Essendon v Adelaide Crows – Round 1 2018 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2018 AFLRound 1Fri, 23 Mar, 7:50 pm AEDT

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9987

14.1512.15

Essendon by 12

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	4.2 26	5.8 38	8.10 58	14.15 99
ADE	3.5 23	4.9 33	11.12 78	12.15 87

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 8

Recap

Essendon 14.15 (99) beat Adelaide 12.15 (87) at Marvel Stadium in Round 1, a 12-point win after trailing by 20. The lead changed 8 times.

Essendon trailed by 20 at three-quarter time, then kicked 6.5 to 1.3 in the last quarter.

James Stewart kicked three goals for Essendon and Cale Hooker three; Josh Jenkins kicked two for Adelaide.

Dyson Heppell led the way with 35 disposals and 13 marks.

A run of five straight goals in the last quarter turned a 20-point deficit into a 12-point lead.

Adelaide won the clearances 40–32 but kicked 12.15.

Essendon’s first win over Adelaide since 2014.
First game for Essendon: Adam Saad, Jake Stringer, Devon Smith.
Milestones: Lachlan Murphy’s 1st game, Tom Doedee’s 1st game, Darcy Fogarty’s 1st game.
First game for Adelaide: Lachlan Murphy, Tom Doedee, Darcy Fogarty, Bryce Gibbs.

More from Round 1

Essendon14.1599

Adelaide Crows12.1587

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

2:32BehindD. ParishESS0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
3:13BehindP. SeedsmanADELevel0.1 (1) – 0.1 (1)
4:46GoalD. FogartyADELead change0.1 (1) – 1.1 (7)
7:51GoalJ. StewartESSLevel1.1 (7) – 1.1 (7)
9:25RushedAdelaideADE1.1 (7) – 1.2 (8)
10:45GoalA. McGrathESSLead change2.1 (13) – 1.2 (8)
14:02GoalC. HamptonADELead change2.1 (13) – 2.2 (14)
15:46BehindJ. StringerESSLevel2.2 (14) – 2.2 (14)
18:47BehindD. MackayADE2.2 (14) – 2.3 (15)
19:42BehindB. GibbsADE2.2 (14) – 2.4 (16)
22:11GoalT. BellchambersESSLead change3.2 (20) – 2.4 (16)
23:50BehindR. AtkinsADE3.2 (20) – 2.5 (17)
24:45GoalJ. StewartESS4.2 (26) – 2.5 (17)
28:53GoalJ. JenkinsADE4.2 (26) – 3.5 (23)

2:35GoalJ. DaniherESS5.2 (32) – 3.5 (23)
8:17RushedEssendonESS5.3 (33) – 3.5 (23)
9:35BehindC. HookerESS5.4 (34) – 3.5 (23)
12:01GoalJ. JenkinsADE5.4 (34) – 4.5 (29)
15:49BehindD. ParishESS5.5 (35) – 4.5 (29)
16:54BehindJ. GreenESS5.6 (36) – 4.5 (29)
18:47BehindE. BettsADE5.6 (36) – 4.6 (30)
21:13BehindB. GoddardESS5.7 (37) – 4.6 (30)
22:53BehindR. DouglasADE5.7 (37) – 4.7 (31)
24:07BehindJ. JenkinsADE5.7 (37) – 4.8 (32)
25:44BehindL. MurphyADE5.7 (37) – 4.9 (33)
28:08BehindA. McDonald-TipungwutiESS5.8 (38) – 4.9 (33)

1:12GoalB. GibbsADELead change5.8 (38) – 5.9 (39)
3:45GoalC. HookerESSLead change6.8 (44) – 5.9 (39)
4:48GoalB. GibbsADELead change6.8 (44) – 6.9 (45)
6:49GoalM. McGovernADE6.8 (44) – 7.9 (51)
10:26GoalL. MurphyADE6.8 (44) – 8.9 (57)
12:21GoalC. HookerESS7.8 (50) – 8.9 (57)
14:31GoalD. FogartyADE7.8 (50) – 9.9 (63)
16:53GoalJ. DaniherESS8.8 (56) – 9.9 (63)
18:22BehindJ. DaniherESS8.9 (57) – 9.9 (63)
19:09BehindE. BettsADE8.9 (57) – 9.10 (64)
19:52GoalR. DouglasADE8.9 (57) – 10.10 (70)
22:19BehindJ. StewartESS8.10 (58) – 10.10 (70)
26:12BehindJ. JenkinsADE8.10 (58) – 10.11 (71)
26:45GoalH. GreenwoodADE8.10 (58) – 11.11 (77)
31:13BehindR. AtkinsADE8.10 (58) – 11.12 (78)