Sharrod Wellingham gets away from a diving Nick Kommer. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: Colleen Petch / HeraldSun
ESSENDON'S resolve may have finally cracked after West Coast out-ran the Bombers to score an upset 53-point win at Etihad Stadium.
The 18.12 (120) to 9.13 (67) defeat was Essendon's third-straight loss amid strong speculation the club is only days away from learning of severe AFL punishments over the club's supplements scandal.
| 3.3 (21) | Q1 | 3.6 (24) |
| 6.7 (43) | Q2 | 6.9 (45) |
| 8.13 (61) | Q3 | 12.10 (82) |
| 9.13 (67) | Q4 | 18.12 (120) |
| Brendon Goddard 3 | Mark LeCras 5 |
| Jason Winderlich 2 | Bradd Dalziell 2 |
| Mark Baguley 1 | Jack Darling 2 |
| Tom Bellchambers 1 | Josh Hill 2 |
| Cale Hooker 1 | Sharrod Wellingham 2 |
| Nick Kommer 1 | Jamie Cripps 1 |
| Andrew Gaff 1 | |
| Josh J. Kennedy 1 | |
| Matt Priddis 1 | |
| Will Schofield 1 |
Penalities open to the league include stripping Essendon of premiership points won this season.
The Bombers players have been outstanding in dealing with the strain of the crisis since the club came under investigation on February 5.
But after heavy losses to Hawthorn and Collingwood, Essendon couldn't match it with the Eagles in an error-riddled game and dropped away horribly in the last quarter.
| P | W | D | L | % | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 138.36 | 64 |
| 2 | Geelong | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 133.12 | 60 |
| 3 | Sydney | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 138.23 | 58 |
| 4 | Fremantle | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 124.21 | 54 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 116.66 | 52 |
| 6 | Richmond | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 116.22 | 52 |
| 7 | Essendon | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 113.08 | 52 |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 106.41 | 44 |
| 9 | Carlton | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 107.48 | 36 |
| 10 | West Coast | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 106.27 | 36 |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 122.19 | 32 |
| 12 | Brisbane | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 84.65 | 32 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 100.56 | 28 |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 89.27 | 28 |
| 15 | Bulldogs | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 81.34 | 24 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 77.42 | 12 |
| 17 | Melbourne | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 54.83 | 8 |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 54.64 | 4 |
Adding to a bad day, Essendon veteran Dustin Fletcher appears certain to be charged for high contact with Eagles utility Jamie Cripps in the last quarter.
It was Fletcher's 378th senior game, equalling Simon Madden's club record.
By contrast, this was West Coast's best win this season.
The Eagles started the round 11th, three games outside the top eight.
Forward Mark LeCras returned from having his ribs crunched in the second term to star with five second-half goals.
West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis starred, picking up 28 disposals.
The tone was set in the first three minutes when Andrew Gaff was paid a free kick immediately after the opening bounce and goalled after receiving a 50m penalty.
Josh Hill was then awarded a goal from a contentious video review to give the Eagles the early break. Replays showed the ball bounced off the goal umpire's shoulder and back into play.
Essendon hit back immediately to lead by seven points, but West Coast dominated the end of the first term and should have been further ahead than three points.
The two teams went goal-for-goal in the second term as Essendon and West Coast players constantly turned the ball over.
ABC commentator Josh Fraser summed up the first half perfectly when he described it as "junk footy''.
Essendon forward Jason Winderlich, who sparked his team with two first-term goals, was subbed out of the game in the second term because of a hamstring injury.
After Essendon small forward Alwyn Davey handballed through a point for his team - he was trying to find Nick Kommer and missed him - West Coast kicked three goals to open up the game.
The Bombers briefly fought back, but the Eagles closed out the quarter with another three goals to lead by 21 points at the last change.
Essendon's Brendon Goddard kicked the first goal of the final term to briefly keep it interesting, but from there the Eagles ran riot.
West Coast kicked 12 goals to three in the second half including a six goal to one final term.
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