2009 Essendon Football Club season
2009 season | |||
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President | Ray Horsburgh | ||
Coach | Matthew Knights | ||
Captain(s) | Matthew Lloyd | ||
Home ground | Etihad Stadium | ||
Pre-season competition | Semi final | ||
AFL season | 8th | ||
Finals series | Elimination final | ||
Best and Fairest | Jobe Watson | ||
Leading goalkicker | Matthew Lloyd (35) | ||
Highest home attendance | 84,829 vs. Collingwood (25 April 2009) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 27,461 vs. Fremantle (5 April 2009) | ||
Average home attendance | 50,707 | ||
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Pre-season
NAB Cup
Round | Date | Kick off (Local) | Opponent | Venue | Result F – A | Goal kickers | Attendance |
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First Round | 13 February 2009 | 20:40 | Western Bulldogs | Telstra Dome (A) | 1.8.13(70) – 1.8.12(69) | Atkinson (9pts), Jetta (2), Neagle (2), Skipworth (2), Houli, Gumbleton | 35,123 |
Quarter-finals | 27 February 2009 | 19:40 | Brisbane Lions | Telstra Dome (H) | 0.9.13(67) – 1.7.14(65) | Lovett (2), Neagle, Hocking, Monfries, Skipworth, Jetta, Myers, Hille | 12,260 |
Semi-finals | 6 March 2009 | 19:40 | Collingwood | Etihad Stadium (A) | 3.6.10(73) – 1.17.5(116) | Dyson (9pts, 6pts), Ryder (9pts), Lloyd (9pts), Williams, Hille, Lucas, Dempsey, Bellchambers | 26,154 |
Practice Match
Date | Kick off (Local) | Opponent | Venue | Result F – A | Goal kickers | Attendance |
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13 March 2009 | 16:30 | North Melbourne | QE Oval | 15.10(100) – 17.15(117) | Lloyd (3), Stanton (2), Hurley, Lonergan, Hocking, Hille, Lovett, Nash, Davey, Skipworth, Fletcher, Lucas |
AFL Premiership Season
Round | Date | Kick off (Local) | Opponent | Venue | Result F – A | Goal kickers | Attendance |
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1 | 29 March 2009 | 14:40 | Port Adelaide | AAMI Stadium (A) | 9.12(66) – 15.17(107) | Stanton (2), Lovett, McPhee, Neagle, Monfries, Skipworth, Dempsey, Lucas | 28,315 |
2 | 5 April 2009 | 13:10 | Fremantle | Etihad Stadium (H) | 16.13(109) – 10.11(71) | McPhee (3), Ryder (2), Winderlich (2), Lucas, Davey, Hocking, Lovett, Hille, Pears, Slattery, Dempsey, Skipworth | 27,461 |
3 | 11 April 2009 | 19:10 | Carlton | MCG (A) | 17.14(116) – 16.16(112) | Lloyd (5), Dempsey (2), Lucas (2), Davey (2), Stanton (2), Watson, Skipworth, Ryder, Monfries | 70,411 |
4 | 19 April 2009 | 13:10 | North Melbourne | Etihad Stadium (A) | 7.15(57) – 10.9(69) | Lloyd (3), Lovett, McPhee, Winderlich, Stanton | 33,842 |
5 | 25 April 2009 | 14:20 | Collingwood | MCG (H) | 13.15(93) – 12.16(88) | Lovett (2), Dyson (2), Winderlich, Lonergan, McPhee, Monfries, Stanton, Davey, Ryder, Jetta, Zaharakis | 84,829 |
6 | 2 May 2009 | 19:10 | Brisbane Lions | The Gabba (A) | 9.14(68) – 17.9(111) | Winderlich (2), Lloyd (2), Hocking, Lovett, Lovett-Murray, Zaharakis, Lonergan | 29,252 |
7 | 8 May 2009 | 19:40 | Hawthorn | Etihad Stadium (H) | 17.14(116) – 10.12(72) | Lloyd (3), Lovett-Murray (3), Monfries (2), Neagle (2), Zaharakis, Lonergan, Hocking, Stanton, Bellchambers, Lovett | 50,475 |
8 | 17 May 2009 | 16:40 | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium (A) | 10.11(71) – 13.12(90) | Lloyd (3), Neagle (3), Winderlich, Myers, Dempsey, Slattery | 45,594 |
9 | 23 May 2009 | 19:10 | Richmond | MCG (A) | 19.11(125) – 12.13(85) | Lloyd (4), Davey (3), Zaharakis (3), Winderlich (2), Watson (2), Lovett (2), Hocking, Monfries, Lonergan | 73,625 |
10 | 31 May 2009 | 14:10 | Geelong | Etihad Stadium (H) | 11.4(70) – 20.14(134) | Neagle (3), Hocking (2), Dyson, McVeigh, Hooker, Lloyd, Stanton, Lovett | 48,852 |
11 | 7 June 2009 | 13:10 | Adelaide | Etihad Stadium (H) | 18.6(114) – 21.4(130) | Lucas (4), Watson (3), Monfries (2), Skipworth (2), Ryder, Dyson, McPhee, McVeigh, Lovett, Reimers, Davey | 39,451 |
12 | 19 June 2009 | 19:40 | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium (H) | 19.17(131) – 13.5(83) | Lucas (3), Lloyd (3), Davey (2), Lonergan (2), Skipworth (2), Monfries (2), Watson, Hooker, Winderlich | 45,740 |
13 | 26 June 2009 | 19:40 | Carlton | MCG (H) | 21.10(136) – 9.13(67) | 83,407 | |
14 | 3 July 2009 | 19:40 | Collingwood | MCG (A) | 9.13(67) – 15.12(102) | 77,699 | |
15 | 11 July 2009 | 14:10 | Sydney | SCG (A) | 15.17(107) – 10.12(72) | 30,924 | |
16 | 17 July 2009 | 19:40 | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium (H) | 11.4(70) – 15.13(103) | 47,120 | |
17 | 26 July 2009 | 14:10 | Richmond | MCG (H) | 14.12(96) – 15.11(101) | 47,412 | |
18 | 2 August 2009 | 14:40 | West Coast Eagles | Subiaco Oval (A) | 10.8(68) – 14.11(95) | 35,765 | |
19 | 8 August 2009 | 19:10 | Brisbane Lions | MCG (H) | 13.9(87) – 12.15(87) | 41,636 | |
20 | 16 August 2009 | 16:40 | St Kilda | Etihad Stadium (H) | 16.14(110) – 16.12(108) | 41,410 | |
21 | 23 August 2009 | 14:40 | Fremantle | Subiaco Oval (A) | 13.9(87) – 21.15(141) | 32,413 | |
22 | 29 August 2009 | 14:10 | Hawthorn | MCG (A) | 16.20(116) – 14.15(99) | 77,278 |
AFL Finals Series
Round | Date | Kick off (Local) | Opponent | Venue | Result F – A | Goal kickers | Attendance |
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Elimination Final 1 | 4 September 2009 | 19:45 | Adelaide | AAMI Stadium (A) | 10.10(70) – 26.10(166) | McPhee (4), Skipworth (2), Monfries, Quinn, Stanton, Lovett | 50,393 |
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