50 Best Essendon Wins since 2000 (countdown)

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Best Win Since 2000 No. 30

Round 13 2009 vs Carlton

Essendon 2.4.16 8.5.53 14.9.93 21.10.136
Carlton 2.3.15 7.7.49 8.9.57 9.13.67

Context

  • Essendon was clinging on to a spot on the 8 on percentage.

  • Carlton were tied for wins but held a significant percentage advantage over the Dons to sit 7th on the ladder.

Why it’s on the list / key moments

  • AKA “The game where Tayte Pears toweled up Brendan Fevola”.

  • A convincing prime time win against our arch rivals in front of a huge 83,407 crowd when a tough game was expected prior to the first bounce.

  • Essendon went up 53-49 at HT before a near perfect half of football (83-18) saw the Bombers romp away.

  • 19-year-old Tayte Pears earned a Rising Star nomination for his efforts in keeping Carlton forward Brendan Fevola to 2.2. Fevola Kicked 89.57 in the 2009 season.

  • Thanks to Fevola’s lacking defensive work, Pears was allowed to take 5 bounces up the wing in the lead-up to a goal to Hayden Skipworth early in the 3rd quarter.

  • Brent Stanton goaled from 50m out on a tough angle midway through the 3rd quarter after a poor Carlton turnover to blow the metaphorical roof off the MCG. Nathan Lovett-Murray later took a one-hander before setting up Lloyd for his 3rd goal just before 3QT.

  • Andrew Lovett took an even better mark early in the 4th quarter. Minutes later, he smothered Blue Michael Jamieson’s kick and inexplicably earned himself a free-kick in the pocket. Lovett then goaled from the resulting snap. Another minute later, Lovett fumbled a crumbed ball before kicking the ball out of mid-air for yet another Bomber goal. It really was one of those incredible nights where nothing could go wrong.

  • Click here for the Essendon goals/highlights.

Extra notes

  • Matthew Lloyd’s last ever 4-goal haul.

What happened next?

  • Essendon lost their return game against Collingwood the following week in meek fashion before a strong win at the SCG against Sydney. It was impossible to predict Matthew Knights’s Bombers. They stuttered their way to 8th on the ladder before being demolished by Adelaide at Football Park.

  • Carlton finished 7th before famously giving up a 30 point 4th quarter lead against Brisbane at the Gabba to bow out of the finals.

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