past their forward half.
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
12:07
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
12:30
Levi Casboult has been the main target up forward this match. Casboult has been the target up forward eight times tonight and has taken five marks inside 50.
14:57
Carlton starting to shift the momentum back to them. They lead clearances 9 - 2 this quarter, lead by Marc Pittonet who has five clearances for the quarter.
19:13
14 of Carlton's 22 players have had at least one clearance for the match. Marc Pittonet leads the game with eight.
20:10
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
23:28
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (David Cuningham)
24:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
24:57
Carlton comes from behind and wins by a point. The Blues controlled the match for most of the game lead by Sam Docherty who was able to roam free in defence with 31 disposals, they were plus 65 in disposals, plus 30 for marks and won clearances 38 - 23.