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2021 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Essendon | 2.4 | 10.6 | 11.10 | 13.13 | 91 | lost to | Hawthorn | 3.1 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 92 | Marvel Stadium | Mar 20 (Sat 7:25pm) | |
| R2 | Port Adelaide | 6.1 | 11.6 | 15.10 | 18.11 | 119 | dftd | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 9.11 | 65 | Adelaide Oval | Mar 27 (Sat 4:35pm) | |
| R3 | Essendon | 6.4 | 12.6 | 16.10 | 22.11 | 143 | dftd | St Kilda | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 9.14 | 68 | Marvel Stadium | Apr 3 (Sat 4:35pm) | |
| R4 | Sydney | 2.5 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 11.17 | 83 | dftd | Essendon | 4.1 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 80 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Apr 8 (Thu 7:20pm) | |
| R5 | Brisbane Lions | 4.2 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 15.12 | 102 | dftd | Essendon | 0.3 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 45 | Gabba | Apr 17 (Sat 7:25pm) | |
| R6 | Collingwood | 4.1 | 8.1 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 85 | lost to | Essendon | 4.4 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 16.13 | 109 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 25 (Sun 3:20pm) | |
| R7 | Essendon | 6.4 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 16.11 | 107 | lost to | Carlton | 4.2 | 8.5 | 14.7 | 19.9 | 123 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 2 (Sun 3:20pm) | |
| R8 | GWS Giants | 6.2 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 16.11 | 107 | dftd | Essendon | 2.2 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 105 | Sydney Showground Stadium | May 8 (Sat 1:45pm) | |
| R9 | Essendon | 3.2 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 68 | dftd | Fremantle | 2.2 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 8.13 | 61 | Marvel Stadium | May 16 (Sun 1:10pm) | |
| R10 | Essendon | 6.4 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 22.9 | 141 | dftd | North Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 69 | Marvel Stadium | May 23 (Sun 4:40pm) | |
| R11 | West Coast | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 71 | lost to | Essendon | 2.4 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 12.15 | 87 | Optus Stadium | May 29 (Sat 7:40pm) | |
| R12 | Essendon | 1.2 | 5.4 | 8.10 | 12.12 | 84 | lost to | Richmond | 4.3 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 19.9 | 123 | Optus Stadium | Jun 5 (Sat 7:40pm) | |
| R14 | Hawthorn | 1.3 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 10.13 | 73 | lost to | Essendon | 3.2 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 86 | University of Tasmania Stadium | Jun 20 (Sun 3:20pm) | |
| R15 | Essendon | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 57 | lost to | Melbourne | 1.5 | 4.8 | 8.12 | 9.14 | 68 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 26 (Sat 7:25pm) | |
| R16 | Geelong | 1.1 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 15.8 | 98 | dftd | Essendon | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 57 | GMHBA Stadium | Jul 2 (Fri 7:50pm) | |
| R17 | Essendon | 2.5 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 11.18 | 84 | dftd | Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 21 | Marvel Stadium | Jul 9 (Fri 7:50pm) | |
| R18 | North Melbourne | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 74 | lost to | Essendon | 3.0 | 4.6 | 8.10 | 13.14 | 92 | Metricon Stadium | Jul 18 (Sun 12:35pm) | |
| R19 | Essendon | 4.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 53 | lost to | GWS Giants | 2.4 | 3.6 | 7.10 | 9.12 | 66 | Metricon Stadium | Jul 25 (Sun 6:10pm) | |
| R20 | Essendon | 3.3 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 16.6 | 102 | lost to | Sydney | 2.1 | 4.5 | 11.7 | 17.7 | 109 | Gabba | Aug 1 (Sun 3:10pm) | |
| R21 | Western Bulldogs | 3.3 | 6.5 | 8.11 | 12.12 | 84 | lost to | Essendon | 1.2 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 97 | Marvel Stadium | Aug 8 (Sun 3:20pm) | |
| R22 | Gold Coast | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 30 | lost to | Essendon | 2.2 | 8.8 | 12.12 | 14.14 | 98 | GMHBA Stadium | Aug 15 (Sun 3:20pm) | |
| R23 | Essendon | 5.2 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 102 | dftd | Collingwood | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 9.10 | 64 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 22 (Sun 3:20pm) | |
| EF | Western Bulldogs | 2.1 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 85 | dftd | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.7 | 4.10 | 4.12 | 36 | University of Tasmania Stadium | Aug 29 (Sun 3:20pm) | |
2021 Player Statistics
| Pos | Num | Player | MT | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | SC | Rat | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Zach Merrett | 23 | 361 | 15.7 | 364 | 15.8 | 725 | 31.5 | 96 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 4.9 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 0.2 | 7 | 31 | 2541 | 110.5 |
| 2 | 3 | Darcy Parish | 23 | 341 | 14.8 | 360 | 15.7 | 701 | 30.5 | 96 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3.9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0.4 | 8 | 68 | 2442 | 106.2 |
| 3 | 19 | Nick Hind | 22 | 365 | 16.6 | 127 | 5.8 | 492 | 22.4 | 114 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 26 | 1859 | 84.5 |
| 4 | 21 | Dyson Heppell | 19 | 276 | 14.5 | 194 | 10.2 | 470 | 24.7 | 132 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.5 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 13 | 1792 | 94.3 |
| 5 | 14 | Jordan Ridley | 22 | 340 | 15.5 | 124 | 5.6 | 464 | 21.1 | 131 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1754 | 79.7 |
| 6 | 27 | Mason Redman | 22 | 245 | 11.1 | 142 | 6.5 | 387 | 17.6 | 101 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 0.3 | 2 | 38 | 1496 | 68 |
| 7 | 40 | Will Snelling | 20 | 155 | 7.8 | 199 | 10 | 354 | 17.7 | 74 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0.6 | 7 | 79 | 1554 | 77.7 |
| 8 | 4 | Kyle Langford | 17 | 202 | 11.9 | 152 | 8.9 | 354 | 20.8 | 98 | 5.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 57 | 3.4 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 0.8 | 3 | 81 | 1472 | 86.6 |
| 9 | 1 | Andrew McGrath | 15 | 171 | 11.4 | 168 | 11.2 | 339 | 22.6 | 43 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4.4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 16 | 1245 | 83 |
| 10 | 15 | Jayden Laverde | 23 | 202 | 8.8 | 116 | 5 | 318 | 13.8 | 134 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1.5 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1328 | 57.7 |
| 11 | 25 | Jake Stringer | 19 | 209 | 11 | 102 | 5.4 | 311 | 16.4 | 55 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 41 | 2.2 | 18 | 264 | 1525 | 80.3 |
| 12 | 5 | Devon Smith | 20 | 155 | 7.8 | 128 | 6.4 | 283 | 14.2 | 68 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 0.8 | 19 | 115 | 1298 | 64.9 |
| 13 | 13 | Nikolas Cox | 22 | 152 | 6.9 | 107 | 4.9 | 259 | 11.8 | 81 | 3.7 | 13 | 0.6 | 47 | 2.1 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 0.4 | 9 | 63 | 1124 | 51.1 |
| 14 | 20 | Peter Wright | 21 | 146 | 7 | 100 | 4.8 | 246 | 11.7 | 89 | 4.2 | 205 | 9.8 | 37 | 1.8 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 1.4 | 14 | 188 | 1409 | 67.1 |
| 15 | 16 | Archie Perkins | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 122 | 5.8 | 238 | 11.3 | 58 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0.4 | 14 | 68 | 975 | 46.4 |
| 16 | 35 | Matt Guelfi | 20 | 124 | 6.2 | 112 | 5.6 | 236 | 11.8 | 74 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2.7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0.3 | 4 | 40 | 1028 | 51.4 |
| 17 | 33 | Brayden Ham | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 110 | 5.8 | 228 | 12 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 40 | 883 | 46.5 |
| 18 | 17 | James Stewart | 17 | 136 | 8 | 77 | 4.5 | 213 | 12.5 | 89 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 846 | 49.8 |
| 19 | 26 | Cale Hooker | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 100 | 5.6 | 206 | 11.4 | 65 | 3.6 | 11 | 0.6 | 27 | 1.5 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 1.8 | 24 | 222 | 1012 | 56.2 |
| 20 | 43 | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 20 | 129 | 6.5 | 72 | 3.6 | 201 | 10.1 | 49 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2.8 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 1.7 | 14 | 218 | 1082 | 54.1 |
| 21 | 12 | Tom Cutler | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 65 | 5 | 178 | 13.7 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 10 | 695 | 53.5 |
| 22 | 10 | Aaron Francis | 15 | 99 | 6.6 | 70 | 4.7 | 169 | 11.3 | 70 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 17 | 1.1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 18 | 713 | 47.5 |
| 23 | 9 | Dylan Shiel | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 81 | 10.1 | 155 | 19.4 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2.9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 22 | 528 | 66 |
| 24 | 45 | Alec Waterman | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 60 | 4.3 | 142 | 10.1 | 43 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 1.2 | 8 | 110 | 707 | 50.5 |
| 25 | 2 | Sam Draper | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 46 | 3.5 | 131 | 10.1 | 31 | 2.4 | 315 | 24.2 | 23 | 1.8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0.2 | 5 | 17 | 808 | 62.2 |
| 26 | 23 | Harrison Jones | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 40 | 2.5 | 117 | 7.3 | 57 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 21 | 1.3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 1.3 | 6 | 126 | 685 | 42.8 |
| 27 | 42 | Sam Durham | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 52 | 7.4 | 99 | 14.1 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 8 | 383 | 54.7 |
| 28 | 11 | David Zaharakis | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 30 | 3.3 | 81 | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 14 | 342 | 38 |
| 29 | 37 | Dylan Clarke | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 37 | 9.3 | 62 | 15.5 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 237 | 59.3 |
| 30 | 34 | Andrew Phillips | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 30 | 5 | 62 | 10.3 | 24 | 4 | 124 | 20.7 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 25 | 453 | 75.5 |
| 31 | 30 | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | 6 | 36 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 60 | 10 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 11 | 1.8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 42 |
| 32 | 8 | Martin Gleeson | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 27 | 4.5 | 60 | 10 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 42.7 |
| 33 | 6 | Jye Caldwell | 3 | 27 | 9 | 19 | 6.3 | 46 | 15.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 71.3 |
| 34 | 28 | Ned Cahill | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 22 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 35 | 24 | Nick Bryan | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 36 | 31 | Zach Reid | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 37 | 29 | Patrick Ambrose | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| Totals | 529 | 4850 | 9.2 | 3586 | 6.8 | 8436 | 15.9 | 2124 | 4 | 695 | 1.3 | 1327 | 2.5 | 419 | 437 | 291 | 0.6 | 200 | 1946 | 35151 | 66.4 |
2021 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 3 | St Kilda | 22.11 (143) | 9.14 (68) | 75 | Marvel Stadium | |
| Round 10 | North Melbourne | 22.9 (141) | 10.9 (69) | 72 | Marvel Stadium | |
| Round 22 | Gold Coast | 14.14 (98) | 4.6 (30) | 68 | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Round 17 | Adelaide | 11.18 (84) | 2.9 (21) | 63 | Marvel Stadium | |
| Round 23 | Collingwood | 16.6 (102) | 9.10 (64) | 38 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 6 | Collingwood | 16.13 (109) | 13.7 (85) | 24 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 18 | North Melbourne | 13.14 (92) | 11.8 (74) | 18 | Metricon Stadium | |
| Round 11 | West Coast | 12.15 (87) | 11.5 (71) | 16 | Optus Stadium | |
| Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | 15.7 (97) | 12.12 (84) | 13 | Marvel Stadium | |
| Round 14 | Hawthorn | 13.8 (86) | 10.13 (73) | 13 | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
| Round 9 | Fremantle | 10.8 (68) | 8.13 (61) | 7 | Marvel Stadium | |
| Average margin: | 37.0 | |||||
2021 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 5 | Brisbane Lions | 6.9 (45) | 15.12 (102) | 57 | Gabba | |
| Round 2 | Port Adelaide | 9.11 (65) | 18.11 (119) | 54 | Adelaide Oval | |
| Finals Week 1 | Western Bulldogs | 4.12 (36) | 13.7 (85) | 49 | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
| Round 16 | Geelong | 8.9 (57) | 15.8 (98) | 41 | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Round 12 | Richmond | 12.12 (84) | 19.9 (123) | 39 | Optus Stadium | |
| Round 7 | Carlton | 16.11 (107) | 19.9 (123) | 16 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 19 | GWS Giants | 7.11 (53) | 9.12 (66) | 13 | Metricon Stadium | |
| Round 15 | Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | 9.14 (68) | 11 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 20 | Sydney | 16.6 (102) | 17.7 (109) | 7 | Gabba | |
| Round 4 | Sydney | 12.8 (80) | 11.17 (83) | 3 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Round 8 | GWS Giants | 16.9 (105) | 16.11 (107) | 2 | Sydney Showground Stadium | |
| Round 1 | Hawthorn | 13.13 (91) | 14.8 (92) | 1 | Marvel Stadium | |
| Average margin: | 24.4 | |||||
2021 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | 1 | 9 | 67.66 (468) | 65.51 (441) | 106.12 |
| 2nd | 11 | 2 | 10 | 80.54 (534) | 65.56 (446) | 119.73 |
| 3rd | 9 | 0 | 14 | 68.61 (469) | 80.69 (549) | 85.43 |
| 4th | 14 | 0 | 9 | 76.62 (518) | 64.55 (439) | 118.00 |
| Total | 47 | 3 | 42 | 291.243 (1989) | 274.231 (1875) | 106.08 |
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