football - round 17

Football - round 17. Sigh! My human and I were watching this game on TV (finally one of my team's games is broadcast on free-to-air TV). Beaten by the team who's lost just about every game all season so far (although their better players finally returned after recovering from injury).

ESSENDON 5.4 10.6 17.7 25.10 (160)
BRISBANE 6.3 10.8 15.11 18.15 (123)
Goals: Essendon: S Lucas 7 J Hird 4 K Bradley 4 D Hille 3 R Dyson 2 M McVeigh 2 J Johnson B Stanton A McPhee. Brisbane: D Bradshaw 6 R Hooper 4 J Drummond 2 B Fixter M Moody J Sherman S Black C Stiller M Rischitelli.
Best: Essendon: J Hird S Lucas J Johnson S Camporeale D Hille K Bradley. Brisbane: S Black D Bradshaw L Power J Charman M Voss J Roe.
Umpires: D Margetts S McLaren M Avon
Crowd: 32,761 at Telstra Dome.


Brad Scott tackling Kepler Bradley


Vossy being blocked by Scott Camporeale and tackled by Andrew Welsh


Robert Copeland spoiling Andrew Lovett


Rhan Hooper


Clark Keating and Jason Roe trying to spoil David Hille's mark


Mal Michael taking a mark, spoiled by Dustin Fletcher


Josh Drummond taking a high tackle of Jimmy Hird (doesn't look like Joshy though)


the 'pack'


Jamie Charman was injured, and Essendon (acting) captain David Hille was the one who showed compassion