2009 Essendon Football Club season

Essendon Football Club

2009 season
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
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
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
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
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