Blog log from R22 of 2024: Essendon vs Gold Coast

Long serves a handball up to Flanders from the pack and he stops and props, snapping through the first goal of the game! (Q1 0:48)
Flanders hooks a snap towards goal again, but this time it bounces through for a point. (Q1 4:17)
Jones chops off a kick with an impressive mark on the forward flank, he streams inside 50 and goes for goal but his kick drifts across for a behind. (Q1 4:48)
The Suns chain handballs backwards to Uwland 55m out, he takes a step and hooks a low bomb towards goal, but is offline. (Q1 6:31)
A Weller spoil sparks a Suns entry inside 50 that ends in the hands of King who pops the goal through! (Q1 7:16)
Essendon eventually work the ball out of the middle to Langford who hooks it into the pocket where Menzie marks. He quickly snaps it through! (Q1 8:46)
Merrett strolls out of the middle of the ground and Essendon have a quick inside 50, it works down to Menzie again who snaps, but into the post. (Q1 10:12)
Ballard puts some unnecessary hands in the back of Caddy in a 2 on 1 contest and gives up a silly free kick. Caddy makes him pay as he slots the major! (Q1 12:16)
Anderson intercepts a lazy kick through the middle of the ground and it’s off to the races for the Suns who have King lead back into an acre of space. King marks and King goals! (Q1 15:31)
Budarick is crunched in a gang tackle at half back, Davey mops up the mess and squares it up for Stringer who roosts it straight through the middle from 45! (Q1 17:17)
Rowell hooks the ball into the hotspot and Rogers is slick at ground level to flash a pass to Holman who snaps through a ripper of a goal! (Q1 19:26)
Sexton gathers the ball in the pocket and quickly spins around to snap through the goal, but misses (Q1 24:01)
Draper leads up onto the flank and sends it inside 50 where Jones drifts in to mark uncontested. Jones chips it through from 20m out. (Q1 24:52)
Uwland throws the ball out in a Langford tackle but it works across to Caldwell who snaps for goal before getting some serious turn in the square as it bounces through! (Q2 4:08)
It’s ruckman to ruckman as Bryan feeds the ball out for Draper who takes a bounce, runs to 50m out before bombing it through the big sticks! (Q2 6:07)
Gresham marks 50m out and sends it deep to Caddy who cannot complete the mark, Menzie charges through and tries to soccer it over but it’s intercepted and rushed over for a point. (Q2 7:38)
Long keeps the ball alive on the flank and slaps it into the hot spot where Andrew outpoints Cox to mark 25m out from goal and pops it through! (Q2 8:59)
Humphrey chips a neat ball to King who’s worked into the hole. King kicks true for his third goal! (Q2 12:04)
Redman is tackled over the goal line by Flanders for a behind. (Q2 15:06)
An Andrew contest in the square is cleverly tapped on to the run of Humphrey who streams down onto the goal line and sends the ball into the other levels! (Q2 18:04)
Caddy marks 50m out on the flank and runs to 40m out before curling through a goal off a couple steps! (Q2 19:34)
Bryan spies a Durham lead into space and chips it short to him. Durham kicks from 35m out on an angle and kicks true! (Q2 21:19)
Draper leads up to mark 80m out on the wing and Davies is caught sticking in the protected area. Draper walks to 30m and hits the bullseye! (Q2 26:50)
An ugly turnover from Essendon results in Anderson getting a kick away 35m out in space, but he wastes a gilded chance. (Q2 29:37)
Redman hooks a kick out the back of the pack to Caddy but Collins gets a big fist on the ball to see it through. (Half Time)
Humphrey finds an Andrew lead out of the pocket which is marked. Andrew snaps it through perfectly to start the second half off the right way! (Q3 1:19)
King hacks a dribbler out of a contest 10m out, it rolls towards goal but Andrew snatches it up and pokes it through! (Q3 4:46)
Draper catches Collins in a chicken wing tackle and wins himself a free kick 20m out in front of goal. Draper kicks straight for his third goal! (Q3 7:14)
King marks 45m out on an angle and hooks his kick out left which is fisted over by Jones. (Q3 9:02)
Long gets away from Redman to mark an Anderson entry inside 50. Long’s kick fades right for a behind. (Q3 10:11)
Holman tries to slot a checkside deep in the pocket but misses to the near side. (Q3 14:14)
Parish spots Caddy making space and finds him with a pass, Caddy marks 35m out on a slight angle, but he kicks straight for his third goal! (Q3 15:59)
Walter shovels the ball out of a forward stoppage and snaps through a goal from nothing! (Q3 18:44)
King is impeded by McKay and wins a free kick but Walter takes the advantage to pinch his second goal! (Q3 20:41)
Powell has a rare foray forward and kicks from 45m out in space, but burns the chance as he kicks out left. (Q3 22:02)
Rowell goes for a bounce and it all goes wrong as Martin pinches the ball and kicks to Caddy who gets a free kick against Ballard. Going for his fourth goal he hits the post. (Q3 27:16)
Merrett sprints out of the middle and sends it deep inside 50 with Draper sliding in to mark 25m out. He kicks off a slight angle but stabs it straight for a point. (Q4 1:18)
Gresham sends the ball back into the corridor from the pocket and it’s Archie Roberts who lurks out the back to gather and caress the ball through for his first AFL goal! (Q4 4:35)
Essendon surge through the middle of the ground and get the ball to Durham who takes a running shot but misses right (Q4 5:48)
Langford takes a mark but a free kick is paid to Draper as he does, so he’s the one who lines up for goal. Draper lumbers in and misses to the left (Q4 7:54)
Roberts spots Stringer one out and kicks down to him where he marks strongly. He kicks from 40m out and his kick slides across for a point. (Q4 9:51)
Flanders steps through and dribbles through a goal from the pocket to square things up! (Q4 12:19)
A short Martin pass finds Davey 45m out in front of goal. Davey slices the kick off right for a point. (Q4 14:51)
Stringer lurks out the back of a contest to mark 35m out on an angle. His kick his hooked left for a behind. (Q4 19:06)
Merrett kicks short to Stringer and the umpire is quick to call not 15m. Stringer plays on and misses another chance at goal. (Q4 21:13)
Stringer pumps it deep deep inside 50 but the ball comes off the hands of Collins for a point. (Q4 22:20)
Merrett goes for goal and he too kicks a behind, the Dons are doing it in points at the moment! (Q4 24:33)
Collins hoists a high ball inside 50 and Andrew is able to get a big mark off in the final seconds! Andrew steadies himself as he goes back and slots the goal! (Final Siren)