Essendon v Sydney Swans – Round 16 2022 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2022 AFLRound 16Sat, 2 July, 1:45 pm AEST

Home

9586

15.512.14

Essendon by 9

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	2.2 14	7.2 44	9.3 57	15.5 95
SYD	5.2 32	7.6 48	9.14 68	12.14 86

MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 13°Lead changes 5

Recap

Essendon 15.5 (95) beat Sydney 12.14 (86) at MCG in Round 16, a 9-point win after trailing by 26.

Essendon trailed by 11 at three-quarter time, then kicked 6.2 to 3.0 in the last quarter.

Zach Merrett kicked three goals for Essendon and Peter Wright two; Chad Warner kicked three for Sydney.

Zach Merrett led the way with 24 disposals and three goals.

A run of five straight goals in the second quarter turned a 26-point deficit into a 2-point lead.

Essendon won the clearances 38–30.

Best on ground

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Essendon15.595

Sydney Swans12.1486

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

1:28GoalT. PapleySYD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
6:25GoalC. WarnerSYD0.0 (0) – 2.0 (12)
7:36GoalD. HeppellESS1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
9:18GoalL. FranklinSYD1.0 (6) – 3.0 (18)
14:00BehindP. WrightESS1.1 (7) – 3.0 (18)
17:14RushedEssendonESS1.2 (8) – 3.0 (18)
19:13GoalI. HeeneySYD1.2 (8) – 4.0 (24)
21:40GoalS. ReidSYD1.2 (8) – 5.0 (30)
23:04BehindB. CampbellSYD1.2 (8) – 5.1 (31)
27:23GoalZ. MerrettESS2.2 (14) – 5.1 (31)
29:45BehindT. PapleySYD2.2 (14) – 5.2 (32)

1:39GoalL. FranklinSYD2.2 (14) – 6.2 (38)
5:30BehindT. PapleySYD2.2 (14) – 6.3 (39)
6:23BehindS. ReidSYD2.2 (14) – 6.4 (40)
8:32GoalS. DurhamESS3.2 (20) – 6.4 (40)
12:11GoalH. JonesESS4.2 (26) – 6.4 (40)
14:19GoalP. WrightESS5.2 (32) – 6.4 (40)
15:52GoalB. HobbsESS6.2 (38) – 6.4 (40)
20:30GoalP. WrightESSLead change7.2 (44) – 6.4 (40)
23:20RushedSydneySYD7.2 (44) – 6.5 (41)
24:59BehindL. McDonaldSYD7.2 (44) – 6.6 (42)
27:13GoalS. ReidSYDLead change7.2 (44) – 7.6 (48)

1:09BehindS. ReidSYD7.2 (44) – 7.7 (49)
3:28BehindW. HaywardSYD7.2 (44) – 7.8 (50)
4:56BehindM. GuelfiESS7.3 (45) – 7.8 (50)
6:37GoalZ. MerrettESSLead change8.3 (51) – 7.8 (50)
8:00BehindT. PapleySYDLevel8.3 (51) – 7.9 (51)
8:50GoalJ. KellyESS9.3 (57) – 7.9 (51)
9:52BehindB. CampbellSYD9.3 (57) – 7.10 (52)
12:26BehindL. FranklinSYD9.3 (57) – 7.11 (53)
16:04BehindC. WarnerSYD9.3 (57) – 7.12 (54)
16:59RushedSydneySYD9.3 (57) – 7.13 (55)
20:40BehindI. HeeneySYD9.3 (57) – 7.14 (56)
25:23GoalI. HeeneySYDLead change9.3 (57) – 8.14 (62)
27:05GoalW. HaywardSYD9.3 (57) – 9.14 (68)

2:02RushedEssendonESS9.4 (58) – 9.14 (68)
3:25GoalZ. MerrettESS10.4 (64) – 9.14 (68)
5:02GoalC. WarnerSYD10.4 (64) – 10.14 (74)
8:17GoalC. MillsSYD10.4 (64) – 11.14 (80)
11:44BehindN. HindESS10.5 (65) – 11.14 (80)
12:29GoalJ. StringerESS11.5 (71) – 11.14 (80)
15:54GoalJ. StringerESS12.5 (77) – 11.14 (80)
20:54GoalM. RedmanESSLead change13.5 (83) – 11.14 (80)
26:11GoalK. LangfordESS14.5 (89) – 11.14 (80)
28:55GoalC. WarnerSYD14.5 (89) – 12.14 (86)
31:47GoalN. HindESS15.5 (95) – 12.14 (86)