Essendon
103
Match Complete
Gold Coast Suns
55
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| J. Stringer |  | 27:59 | ||
| N. Martin | | 26:05 | ||
| 17:38 | | I. Rankine | ||
| S. Draper | | 14:50 | ||
| 13:43 | | S. Day | ||
| 11:54 | | J. Lukosius | ||
| K. Langford |  | 9:06 | ||
| P. Wright | | 8:37 | ||
| Rushed | | 5:58 | ||
| 1:51 | | T. Miller | ||
| 11.16 (82) | Third Quarter [+] | 5.6 (36) | ||
| 23:58 | | Rushed | ||
| B. Hobbs | | 23:09 | ||
| J. Stringer | | 21:06 | ||
| H. Jones | | 19:19 | ||
| Rushed | | 15:57 | ||
| 13:50 | | I. Rankine | ||
| Rushed | | 12:43 | ||
| Rushed | | 9:03 | ||
| J. Stringer | | 6:40 | ||
| K. Langford | | 0:50 | ||
| 9.10 (64) | Second Quarter [+] | 5.4 (34) | ||
| B. Hobbs | | 27:44 | ||
| J. Stringer | | 26:06 | ||
| K. Langford | | 25:09 | ||
| 23:04 | | B. Fiorini | ||
| S. Draper | | 21:51 | ||
| P. Wright | | 20:11 | ||
| N. Hind | | 17:22 | ||
| 15:11 | | S. Day | ||
| S. Draper | | 13:39 | ||
| J. Stringer | | 12:00 | ||
| A. Phillips | | 8:57 | ||
| 6:57 | | Rushed | ||
| J. Stringer | | 5:01 | ||
| H. Jones | | 1:38 | ||
| 0:26 | | M. Chol | ||
| 4.4 (28) | First Quarter [+] | 4.1 (25) | ||
| M. Redman | | 26:48 | ||
| Z. Merrett | | 26:06 | ||
| P. Wright | | 22:43 | ||
| 18:57 | | L. Casboult | ||
| 17:16 | | M. Chol | ||
| 15:06 | | L. Casboult | ||
| 13:24 | | M. Chol | ||
| N. Martin | | 11:11 | ||
| P. Wright | | 9:04 | ||
| P. Wright | | 7:17 | ||
| S. Durham | | 5:30 | ||
| N. Martin | | 2:25 | ||
| 0:51 | | M. Chol | ||
Round 18 concludes with a buoyant Gold Coast travelling to Melbourne to face Essendon needing a win to keep their finals hopes alive. Join The Roar for live scores and rolling coverage from 4:40pm (AEST).
The Suns’ win after the siren against Richmond last week is in the clubhouse for their best win ever, but means nothing in the context of the season if they can’t back it up today.
Goalsneak Izak Rankine is a handy return from health and safety protocols, as the Suns look to keep apace with the top eight; a loss today would leave them two wins out and struggling to make up the difference.
The Bombers head in off the back of consecutive wins over top-eight sides; a stirring comeback victory over Sydney and an upset triumph at the Gabba over a COVID-hit Brisbane.
As a result, the previously struggling Dons are high on confidence, and with in-form defender Mason Redman back, are primed and ready to impact the finals race once again.
Game information
Opening bounce: 4:40pm (AEST)
Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
TV: Fox Footy
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Bombers $1.95, Suns $1.85 (odds via PlayUp)
Essendon
B: B. Zerk-Thatcher, J. Laverde, J. Ridley
HB: M. Redman, J. Kelly, A. McGrath
C: D. Heppell (c), D. Shiel, S. Durham
HF: M. Guelfi, N. Martin, K. Langford
F: P. Wright, J. Stringer, H. Jones
FOLL: A. Phillips, Z. Merrett, J. Caldwell
I/C: S. Draper, B. Hobbs, W. Snelling, N. Hind
EMG: B. Ham, M. D’Ambrosio, A. Waterman, J. Menzie
IN: Redman
OUT: D’Ambrosio
Gold Coast
B: S. Lemmens, S. Collins, C. Graham
HB: J. Bowes, C. Ballard, B. Ellis
C: D. Swallow, N. Anderson, S. Flanders
HF: B. Ainsworth, M. Chol, J. Lukosius
F: I. Rankine, N. Holman, L. Casboult
FOLL: J. Witts (c), M. Rowell, T. Miller (c)
I/C: B. Fiorini, S. Day, O. Markov, H. Paul Oea
EMG: R. Atkins, J. Sharp, J. Farrar, D. Macpherson
IN: Rankine, Markov
OUT: Sharp, Rosas
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Rendell hates the Pies since we sacked him doesn't he! Grundy and Gawn together! Blimey.
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Peter, Grundy to Melbourne, Jackson to Freo looks like a great bet. Matt Rendell your mate suggested this on SEN & also said your team will cough up 200K per year to see out Grundy contract but l reckon about 100K. Cheeky bugger Matt loves to thought provoke & rub it in with your misuse of contract negotiations :stoked:
1dawg
Roar Rookie
PLM.
Chris Lewis
Roar Guru
yeah i may be biased, but it was a good goal
Charlie Keegan
Roar Guru
I still reckon the Bombers need to look hard at trading Parish. He is our best player but he gets too many nothing possessions and he’s too similar to McGrath and Merrett
WCE
Roar Rookie
Definitely umpires won that? Or something along those lines
WCE
Roar Rookie
Sometimes
Aransan
Roar Rookie
A hint, it has feathers.
Aransan
Roar Rookie
I expect we will finish 13th or 14th giving us pick 6 or 5. That would have been good enough to get Curnow or McKay in their draft. Hobbs was pick 13, Cox, Perkins and Reid were 6 to 8. Merrett was 26. We don’t want a poor finish to the season, we want to be a destination club and that will be important in the end of season trading. We certainly need a big bodied midfielder, notice how our form has changed since Stringer and Langford returned. Look at the big bodies in the top teams, noticeably with Geelong.
Charlie Keegan
Roar Guru
I checked ladder predictor and the bombers can still make the eight so better get ready folks
Doctor Rotcod
Roar Rookie
Hey, peas have feelings
Doctor Rotcod
Roar Rookie
Dew stole your girl,ran over your dog and .... Oh, wait, he got your job! Bitterness is the root of disease, take care of yourself.
Doctor Rotcod
Roar Rookie
You should check out two or three of Naitanui's...
Spanner
Roar Rookie
Hey fwit stop trolling you have intelligence of a pea
Spanner
Roar Rookie
Bombers dont need got talent already there!!!
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Yea man l witnessed the 89 GF it was a ripper!
Birdman
Roar Rookie
The most successful club of the modern era.
Charlie Keegan
Roar Guru
We moved up to 13th we don’t want that I want a good pick at this years draft and the statistics surrounding pick 5-6 aren’t great
1dawg
Roar Rookie
In English?
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Winning possessions allows your team to get all the other fundamentals in place, go figure hey :stoked: