Essendon v Fremantle – Round 23 2017 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2017 AFLRound 23Sun, 27 Aug, 1:10 pm AEST

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16.1114.8

Essendon by 15

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	4.3 27	8.5 53	14.8 92	16.11 107
FRE	3.1 19	5.3 33	9.6 60	14.8 92

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 0

Recap

Essendon 16.11 (107) beat Fremantle 14.8 (92) at Marvel Stadium in Round 23, a 15-point win.

Essendon led at every change.

Zach Merrett kicked four goals for Essendon and James Stewart four; Hayden Ballantyne kicked two for Fremantle.

Zach Merrett led the way with 31 disposals and four goals.

A run of five straight goals in the third quarter stretched the lead from 8 to 38.

Essendon won the inside-50 count 63–44 and won the clearances 42–32.

Best on ground

More from Round 23

Essendon16.11107

Fremantle14.892

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

1:02RushedEssendonESS0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
2:07GoalA. McDonald-TipungwutiESS1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
3:14GoalJ. StewartESS2.1 (13) – 0.0 (0)
5:58GoalT. BellchambersESS3.1 (19) – 0.0 (0)
10:21GoalN. FyfeFRE3.1 (19) – 1.0 (6)
13:33BehindJ. WatsonESS3.2 (20) – 1.0 (6)
16:52RushedFremantleFRE3.2 (20) – 1.1 (7)
18:30GoalT. SheridanFRE3.2 (20) – 2.1 (13)
21:23BehindJ. DaniherESS3.3 (21) – 2.1 (13)
23:07GoalJ. DaniherESS4.3 (27) – 2.1 (13)
28:33GoalJ. GriffinFRE4.3 (27) – 3.1 (19)

1:22GoalZ. MerrettESS5.3 (33) – 3.1 (19)
2:27GoalZ. MerrettESS6.3 (39) – 3.1 (19)
6:40GoalM. TabernerFRE6.3 (39) – 4.1 (25)
8:19GoalJ. GriffinFRE6.3 (39) – 5.1 (31)
14:40BehindJ. DaniherESS6.4 (40) – 5.1 (31)
15:40GoalJ. DaniherESS7.4 (46) – 5.1 (31)
17:18BehindM. TabernerFRE7.4 (46) – 5.2 (32)
20:02BehindH. CrozierFRE7.4 (46) – 5.3 (33)
21:48RushedEssendonESS7.5 (47) – 5.3 (33)
25:33GoalJ. BegleyESS8.5 (53) – 5.3 (33)

1:23BehindJ. DaniherESS8.6 (54) – 5.3 (33)
3:52GoalN. FyfeFRE8.6 (54) – 6.3 (39)
6:37GoalJ. StewartESS9.6 (60) – 6.3 (39)
8:09BehindH. BallantyneFRE9.6 (60) – 6.4 (40)
10:43GoalB. CoxFRE9.6 (60) – 7.4 (46)
12:00GoalT. SheridanFRE9.6 (60) – 8.4 (52)
15:03GoalJ. LaverdeESS10.6 (66) – 8.4 (52)
16:04GoalZ. MerrettESS11.6 (72) – 8.4 (52)
18:02GoalJ. StewartESS12.6 (78) – 8.4 (52)
19:25GoalZ. MerrettESS13.6 (84) – 8.4 (52)
20:28RushedFremantleFRE13.6 (84) – 8.5 (53)
22:08BehindD. MyersESS13.7 (85) – 8.5 (53)
23:00GoalH. HockingESS14.7 (91) – 8.5 (53)
25:01GoalH. BallantyneFRE14.7 (91) – 9.5 (59)
26:11BehindH. BennellFRE14.7 (91) – 9.6 (60)
29:43BehindD. HeppellESS14.8 (92) – 9.6 (60)