Match

Essendon vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 26 Mar 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Essendon outscored its opponents from intercept possessions in all five wins at Marvel Stadium last season, while it was outscored from the source in all four losses.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:12
Jack Lukosius has started well for the Suns with a team-high four disposals, three marks, and the opening goal of the game.
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Noah Anderson)
07:52
The Suns lead ground ball gets seven to two and have accumulated five more uncontested possessions.
09:39
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Elijah Hollands)
09:52
The ball has been locked in Gold Coast's forward half for 71% of the quarter with the Suns recording six of the first eight inside 50s.
14:47
The Suns have looked to move the ball quickly so far, playing on from 36% of marks compared to 10% for the Bombers.
15:06
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
17:15
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
18:29
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Durham)
19:24
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)
19:32
Essendon scores their first goal of the game via a forward-50 turnover. In Round 1, the Bombers scored 71 points from turnovers.
21:45
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Joel Jeffrey)
22:58
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
23:12
Essendon has won all four centre bounce clearances and leads the overall clearance count by three.
24:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
27:45
Touk Miller and Matt Rowell have won 10 of Gold Coast's 30 contested possessions.
28:30
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Mason Redman)
30:26
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)
30:36
The Suns have won the first possession at a stoppage four more times than the Bombers but only lead the clearance count by one.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:37
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Alwyn Davey Jnr)
00:46
The Bombers have scored 2.1 (13) from six centre bounce clearances.
03:48
Darcy Parish has won five clearances for the Bombers - three more than any other teammate.
03:50
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)
05:54
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (David Swallow)
08:47
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
09:02
The Suns have scored 2.1 (13) from 17 chains starting in their defensive 50.
10:03
Mason Redman has taken three intercept marks - no other Essendon player has taken more than one.
15:54
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Noah Anderson)
17:22
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
19:21
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
20:53
The pressure has grown this quarter with Essendon recording a pressure factor of 213 compared to 204 for Gold Coast. The AFL average is 180.
21:11
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
22:01
The Suns have scored 5.5 (35) from set shots.
23:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
26:08
Essendon has scored 3.4 (22) from turnovers compared to 1.3 (9) for the Suns.
27:31
Touk Miller has won a game-high 13 contested possessions - six more than any other Gold Coast player.
30:44
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Nic Martin)
32:39
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Joel Jeffrey)
32:47
Essendon scored 5.0 (30) from shots taken within 30 metres of the goal but only scored 2.4 (16) from shots taken from a longer distance.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:57
Mason Redman has won a game-high seven intercept possessions - three more than any other player.
01:33
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
03:15
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
05:10
The Suns have locked the ball in their forward half for 80% of the quarter so far and have recorded six inside 50s to two.
07:03
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
07:30
The Bombers have only recorded two disposals in their forward half this quarter compared to 21 for the Suns.
09:07
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brayden Fiorini)
10:19
After winning five centre bounce clearances in the first half, the Suns have already won three this quarter.
11:48
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarrod Witts)
12:40
Gold Coast has the advantage around stoppages when Jarrod Witts is opposed to Andrew Phillips in the ruck. In 18 contests between the pair, the Suns have won five more clearances and scored 3.1 (19) to 0.0 (0).
14:43
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Andrew Phillips)
15:01
The Bombers have scored 3.2 (20) from clearances.
18:28
Over the last 10 minutes of game time, the Bombers have won four more ground balls and 16 more uncontested possessions.
19:55
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
20:44
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
21:39
Dyson Heppell has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Matt Guelfi.
21:41
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Joel Jeffrey)
24:59
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
25:31
The Bombers have scored 3.2 (20) from set shots.
27:01
Brayden Fiorini has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Alex Sexton.
28:49
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
29:21
The Suns have scored 2.3 (15) from forward half intercepts.
30:24
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
31:57
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
32:28
Despite scoring 12 fewer points from centre bounce clearances, the Suns have outscored the Bombers by 28 points from stoppages around the ground.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jye Caldwell)
02:59
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jye Menzie)
03:16
Essendon has scored 3.4 (22) from forward half intercepts.
04:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
05:21
It is one-way traffic so far this quarter with 88% of the play occurring in Essendon's forward half. The Suns have yet to record a disposal in their forward half.
08:39
Kyle Langford now has a career-high five goals and has been the number-one target inside 50 for the Bombers in the second half. Langford has taken six marks inside 50 from six targets - no other Bombers player has been targetted more than twice.
12:32
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
15:27
Sam Collins has defended seven one-on-one contests, winning two and drawing four.
15:59
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
17:11
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
17:22
Gold Coast has scored 4.2 (26) from chains starting in their defensive 50.
19:34
Bombers Interchange - Brandon Zerk-Thatcher off due to an injury.
20:10
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
20:52
Matt Guelfi's first goal is just the second goal for Essendon to be scored from a ball-up or throw-in. The Suns have scored five goals combined from these sources.
22:34
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jye Menzie)
23:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
26:52
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Lachie Weller)
28:09
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
28:53
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
30:32
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
31:33
Essendon's ability to convert off turnovers was a determining factor in the game. The Bombers forced just four more turnovers than Gold Coast but outscored the Suns 9.8 (62) to 3.8 (26).