The Kangaroos went down badly to Carlton at Marvel. Follow along live for the action on Good Friday as West Coast host Essendon in Perth in the second match.
The Kangaroos went down badly to Carlton at Marvel. Follow along live for the action on Good Friday as West Coast host Essendon in Perth in the second match.
It’s a two-point win to Essendon. West Coast were making one last flurry forward, but Nic Martin made the stop. It was only a chest mark but it needed composure.
Jack Williams boots truly. Game on.
Suddenly, it’s two points the difference. 30 seconds left.
Nearly 29 minutes gone, deep into the final quarter.
Great mark, Liam Ryan. What a clunk.
But he played on! Silly move. He was 40 metres out. Could have had a kick at goal.
His kick goes over the line and out of bounds. A squandered chance.
Whatever hope West Coast had was probably lost in that moment.
Margin cut to seven points. Fascinating.
There’s about five minutes left on the clock. Essendon are well-placed, leading by 13 points. West Coast probably need three goals from here to snatch the win.
Look to the middle of the screen to see when Sam Draper went to ground.
This happened closer to three-quarter-time, well before Sam Draper left the ground with injury.
Big Peter Wright snags his sixth goal and Essendon find some breathing space. The Bombers have dominated the past 30 minutes or so.
The big Essendon ruckman has gone down. It appears it could be an Achilles injury. Certainly, the way he went down was consistent with the way other players who’ve suffered that injury have suddenly gone to ground.
He did get to his feet, however, and hobbled from the field.
Stand by for more information.
Nic Martin!
Essendon ride their momentum and jump on the first goal of the final quarter. They have the lead now.
Essendon 10.7 (67) lead West Coast 9.8 (62). Q4, 4.33 minutes