2021 Toyota AFL Premiership

Essendon v Sydney Swans

Round 20 • Sunday 1 August 2021 • 5:10 AM (UTC)

102 16.6

Full Time

109 17.7

Swans Won By 7

MCG, Melbourne • Wurundjeri

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02:53

Dons' clearance domination

Watch the best bits of the Bombers' stoppage work in round 20's game against Sydney.

AFL
02:39

How Dons gun can 'go to another level'

Access All Areas looks at Zach Merrett and his 'exquisite' skills.

AFL
AFLCA votes: Deft Don deemed best afield

Zach Merrett shares top coaches' votes for his performance against the Swans.
Rutten: We returned to our brand

Ben Rutten was far from disappointed at his side's output against the Swans.
09:21

Rd 20 | Every Goal

Watch every Essendon goal from our round 20 match against Sydney at the MCG.

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05:08

Rd 20 | Merrett post-game

We speak to Zach Merrett after our round 20 match against Sydney.

AFL
09:48

Rd 20 | Rutten post-game

Senior coach Ben Rutten speaks to the media after our round 20 match against Sydney.

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07:57

Rd 20 | Highlights

The Bombers and Swans clash in round 20.

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00:41

Rd 20 | Stringer does it all himself

Jake Stringer produces something incredible out of nothing, following up his tackle with an outstanding goal on the run.

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Match preview: Bombers v Swans

Get the key stats for Sunday's clash against the Swans with our match preview infographic.

By essendonfc.com.au

Jul 29, 2021, 8:20 am

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Basic - Both Teams

Legend

# Player Number
AF: AFL Fantasy
G: Goals
B: Behinds
D: Disposals
K: Kicks
H: Handball
M: Marks
T: Tackles
HO: Hitouts
CLR: Clearence
MG: Meters Gained
GAs: Goal Assists
ToG%: Time on Ground
CM: Contested Marks
i50s: Inside 50s
FF: Frees For
FA: Frees Against
CC: Centre Clearances
SI: Score Involvements
I: Intercepts
Ti50: Tackles in Forward 50
DEf: Disposal Efficiency
CP: Contested Possessions
UP: Uncontested Possessions
R: Rating Points
FA: Frees Against
B: Bounces
ToG%: Time on Ground
FF: Frees For
AF: AFL Fantasy
OP: One Percenters
MP: Matches Played
D: Disposals
K: Kicks
H: Handball
label.stats.inside50.short: Inside i50s
DEf: Disposal Efficiency
C: Clangers
Ri50s: Rebound i50s
MG: Meters Gained
EK: Effective Kicks
KE: Kick Efficiency
Kthr: Kick to Handball Ratio
ED: Effective disposals
CP: Contested Possessions
UP: Uncontested Possessions
I: Intercepts
T: Turnovers
CPR: Contested Possession Rate
GBG: Ground ball gets
f50 gbg: F50 Ground Ball Gets
HO: Hitouts
CC: Centre Clearances
SC: Stoppage Clearances
TC: Total Clearances
HtAdv: Hitouts To Adv
HitWp: Hitout to Win Percentage
HitAdR: Hitout To Advantage Rate
RC: Ruck Contests
M: Marks
Mi50: Marks inside 50
MoL: Marks on Lead
IM: Intercept Marks
CM: Contested Marks
G: Goals
B: Behinds
GAs: Goal Assists
GA: Goal Accuracy
SaG: Shots at Goal
SI: Score Involvements
SL: Score Launches
T: Tackles
Ti50: Tackles in Forward 50
PA: Pressure Acts
DHPA: Def Half Pressure Acts
S: Spoils
CDOoO: Contest Def One on Ones
CDL: Contest Def Losses

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02:53

Dons' clearance domination

Watch the best bits of the Bombers' stoppage work in round 20's game against Sydney.

AFL
02:39

How Dons gun can 'go to another level'

Access All Areas looks at Zach Merrett and his 'exquisite' skills.

AFL
AFLCA votes: Deft Don deemed best afield

Zach Merrett shares top coaches' votes for his performance against the Swans.
Rutten: We returned to our brand

Ben Rutten was far from disappointed at his side's output against the Swans.
09:21

Rd 20 | Every Goal

Watch every Essendon goal from our round 20 match against Sydney at the MCG.

AFL
05:08

Rd 20 | Merrett post-game

We speak to Zach Merrett after our round 20 match against Sydney.

AFL
09:48

Rd 20 | Rutten post-game

Senior coach Ben Rutten speaks to the media after our round 20 match against Sydney.

AFL
07:57

Rd 20 | Highlights

The Bombers and Swans clash in round 20.

AFL
00:41

Rd 20 | Stringer does it all himself

Jake Stringer produces something incredible out of nothing, following up his tackle with an outstanding goal on the run.

AFL

No interchange bench data available

No interchange bench data available

Dons' clearance domination

How Dons gun can 'go to another level'

AFLCA votes: Deft Don deemed best afield

Rutten: We returned to our brand

Rd 20 | Every Goal

Rd 20 | Merrett post-game

Rd 20 | Rutten post-game

Rd 20 | Highlights

Rd 20 | Stringer does it all himself

No Recent Encounters Available

No recent form available

No Team Stats Available

Essendon Official App

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AFLW: Dons unveil trio of round one debutants

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VOTE: Roberts, Caddy in running for 22under22 selection

Basic - Both Teams

Disposals

Stoppages

Possession

Marks

Scoring

Defence

General

Match Feed

Dons' clearance domination

How Dons gun can 'go to another level'

AFLCA votes: Deft Don deemed best afield

Rutten: We returned to our brand

Rd 20 | Every Goal

Rd 20 | Merrett post-game

Rd 20 | Rutten post-game

Rd 20 | Highlights

Rd 20 | Stringer does it all himself

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