2011 Essendon Football Club season

Essendon won 11 matches, drew one and lost 10 matches in the 2011 season. Essendon won five matches within the first eight rounds, before a form slump culminated in a five-match losing streak and Essendon dropping out of the top eight for the first time this season when it lost to Hawthorn by 65 points.

Their season begun with a 55-point thumping of triple-preliminary finalists the Western Bulldogs before a narrow five-point defeat to Sydney followed. Wins over St Kilda (in their captain Nick Riewoldt's 200th game) followed, before a thrilling draw against Carlton and a five-goal loss in the Anzac Day match against Collingwood followed.

Round 6 brought along the mother of all Essendon wins – a 139-point thumping of the Gold Coast at home, with the Bombers recording a record first-quarter score of 15.4 (94) and its quarter-time lead of 93 points also brought along a new record. Amidst this, Essendon lost the second quarter in surprising circumstances, before going on to finish the job to record its first win over a side featuring Gary Ablett since 2005. Only two more wins would follow, against the West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Lions in the weeks after the Suns annihilation.

Essendon pulled off the boilover of the season when they defeated the previously unbeaten Geelong by four points in Round 15, 2011, without their injured skipper, Jobe Watson. It was their first win over the Cats in almost six years, having not beaten them since Round 18, 2005. However, it was just their second win over Geelong since 2003, leaving them with one of the worst records against Geelong in recent times.

Round 20 saw Essendon at home to Sydney for the first time since Round 1, 2006 when Essendon triumphed by 27 points. Essendon won by one point after a post-siren shot by Sydney's Adam Goodes drifted to the left. Round 23 saw Essendon qualifying the finals for the second time in two years, when it defeated Port Adelaide by 7 points at Etihad Stadium. It ended a seven-year winless run against the side, having not beaten them since Round 18, 2004.

Essendon's elimination final against Carlton was lost by 62 points, ending what was otherwise a promising first year for James Hird in the Essendon coaching role.

Squad

Essendon Football Club

Senior list

Rookie List

Coaching staff

1 Jay Neagle
35 Taite Silverlock
36 Tyson Slattery
41 Michael Quinn
45 Stewart Crameri
46 Josh Jenkins
47 James Webster

Head coach

James Hird

Assistant coaches

Legend:

(c) Captain
(vc) Vice captain
Long-term injury list
Upgraded rookie(s)
(vet) Veterans list

Updated: 15 February 2012
Source(s): Playing list

Trades

Main article: 2010 AFL Trades

Player	Traded From	Traded To	Traded For
None

Out

Player	Traded From	Traded To	Traded For
None

Drafts

Main article: 2010 AFL Draft

National Draft

Round	Pick	Name	From	League
1	8	Dyson Heppell	Gippsland Power	TAC Cup
2	31	Ariel Steinberg	Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup
3	48	Alex Browne	Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup
4	64	Luke Davis	West Adelaide Football Club	SANFL
5	80	Michael Ross	Gippsland Power	TAC Cup
6	95	Pass
7	106	Ben Howlett	Rookie Promotion

Rookie Draft

Round	Pick	Name	From	League
1	12	Josh Jenkins	Lake Boga	CMFL
2	29	Jay Neagle	Essendon	AFL
3	46	Tyson Slattery	Essendon	AFL
4	61	James Webster^	Woy Woy	BDFL

^ Denotes NSW AFL scholarship elevation

Pre-Season Draft

Round	Pick	Name	From	League
1	4	Michael Hibberd	Frankston	VFL

Results

Pre-season (NAB Cup)

Main article: 2011 NAB Cup

Round 1


	Round 1
Friday, 18 February 7:30 pm	Essendon 1.11.1 (76)	def.	Brisbane Lions 0.2.2 (14)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,313)	Report
Friday, 18 February 9:25 pm	St Kilda 0.6.2 (38)	drew with	Essendon 0.5.8 (38)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,158)	Report
Essendon progressed to the second round.

Quarter-finals


	Round 2
Thursday, 24 February 7:10 pm	Melbourne 1.11.7 (82)	def. by	Essendon 1.17.20 (121)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 13,863)	Report
Essendon progressed to the third round.

Semi-finals


	Semi-finals
Friday, 4 March 7:40 pm	Essendon 0.12.12 (84)	def.	St Kilda 0.6.9 (45)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,632)	Report

Grand Final


	2011 NAB Cup Grand Final
Friday, 11 March 7:45 pm	Essendon	def. by	Collingwood	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 45,304)	Report
	0.2.2 (14) 0.3.4 (22) 0.9.5 (59) 0.13.8 (86)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.3.4 (22) 0.7.6 (48) 1.11.7 (82) 1.15.9 (108)	Umpires: Rosebury, Stevic, Nicholls, Jennings Michael Tuck Medal: Heath Shaw Television broadcast: Seven Network
		Super Goals	1 Buckley
Hurley, Monfries 3 Ryder, Watson, Zaharakis 2 Hocking 1		Goals	3 Krakouer, Dawes 2 Cloke 1 Ball, Beams, McCarthy, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas, Wellingham

Hardingham (groin)		Injuries	Nil


This was the first pre-season Grand Final Essendon has mad since winning the title in 2000.

Home and Away season

Round 1


	Round 1
Sunday, 27 March 1:10 pm	Essendon	def.	Western Bulldogs	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 42,617)	Report
	3.4 (22) 9.12 (66) 13.15 (93) 16.17 (113)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 5.2 (32) 7.5 (47) 8.10 (58)	Umpires: Farmer, Kennedy, Findlay Television broadcast: Fox Sports

Ryder, Watson, Monfries, Hurley, Stanton, Zaharakis 2 Crameri, Winderlich, McVeigh, Myers 1		Goals	2 Hall, Giansiracusa 1 Djerrkura, Wood, Grant, Hill
Watson, Hille, Hocking, Stanton, Jetta, Melksham, Ryder, Heppell		Best	Murphy, Higgins, Ward, Picken, Markovic, Hudson
Nil		Injuries	Wood (ankle)


This was James Hird's first game as coach of Essendon


	Brownlow Votes
3 David Hille (Essendon) 2 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 1 Paddy Ryder (Essendon)

Round 2


	Round 2
Sunday, 3 April 2:10 pm	Sydney	def.	Essendon	ANZ Stadium (Crowd: 28,082)	Report
	1.5 (11) 6.8 (44) 10.11 (71) 14.14 (98)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.4 (28) 8.7 (55) 12.9 (81) 13.15 (93)	Umpires: Rosebury, Pannel, Jennings Television broadcast: Channel 7

McGlynn, Bolton 3 White, Bevan 2 Goodes, Kennedy, Rohan, O’Keefe 1		Goals	2 Ryder, Crameri, Winderlich, Hurley 1 Jetta, Davey, Hocking, McVeigh
Goodes, Bevan, Bolton, McGlynn, O’Keefe, Grundy, Hannebery		Best	Watson, Stanton, Hurley, Heppell, Bellchambers, Ryder, Davey
Nil		Injuries	Hille (hip) replaced by Davey


	Brownlow Votes
3 Ben McGlynn (Sydney) 2 Jude Bolton (Sydney) 1 Jobe Watson (Essendon)

Round 3


	Round 3
Sunday, 10 April 4:40 pm	St Kilda	def. by	Essendon	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 47,762)	Report
	5.3 (33) 7.5 (45) 8.9 (57) 12.12 (84)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	8.2 (50) 13.2 (80) 19.5 (119) 21.10 (136)	Umpires: Donlon, McBurney, Armstrong Television broadcast: Channel 7

Riewoldt 3 Milne, Steven 2 Dal Santo, Fisher, Gram, Montagna, Stanley 1		Goals	3 Hurley, Watson, Winderlich, Zaharakis 2 Howlett, Monfries, Ryder 1 Crameri, Jetta, Bellchambers
Gram, Dal Santo, Armitage, Fisher, Ray		Best	Watson, Hocking, Bellchambers, Ryder, Crameri, Hurley, Fletcher



Essendon defeated St Kilda for the fourth time in succession. Nick Riewoldt played his 200th AFL game for the Saints in that match.


	Brownlow Votes
3 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 2 Heath Hocking (Essendon) 1 Jason Gram (St Kilda)

Round 4


	Round 4
Saturday, 16 April 2:10 pm	Carlton	drew with	Essendon	MCG (Crowd: 78,605)	Report
	0.2 (2) 4.9 (33) 6.13 (49) 11.13 (79)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 6.3 (39) 7.8 (50) 11.13 (79)	Umpires: Nicholls, Stewart, McBurney Television broadcast: Channel 10 and One HD

Simpson 3 Waite, Garlett, Laidler, Curnow, Carrazzo, Murphy, Warnock, Yarran 1		Goals	2 Jetta, Lonergan 1 Hurley, Bellchambers, Watson, Fletcher, Zaharakis, Stanton, Melksham
Murphy, Waite, Gibbs, Yarran, Robinson, Jaminson, Judd, Scotland		Best	Fletcher, Hooker, Zaharakis, Watson, Hardingham, Stanton
Nil		Injuries	Winderlich (knee), Dempsey (knee)


The draw between Carlton and Essendon was the third of the season, and the third between the two sides since 1993. It also means that four of the last 12 games played at the MCG were drawn, and it is the first time since 1914 that there were three draws in the first four rounds of the season.


	Brownlow Votes
3 Dustin Fletcher (Essendon) 2 Nick Duigan (Carlton) 1 Marc Murphy (Carlton)

Round 5


	Round 5
Monday, 25 April 2:40 pm	Essendon	def. by	Collingwood	MCG (Crowd: 89,626)	Report
	0.3 (3) 3.8 (26) 7.10 (52) 11.11 (77)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.2 (26) 7.3 (45) 10.6 (66) 16.11 (107)	Umpires: Chamberlain, Ryan, Findlay Television broadcast: Channel 10 and One HD

Crameri 4 Hille, Zaharakis 2 Bellchambers, Watson, Jetta 1		Goals	3 Cloke, Pendlebury 2 Beams, Dawes 1 Swan, Jolly, Didak, Ball, Brown, Sidebottom
Crameri, Heppell, Fletcher, Jetta, Bellchambers		Best	Pendlebury, Cloke, Davis, Shaw, Ball


	Brownlow Votes
3 Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 2 Stewart Crameri (Essendon) 1 Travis Cloke (Collingwood)


	Anzac Medal
Scott Pendlebury^[1]

Round 6


	Round 6
Sunday, 1 May 1:10 pm	Essendon	def.	Gold Coast	Etihad Stadium (Crowd: 33,710)	Report
	15.4 (94) 18.4 (112) 25.8 (158) 31.11 (197)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.1 (1) 5.3 (33) 7.5 (47) 8.10 (58)	Umpires: Ritchie, Ryan, Nicholls Television broadcast: Fox Sports

Reimers 8 Monfries, Crameri 4 Ryder 3 Bellchambers, Lonergan, Zaharakis 2 Hille, Hocking, Howlett, Jetta, Stanton, Watson 1		Goals	2 Iles, Matera 1 McKenzie, Rischitelli, Shaw, Smith
Reimers, Howlett, Watson, Lonergan, Ryder, Stanton, Zaharakis		Best	Ablett, Brennan, Swallow, Iles, Harbrow



Essendon's first quarter score of 15.4 (94) was the highest first quarter score of all time.^[2] Essendon's first quarter score of 15.4 (94) was the highest scoring of any quarter since 1919.^[3] Essendon's final score of 31.11 (197) was its highest since 2000, and its final winning margin of 139 points was its highest since 1989.^[4] Set Essendon's new largest winning margin at Docklands Stadium


	Brownlow Votes
3 Kyle Reimers (Essendon) 2 Jobe Watson (Essendon) 1 Ben Howlett (Essendon)

Ladder

2011 AFL Ladder

Team

Pts

Collingwood

2592

1546

167.66

Geelong (P)

2548

1619

157.38

Hawthorn

2355

1634

144.12

West Coast

2235

1715

130.32

Carlton

2225

1700

130.88

St Kilda

1891

1677

112.76

Sydney

1897

1735

109.34

Essendon

2217

100.00

North Melbourne

2106

2082

101.15

Western Bulldogs

2060

2155

95.59

Fremantle

1791

2155

83.11

Richmond

2069

2396

86.35

Melbourne

1974

2315

85.27

Adelaide

1742

2193

79.43

Brisbane Lions

1814

2240

80.98

Port Adelaide

1718

2663

64.51

Gold Coast

1534

2726

56.27

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Ladder Progression

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Ground	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	B	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	B
Result	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	L		L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W
Position	1	6	6	6	6	5	4	3	4	5	7	8	8	10	8	8	7	9	9	8	7	8	8	8

Ground: A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win

Tribunal cases

Player	Round	Charge category	Level	Verdict	Points^[a]	Result	Victim	Club	Ref(s)
Mark Williams	NAB Cup	Striking	2	Guilty	70	Reprimand	Liam Jurrah	Melbourne	^[5]
Cale Hooker	3	Wrestling		Guilty	0	$900	Nick Riewoldt	St Kilda	^[6]
Nathan Lovett-Murray	7	Negligent Umpire Contact		Guilty	0	$900	Mathew Leppard		^[7]

Season Statistics

Home attendance

Round	Opponent	Attendance
1	Western Bulldogs	42,617
5	Collingwood	89,626
6	Gold Coast	33,710
7	West Coast	33,631
11	Melbourne	53,077
13	North Melbourne	42,329
15	Geelong	43,806
16	Richmond	55,442
18	Carlton	74,123
20	Sydney	38,722
23	Port Adelaide	34,849
Total Attendance		541,932
Average Attendance		49,267

Season Financials

Annual Report 2011

Item	$ (AUD)
Revenue	$51,416,731
Membership & Reserved Seating	$10,363,690
Gate Receipts	$963,101
Marketing Revenue	$15,532,108
Merchandise Revenue	$2,563,026
Football Department Spend	$18,510,078
Operating Profit/Loss	$1,024,086
Total Profit/Loss	$2,059,379

Notes

^a "Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).

References

↑ "ANZAC Medal voting breakdown". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
↑ "Quarters & Halves". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
↑ "Quarters & Halves". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
↑ "Essendon — Game Records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
↑ "Williams, Wilson can accept reprimands". Brisbane Times. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
↑ "Match Review Panel: full report". AFL BigPond Network. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
↑ "Match Review Panel: full report". AFL BigPond Network. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

External links

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Related articles	Anzac Day clash Carlton–Essendon AFL rivalry Dreamtime at the 'G Archer–Hird Medal Line in the sand match Round 16, 2001 comeback vs. North Melbourne Supplements saga

2011 AFL season

Events	NAB Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final International Rules Series

Awards	All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Goal of the Year Mark of the Year Rising Star

Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney Western Bulldogs West Coast

Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings

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