The 2011 Essendon Football Club season is the club's 113th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).
2011 season | |||
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![]() Essendon's 2011 guernsey | |||
President | David Evans | ||
Coach | James Hird (1st season) | ||
Captain(s) | Jobe Watson (2nd season) | ||
Home ground | Marvel Stadium | ||
Pre-season competition | Runners Up | ||
AFL season | 8th | ||
Finals series | Elimination Final | ||
Best and Fairest | David Zaharakis | ||
Leading goalkicker | Stewart Crameri (34) | ||
Highest home attendance | 89,626 vs. Collingwood (Round 5) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 33,631 vs. West Coast (Round 7) | ||
Average home attendance | 49,267 | ||
Club membership | 50,275 ( ![]() | ||
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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
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Trades
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Drafts
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National Draft
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Rookie Draft
^ Denotes NSW AFL scholarship elevation |
Pre-Season Draft
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Results
editPre-season (NAB Cup)
editRound 1
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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
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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
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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
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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 | |||
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Home and Away season
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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1 | Collingwood | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2592 | 1546 | 167.7 | 80 | Finals series |
2 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2548 | 1619 | 157.4 | 76 | |
3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2355 | 1634 | 144.1 | 72 | |
4 | West Coast | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1715 | 130.3 | 68 | |
5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2225 | 1700 | 130.9 | 58 | |
6 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1891 | 1677 | 112.8 | 50 | |
7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1897 | 1735 | 109.3 | 50 | |
8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2217 | 2217 | 100.0 | 46 | |
9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2106 | 2082 | 101.2 | 40 | |
10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2060 | 2155 | 95.6 | 36 | |
11 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1791 | 2155 | 83.1 | 36 | |
12 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2069 | 2396 | 86.4 | 34 | |
13 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1974 | 2315 | 85.3 | 34 | |
14 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1742 | 2193 | 79.4 | 28 | |
15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1814 | 2240 | 81.0 | 16 | |
16 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1718 | 2663 | 64.5 | 12 | |
17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1534 | 2726 | 56.3 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Ladder progression
editTribunal cases
editPlayer | Round | Charge category | Level | Verdict | Points[a] | Result | Victim | Club | Ref(s) |
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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
editHome attendance
editRound | Opponent | Attendance |
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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
editItem | $ (AUD) |
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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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "ANZAC Medal voting breakdown". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. 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.[dead link]
- ^ "Match Review Panel: full report". AFL BigPond Network. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.[dead link]