Essendon – 21.10 (136)
Carlton – 9.13 (67)
Essendon has signalled its intentions for the rest of the season with a convincing 69 point thumping of Carlton on Friday night. The first half was a very even affair with the Bombers leading at quarter time by a point, and by 4 at the main break. But the second half was a different story, with the Bombers dominating the possession count and using it to their advantage. The Bombers kicked 16 of the last 18 goals for the night to demolish the Blues, with the win only soured by an ankle injury to star midfielder Jobe Watson. Watson hobbled off in the second quarter and did not return after the main break.
Big Moment For excitement value you can’t go past Andrew Lovetts high flying mark in the third quarter, but my favourite moment/s was actually watching young defender Tayte Pears run off Brendan Fevola, not once but twice, to run up the wing with the ball and set up two Essendon goals. Key Players for Essendon Andrew Welsh – Worked really hard tagging Chris Judd and got 30 possessions for his efforts. Judd’s impact was limited, so much so he moved to the forward line in the fourth, and Essendon look like they are enjoying the return of their 2008 star tagger. Angus Monfries – Kicked 5 straight goals from 5 kicks up forward for the Dons, and never really looked like missing. Tayte Pears – Limited the impact of another Carlton big man in Brendan Fevola, keeping him to just 2 majors. Pears also set up two goals for his own team as mentioned above. Pears managed to collect 21 touches himself including 4 marks. Key Players for Carlton Bryce Gibbs – Kept finding the ball and worked pretty hard for it. He was one of the Blues best in my eyes. Eddie Betts – Looked like the only real danger up forward once Fevola was negated. He kicked 3 goals, including a freakish third quarter goal just before three quarter time. Musings from the match · Watson is expected to miss one week with his ankle injury. · Sam Lonergan could be in trouble at the match review for a “knee-ing” incident. · After the half time break the Bombers won much of the ball, but remarkably the tackle count remained fairly even. · Brent Prismall continues to get better, collecting 25 touches. · Brendan Fevola only kicked 2 goals, and became almost invisible after half time. Supercoach news Bryce Gibbs – Managed 122 points from 24 touches, with 7 tackles and a goal. Upgrade to him if you have a rookie and some cash. Tayte Pears – The only Bomber to score triple figures. The young defender has really matured this year, and after adding another big name to his growing list of opponents he looks like staying. Could be a good inclusion that will get games if nothing more.
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