2009 Essendon Football Club season

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Essendon Football Club
2009 season
PresidentRay 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 attendance84,829 vs. Collingwood
(25 April 2009)
Lowest home attendance27,461 vs. Fremantle
(5 April 2009)
Average home attendance50,707

Pre-season

NAB Cup

RoundDateKick off
(Local)
OpponentVenueResult
F A
Goal kickersAttendance
First Round13 February 200920:40 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-finals27 February 200919:40 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-finals6 March 200919:40 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

DateKick off
(Local)
OpponentVenueResult
F A
Goal kickersAttendance
13 March 200916:30 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

RoundDateKick off
(Local)
OpponentVenueResult
F A
Goal kickersAttendance
129 March 200914:40 Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium (A) 9.12(66) 15.17(107) Stanton (2), Lovett, McPhee, Neagle, Monfries, Skipworth, Dempsey, Lucas 28,315
25 April 200913:10 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
311 April 200919:10 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
419 April 200913:10 North Melbourne Etihad Stadium (A) 7.15(57) 10.9(69) Lloyd (3), Lovett, McPhee, Winderlich, Stanton 33,842
525 April 200914:20 Collingwood MCG (H) 13.15(93) 12.16(88) Lovett (2), Dyson (2), Winderlich, Lonergan, McPhee, Monfries, Stanton, Davey, Ryder, Jetta, Zaharakis 84,829
62 May 200919:10 Brisbane Lions The Gabba (A) 9.14(68) 17.9(111) Winderlich (2), Lloyd (2), Hocking, Lovett, Lovett-Murray, Zaharakis, Lonergan 29,252
78 May 200919:40 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
817 May 200916:40 St Kilda Etihad Stadium (A) 10.11(71) 13.12(90) Lloyd (3), Neagle (3), Winderlich, Myers, Dempsey, Slattery 45,594
923 May 200919:10 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
1031 May 200914:10 Geelong Etihad Stadium (H) 11.4(70) 20.14(134) Neagle (3), Hocking (2), Dyson, McVeigh, Hooker, Lloyd, Stanton, Lovett 48,852
117 June 200913:10 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
1219 June 200919:40 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
1326 June 200919:40 Carlton MCG (H) 21.10(136) 9.13(67) 83,407
143 July 200919:40 Collingwood MCG (A) 9.13(67) 15.12(102) 77,699
1511 July 200914:10 Sydney SCG (A) 15.17(107) 10.12(72) 30,924
1617 July 200919:40 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium (H) 11.4(70) 15.13(103) 47,120
1726 July 200914:10 Richmond MCG (H) 14.12(96) 15.11(101) 47,412
182 August 200914:40 West Coast Eagles Subiaco Oval (A) 10.8(68) 14.11(95) 35,765
198 August 200919:10 Brisbane Lions MCG (H) 13.9(87) 12.15(87) 41,636
2016 August 200916:40 St Kilda Etihad Stadium (H) 16.14(110) 16.12(108) 41,410
2123 August 200914:40 Fremantle Subiaco Oval (A) 13.9(87) 21.15(141) 32,413
2229 August 200914:10 Hawthorn MCG (A) 16.20(116) 14.15(99) 77,278

AFL Finals Series

RoundDateKick off
(Local)
OpponentVenueResult
F A
Goal kickersAttendance
Elimination Final 14 September 200919:45 Adelaide AAMI Stadium (A) 10.10(70) 26.10(166) McPhee (4), Skipworth (2), Monfries, Quinn, Stanton, Lovett 50,393