Essendon

FEARING for his safety, Matthew Lloyd wondered if he would be better off finishing the game on the bench. The animosity between old rivals Essendon and ...

"I had to get escorted to my car with security because a lot of people had worked their way into the MCG car park. "But I could sense the venom from Hawthorn supporters, starting to work their way towards the front rows and the abuse. "Obviously I did execute a hip and shoulder poorly, got Brad in the head. My pride said to me, 'Keep your head up, back into packs, fight, scrap, deal with what you deal with'," Lloyd said. "I wanted to just try wake the team up because we weren't going well. "I knew that I had to live with that because of what I had done.

Follow all of Sunday's round one AFL action as the Giants host Adelaide, Hawthorn face Essendon at the MCG and St Kilda clash with Fremantle at Marvel ...

Hawthorn are starting to struggle as they fall further behind. Essendon lead Hawthorn 12.5 (77) to 5.7 (37). By three-quarter time, that margin had widened to 53 points. We’re working to restore it. Essendon lead Hawthorn 13.6 (84) to 5.7 (37) We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti will play his first game for Essendon since Round 21, 2021.

“We know the players love him, the supporters love him and we can’t wait to see him get out there and play.” “It’s a fantastic story for Walla. He walked away from the game last year and to get back and get himself fit enough to play is a real attribute to him as a person,” Caracella told AFL Nation.

Hawthorn v Essendon at the MCG, 3.20pm AEDT NO LATE CHANGES SUBSTITUTES: Hawthorn: Conor Nash Essendon: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti. HAWKS v BOMBERS Follow ...

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A NINE-GOAL blitz either side of half-time saw Essendon deliver Brad Scott a big win in his first game in charge, downing Hawthorn 19.10 (124) to 9.11 (65) ...

His first career goal was slotted with the cool aplomb of a 500-goal full forward - his teammates reacted like it was his 1000th. Then it was Alwyn Davey jnr who brought the Essendon crowd to their feet with a debut major in his debut game. A first goal is always worthy of full-team celebrations, and the Bombers had four of them. Bombers fans weren't getting much joy from gameday results as it was and now one of their few reasons for going to the footy was calling it quits. A club favourite for his tireless work in defence, Jordan Ridley had gone 68 games without troubling the scorers, but as the Bombers blitzed the 2020 best and fairest winner found himself with the ball and running inside 50. It started with Will Setterfield and Sam Weideman slotting their first at a new club. The result might not have been what supporters would have hoped for, but after watching Mitchell's young outfit take the game on early on Sunday fans of the brown and gold can be confident these young Hawks will take wing well before another 99 matches go by. The Hawthorn side that ran out on Sunday averaged just 68. When Sam Mitchell posed with teammates after the 2015 Grand Final, the 22 players averaged 167 games. Perkins kicked two goals in the third quarter and lit up the game as Essendon overpowered Hawthorn with six goals to two behinds, for a 53-point lead at the last break. But it was to be the Hawks’ last goal of the half, as former Melbourne forward Sam Weideman kicked two and Davey thrilled the Bombers fans just before the main break. He kicked a goal moments later as Essendon started the regime of coach Brad Scott with the 19.10 (124) to 9.11 (65) victory.

Before the game, Essendon played down expectations while Hawthorn talked of hope. By the end of it, Bombers fans were celebrating a surprising win and the ...

He showed poise in the midfield early and was instrumental in the Hawks making a solid start to the game. It was in that patch that the Bombers slammed on nine unanswered goals. A chant of “Tippa” momentarily went up before skipper Zach Merrett found the 29-year-old in space just four minutes later. McDonald-Tipungwuti started as the medical sub, and Scott said it remained to be seen how long he would be in that role. Cam Mackenzie arrived at the Hawks via pick six in the national draft as the club tries to walk up a steeper hill than most other clubs have tried. Mason Redman, Darcy Parish and Will Setterfield shared the ball around before looking for either Weideman or the mobile Harrison Jones. With Peter Wright unfortunately injured on the eve of the season, recruit Sam Weideman got his chance inside 50 metres. Scott later praised the popular forward for the work he had done to make that moment memorable. But the reality was still startling. I just thought it was a great moment for Essendon fans and for our club,” Scott said. “It was a great feeling. “Our performance today is certainly not what we expected as a group.

The crowd erupted as players ran from everywhere to be a part of the powerful scene.

Perkins kicked two goals in the third quarter and lit up the game as Essendon overpowered Hawthorn with six goals to two behinds, for a 53-point lead at the last break. Stream them all for free on But it was their last goal of the half, as former Melbourne forward Sam Weideman kicked two and Davey thrilled the Bombers fans just before the main break. The lead switched repeatedly in the second term and so did play, as a succession of turnovers meant ping-pong football. The crowd favourite started the day as the sub, but came on to the ground in the opening few minutes of the last quarter, much to the delight of the Essendon faithful. What was otherwise petering out to be a Sunday afternoon bloodbath, as the Bombers put Hawthorn to the sword, suddenly became a scene of excitement.

AFL great Leigh Montagna has torn Hawthorn to shreds after a worrying display in their 59-point thrashing by Essendon at the MCG on Sunday.

The AFL fan favourite has opened up on his fairytale return to the game.

Yeah, I got a caravan for my mum.” Stream them all for free on [All the stats from the Hawthorn v Essendon clash](https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/match-centre?competition=12038&season=2023&match=120380108) [McDonald-Tipungwuti was greeted with the loudest crowd roar](https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/outpouring-of-emotion-over-special-anthony-mcdonald-tipungwuti-moment-during-his-afl-return-c-10087543) of the game when he ran on and it went up again when he slotted his set shot. “Seeing them train and enjoy their footy, it’s a proud moment for me to play in his first game with him (Davey).” [AFL](https://7news.com.au/sport/afl) win over [Hawthorn](https://7news.com.au/sport/hawthorn-hawks) on Sunday at the MCG.