McGrath floats forward and tries his luck at goal from 25m out in the pocket, but misses his mark. (Q1 3:01)
Buller takes a sliding mark on the 50 and gives off to the speeding Gulden who takes a ping at the open square and kicks the first goal of the game! (Q1 5:21)
Rampe fumbles through a ‘professional’ point. (Q1 8:35)
McCartin is pinged for a push in the back on Perkins, and the forward makes him pay as he slots it from the pocket! (Q1 10:26)
There is a delay in play as there is a sprinkler hole uncovered on the SCG. (Q1 10:26)
McMahon misses a set shot to the right from 45m out. (Q1 14:35)
Guelfi pounces on a loose ball and toes it through under pressure from Melican, and Essendon lead! (Q1 19:35)
Buller takers a powerful contested mark deep in the pocket. He plays on and gives it to Campbell who snaps through a goal! (Q1 21:35)
Rowbottom misses a set shot from 35m out off a slight angle. (Q1 24:00)
McInerney marks a neat Sheldrick pass 35m out dead in front of goal, and sends the drop punt straight through! (Q1 24:16)
Blakey scythes through Essendon’s defence with a lovely handpass that finds Rowbottom standing in space who quickly spins around and hooks through a goal! (Q1 29:51)
Campbell misses a high snap from the pocket. (Q2 2:00)
Roberts streams down the flank and takes a shot on the run, but misses to the left. (Q2 3:02)
May collects Grundy high in a contest down in the pocket, and the big man misses the resulting snap set shot to the near side. (Q2 7:58)
Durham misses a set shot from 35m out in front of goal! (Q2 11:18)
Ladhams narrowly misses a set shot from the flank. (Q2 19:39)
Buller marks deep in the pocket along the boundary line. He kicks it high and starts it right, but it catches the breeze well and slides through for a goal! (Q2 20:38)
Dattoli misses a set shot just off to the right from 40m out. (Q2 22:16)
There’s a late bump called 40m out from goal which sees Papley line up with a set shot. He leans into it and kicks a real ugly ball, but it sails through for a goal! (Q2 28:14)
Hobbs fires away a low grubber that rolls wide for a point (Q3 1:31)
Clarke draws a front-on contact free kick against Rampe in the pocket to win himself a set shot, which he duly flushes! (Q3 2:53)
Rampe goes off on a mazy run through the middle of the ground and breaks through a tackle to get the ball inside 50 for Heeney to mark. Heeney converts! (Q3 6:08)
Merrett wins a free kick at half forward and finds a nice lead from Wright to mark 45m out from goal. His kick drops short and is rushed over. (Q3 6:32)
May wins a free kick for a push in the back, and he makes the Swans pay as he slots it from 40m out! (Q3 8:57)
Durham flashes through the stoppage and gets a handball off to Hobbs who kicks quickly, and misses. (Q3 10:29)
Sydney force a rushed behind under some hot pressure by Essendon. (Q3 16:43)
McInerney pops a goal through from 20m out after winning a free kick. (Q3 19:15)
Shiel pumps the ball deep to the pack but it’s spoiled and rolls out the back for a behind. (Q3 21:39)
Buller misses a very gettable set shot from 30m out dead in front as he bends it left. (Q3 25:52)
Cleary receives a handball in the goalsquare, spins around and gets nothing but air. Oh dear. (Q4 1:00)
Campbell sneaks out the back of the pack following a forward stoppage and gets on the end of it, streaming into goal! (Q4 3:24)
Merrett dishes it off to the roaming Redman who roosts one from outside 50 and through for a goal! (Q4 5:24)
Kako leaves Wicks on the ground as he burns him off and and knock is forward, he dashes down to the square and snaps through a goal! (Q4 10:31)
Durham blasts the ball to half forward and Wright takes a strong mark in front. He lumbers in to kick from 45, but misses right. (Q4 13:29)
Blakiston marks some 65m out and Dattoli concedes a silly 50m penalty. Blakiston comes in to close range and and kicks his first AFL goal to bring the margin back to 14! (Q4 14:44)
Kako soccers it forward to Merrett who stops and props before roosting it from 65, it sails long and strong, but just drifts wide for a point. (Q4 17:57)
There’s a scramble in the back pocket as Sydney try to ice the game, but Essendon rush a behind. (Q4 28:03)
