2011 Essendon Football Club season

Australian rules football club season

Essendon Football Club2011 season

Essendon's 2011 guernsey

President| David Evans
Coach| James Hird
(1st season)
Captain(s)| Jobe Watson
(2nd season)
Home ground| Marvel Stadium
Pre-season competition| Runners Up
AFL season| 8th
Finals series| Elimination Final
Best and Fairest| David Zaharakis
Leading goalkicker| Stewart Crameri (34)
Highest home attendance| 89,626 vs. Collingwood (Round 5)
Lowest home attendance| 33,631 vs. West Coast (Round 7)
Average home attendance| 49,267
Club membership| 50,275
( 9,686 / +23.86%)

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2012 ->

The 2011 Essendon Football Club season is the club's 113th season in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Essendon won 11 matches, drew one and lost 10 matches in the 2011 season. Essendon won five matches within the first eight rounds, before a form slump culminated in a five-match losing streak and Essendon dropping out of the top eight for the first time this season when it lost to Hawthorn by 65 points.

Their season begun with a 55-point thumping of triple-preliminary finalists the Western Bulldogs before a narrow five-point defeat to Sydney followed. Wins over St Kilda (in their captain Nick Riewoldt's 200th game) followed, before a thrilling draw against Carlton and a five-goal loss in the Anzac Day match against Collingwood followed.

Round 6 brought along the mother of all Essendon wins - a 139-point thumping of the Gold Coast at home, with the Bombers recording a record first-quarter score of 15.4 (94) and its quarter-time lead of 93 points also brought along a new record. Amidst this, Essendon lost the second quarter in surprising circumstances, before going on to finish the job to record its first win over a side featuring Gary Ablett since 2005. Only two more wins would follow, against the West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Lions in the weeks after the Suns annihilation.

Essendon pulled off the boilover of the season when they defeated the previously unbeaten Geelong by four points in Round 15, 2011, without their injured skipper, Jobe Watson. It was their first win over the Cats in almost six years, having not beaten them since Round 18, 2005. However, it was just their second win over Geelong since 2003, leaving them with one of the worst records against Geelong in recent times.

Round 20 saw Essendon at home to Sydney for the first time since Round 1, 2006 when Essendon triumphed by 27 points. Essendon won by one point after a post-siren shot by Sydney's Adam Goodes drifted to the left. Round 23 saw Essendon qualifying the finals for the second time in two years, when it defeated Port Adelaide by 7 points at Etihad Stadium. It ended a seven-year winless run against the side, having not beaten them since Round 18, 2004.

Essendon's elimination final against Carlton was lost by 62 points, ending what was otherwise a promising first year for James Hird in the Essendon coaching role.

## Squad

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Essendon Football Club  Senior list  | Rookie List  | Coaching staff

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* 2  Ricky Dyson
* 3  Scott Gumbleton
* 4  Jobe Watson (c)
* 5  Brent Stanton
* 6  Angus Monfries
* 7  Leroy Jetta
* 8  Jason Winderlich
* 9  Brent Prismall
* 10  Mark McVeigh
* 11  David Zaharakis
* 12  Andrew Welsh (vc)
* 13  Anthony Long
* 14  Sam Lonergan
* 15  Courtenay Dempsey
* 16  Tayte Pears
* 17  Jake Melksham
* 18  Michael Hurley
* 19  David Hille (vet)
* 20  Henry Slattery
* 21  Dyson Heppell

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* 22  Jake Carlisle
* 23  David Myers
* 24  Alex Browne
* 25  Ariel Steinberg
* 26  Cale Hooker
* 27  Luke Davis
* 28  Darcy Daniher
* 29  Alwyn Davey
* 30  Paddy Ryder
* 31  Dustin Fletcher (vet)
* 32  Travis Colyer
* 33  Mark Williams
* 34  Kyle Hardingham
* 37  Kyle Reimers
* 38  Michael Ross
* 39  Heath Hocking
* 40  Ben Howlett
* 42  Nathan Lovett-Murray
* 43  Michael Hibberd
* 44  Tom Bellchambers

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* 1  Jay Neagle
* 35  Taite Silverlock
* 36  Tyson Slattery
* 41  Michael Quinn
* 45  Stewart Crameri
* 46  Josh Jenkins
* 47  James Webster

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Head coach

* James Hird

Assistant coaches

* Mark Thompson

* Brendan McCartney

* Sean Wellman

* Simon Goodwin

* Dean Wallis

* Shannon Grant (Bendigo)

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Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)
* Long-term injury list

* Upgraded rookie(s)

* (vet) Veterans list

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Updated: 15 February 2012
Source(s): Playing list

### Trades

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Main article: 2010 AFL Trades

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### Drafts

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Main article: 2010 AFL Draft

National Draft

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1 | 8 |  Dyson Heppell | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup
2 | 31 |  Ariel Steinberg | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup
3 | 48 |  Alex Browne | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup
4 | 64 |  Luke Davis | West Adelaide Football Club | SANFL
5 | 80 |  Michael Ross | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup
6 | 95 | Pass
7 | 106 |  Ben Howlett | Rookie Promotion |

Rookie Draft

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1 | 12 |  Josh Jenkins | Lake Boga | CMFL
2 | 29 |  Jay Neagle | Essendon | AFL
3 | 46 |  Tyson Slattery | Essendon | AFL
4 | 61 |  James Webster^ | Woy Woy | BDFL

^ Denotes NSW AFL scholarship elevation

Pre-Season Draft

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1 | 4 |  Michael Hibberd | Frankston | VFL

## Results

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### Pre-season (NAB Cup)

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Main article: 2011 NAB Cup

#### Round 1

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Friday, 18 February 7:30 pm  | Essendon 1.11.1 (76)  | def.  | Brisbane Lions 0.2.2 (14)  | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,313)  | Report
Friday, 18 February 9:25 pm  | St Kilda 0.6.2 (38)  | drew with  | Essendon 0.5.8 (38)  | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,158)  | Report

Essendon progressed to the second round.

#### Quarter-finals

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Thursday, 24 February 7:10 pm  | Melbourne 1.11.7 (82)  | def. by  | Essendon 1.17.20 (121)  | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 13,863)  | Report

Essendon progressed to the third round.

#### Semi-finals

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Friday, 4 March 7:40 pm  | Essendon 0.12.12 (84)  | def.  | St Kilda 0.6.9 (45)  | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,632)  | Report

#### Grand Final

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| 2011 NAB Cup Grand Final  |  |
Friday, 11 March 7:45 pm  | Essendon | def. by  | Collingwood | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 45,304)  | Report
| 0.2.2 (14)
0.3.4 (22)
0.9.5 (59)
0.13.8 (86) | Q1

Final  | 0.3.4 (22)
0.7.6 (48)
1.11.7 (82)
1.15.9 (108) | Umpires: Rosebury, Stevic, Nicholls, Jennings
Michael Tuck Medal: Heath Shaw
Television broadcast: Seven Network

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| Super Goals | 1 Buckley
Hurley, Monfries 3
Ryder, Watson, Zaharakis 2
Hocking 1  | Goals | 3 Krakouer, Dawes
2 Cloke
1 Ball, Beams, McCarthy, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas, Wellingham
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Hardingham (groin)  | Injuries | Nil
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* This was the first pre-season Grand Final Essendon has mad since winning the title in 2000.

### Home and Away season

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#### Round 1

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Sunday, 27 March 1:10 pm  | Essendon | def.  | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 42,617)  | Report
| 3.4 (22)
9.12 (66)
13.15 (93)
16.17 (113) | Q1

Final  | 4.1 (25)
5.2 (32)
7.5 (47)
8.10 (58) | Umpires: Farmer, Kennedy, Findlay
Television broadcast: Fox Sports

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Ryder, Watson, Monfries, Hurley, Stanton, Zaharakis 2
Crameri, Winderlich, McVeigh, Myers 1  | Goals | 2 Hall, Giansiracusa
1 Djerrkura, Wood, Grant, Hill
Watson, Hille, Hocking, Stanton, Jetta, Melksham, Ryder, Heppell | Best | Murphy, Higgins, Ward, Picken, Markovic, Hudson
Nil  | Injuries | Wood (ankle)
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* This was James Hird's first game as coach of Essendon

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| Brownlow Votes |  |

* 3 David Hille (Essendon)
* 2 Jobe Watson (Essendon)
* 1 Paddy Ryder (Essendon)

#### Round 2

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Sunday, 3 April 2:10 pm  | Sydney | def.  | Essendon | ANZ Stadium (crowd: 28,082)  | Report
| 1.5 (11)
6.8 (44)
10.11 (71)
14.14 (98) | Q1

Final  | 4.4 (28)
8.7 (55)
12.9 (81)
13.15 (93) | Umpires: Rosebury, Pannel, Jennings
Television broadcast: Channel 7

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McGlynn, Bolton 3
White, Bevan 2
Goodes, Kennedy, Rohan, O’Keefe 1  | Goals | 2 Ryder, Crameri, Winderlich, Hurley
1 Jetta, Davey, Hocking, McVeigh
Goodes, Bevan, Bolton, McGlynn, O’Keefe, Grundy, Hannebery | Best | Watson, Stanton, Hurley, Heppell, Bellchambers, Ryder, Davey
Nil  | Injuries | Hille (hip) replaced by Davey
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* 3 Ben McGlynn (Sydney)
* 2 Jude Bolton (Sydney)
* 1 Jobe Watson (Essendon)

#### Round 3

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Sunday, 10 April 4:40 pm  | St Kilda | def. by  | Essendon | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,762)  | Report
| 5.3 (33)
7.5 (45)
8.9 (57)
12.12 (84) | Q1

Final  | 8.2 (50)
13.2 (80)
19.5 (119)
21.10 (136) | Umpires: Donlon, McBurney, Armstrong
Television broadcast: Channel 7

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Riewoldt 3
Milne, Steven 2
Dal Santo, Fisher, Gram, Montagna, Stanley 1  | Goals | 3 Hurley, Watson, Winderlich, Zaharakis
2 Howlett, Monfries, Ryder
1 Crameri, Jetta, Bellchambers
Gram, Dal Santo, Armitage, Fisher, Ray | Best | Watson, Hocking, Bellchambers, Ryder, Crameri, Hurley, Fletcher
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* Essendon defeated St Kilda for the fourth time in succession. Nick Riewoldt played his 200th AFL game for the Saints in that match.

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* 3 Jobe Watson (Essendon)
* 2 Heath Hocking (Essendon)
* 1 Jason Gram (St Kilda)

#### Round 4

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Saturday, 16 April 2:10 pm  | Carlton | drew with  | Essendon | MCG (crowd: 78,605)  | Report
| 0.2 (2)
4.9 (33)
6.13 (49)
11.13 (79) | Q1

Final  | 3.2 (20)
6.3 (39)
7.8 (50)
11.13 (79) | Umpires: Nicholls, Stewart, McBurney
Television broadcast: Channel 10 and One HD

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Waite, Garlett, Laidler, Curnow, Carrazzo, Murphy, Warnock, Yarran 1  | Goals | 2 Jetta, Lonergan
1 Hurley, Bellchambers, Watson, Fletcher, Zaharakis, Stanton, Melksham
Murphy, Waite, Gibbs, Yarran, Robinson, Jaminson, Judd, Scotland | Best | Fletcher, Hooker, Zaharakis, Watson, Hardingham, Stanton
Nil  | Injuries | Winderlich (knee), Dempsey (knee)
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* The draw between Carlton and Essendon was the third of the season, and the third between the two sides since 1993. It also means that four of the last 12 games played at the MCG were drawn, and it is the first time since 1914 that there were three draws in the first four rounds of the season.

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* 3 Dustin Fletcher (Essendon)
* 2 Nick Duigan (Carlton)
* 1 Marc Murphy (Carlton)

#### Round 5

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Monday, 25 April 2:40 pm  | Essendon | def. by  | Collingwood | MCG (crowd: 89,626)  | Report
| 0.3 (3)
3.8 (26)
7.10 (52)
11.11 (77) | Q1

Final  | 4.2 (26)
7.3 (45)
10.6 (66)
16.11 (107) | Umpires: Chamberlain, Ryan, Findlay
Television broadcast: Channel 10 and One HD

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Hille, Zaharakis 2
Bellchambers, Watson, Jetta 1  | Goals | 3 Cloke, Pendlebury
2 Beams, Dawes
1 Swan, Jolly, Didak, Ball, Brown, Sidebottom
Crameri, Heppell, Fletcher, Jetta, Bellchambers | Best | Pendlebury, Cloke, Davis, Shaw, Ball
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* 3 Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
* 2 Stewart Crameri (Essendon)
* 1 Travis Cloke (Collingwood)

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#### Round 6

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Sunday, 1 May 1:10 pm  | Essendon | def.  | Gold Coast | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,710)  | Report
| 15.4 (94)
18.4 (112)
25.8 (158)
31.11 (197) | Q1

Final  | 0.1 (1)
5.3 (33)
7.5 (47)
8.10 (58) | Umpires: Ritchie, Ryan, Nicholls
Television broadcast: Fox Sports

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Monfries, Crameri 4
Ryder 3
Bellchambers, Lonergan, Zaharakis 2
Hille, Hocking, Howlett, Jetta, Stanton, Watson 1  | Goals | 2 Iles, Matera
1 McKenzie, Rischitelli, Shaw, Smith
Reimers, Howlett, Watson, Lonergan, Ryder, Stanton, Zaharakis | Best | Ablett, Brennan, Swallow, Iles, Harbrow
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* Essendon's first quarter score of 15.4 (94) was the highest scoring of any quarter since 1919.[3]
* Essendon's final score of 31.11 (197) was its highest since 2000, and its final winning margin of 139 points was its highest since 1989.[4]
* Set Essendon's new largest winning margin at Docklands Stadium

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* 3 Kyle Reimers (Essendon)
* 2 Jobe Watson (Essendon)
* 1 Ben Howlett (Essendon)

## Ladder

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2011 AFL ladder  Pos | Team

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1  | Collingwood | 22  | 20  | 2  | 0  | 2592  | 1546  | 167.7  | 80  | Finals series
2  | Geelong (P) | 22  | 19  | 3  | 0  | 2548  | 1619  | 157.4  | 76
3  | Hawthorn | 22  | 18  | 4  | 0  | 2355  | 1634  | 144.1  | 72
4  | West Coast | 22  | 17  | 5  | 0  | 2235  | 1715  | 130.3  | 68
5  | Carlton | 22  | 14  | 7  | 1  | 2225  | 1700  | 130.9  | 58
6  | St Kilda | 22  | 12  | 9  | 1  | 1891  | 1677  | 112.8  | 50
7  | Sydney | 22  | 12  | 9  | 1  | 1897  | 1735  | 109.3  | 50
8  | Essendon | 22  | 11  | 10  | 1  | 2217  | 2217  | 100.0  | 46
9  | North Melbourne | 22  | 10  | 12  | 0  | 2106  | 2082  | 101.2  | 40  |
10  | Western Bulldogs | 22  | 9  | 13  | 0  | 2060  | 2155  | 95.6  | 36
11  | Fremantle | 22  | 9  | 13  | 0  | 1791  | 2155  | 83.1  | 36
12  | Richmond | 22  | 8  | 13  | 1  | 2069  | 2396  | 86.4  | 34
13  | Melbourne | 22  | 8  | 13  | 1  | 1974  | 2315  | 85.3  | 34
14  | Adelaide | 22  | 7  | 15  | 0  | 1742  | 2193  | 79.4  | 28
15  | Brisbane Lions | 22  | 4  | 18  | 0  | 1814  | 2240  | 81.0  | 16
16  | Port Adelaide | 22  | 3  | 19  | 0  | 1718  | 2663  | 64.5  | 12
17  | Gold Coast | 22  | 3  | 19  | 0  | 1534  | 2726  | 56.3  | 12

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

### Ladder progression

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24

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Ground| H| A| A| A| H| H| H| A| A| B| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| H| H| A| A| H| B
Result| W| L| W| D| L| W| W| W| L| | L| L| L| L| W| W| W| L| L| W| W| L| W|
Position| 1| 6| 6| 6| 6| 5| 4| 3| 4| 5| 7| 8| 8| 10| 8| 8| 7| 9| 9| 8| 7| 8| 8| 8

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

## Tribunal cases

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Mark Williams | NAB Cup  | Striking  | 2  | Guilty  | 70  | Reprimand  | Liam Jurrah | Melbourne | [5]
Cale Hooker | 3  | Wrestling  |  | Guilty  | 0  | $900  | Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda | [6]
Nathan Lovett-Murray | 7  | Negligent Umpire Contact  |  | Guilty  | 0  | $900  | Mathew Leppard |  | [7]

## Season Statistics

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### Home attendance

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Round  | Opponent  | Attendance

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1 | Western Bulldogs | 42,617
5 | Collingwood | 89,626
6 | Gold Coast | 33,710
7 | West Coast | 33,631
11 | Melbourne | 53,077
13 | North Melbourne | 42,329
15 | Geelong | 43,806
16 | Richmond | 55,442
18 | Carlton | 74,123
20 | Sydney | 38,722
23 | Port Adelaide | 34,849
Total Attendance | 541,932
Average Attendance | 49,267

## Season Financials

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Annual Report 2011

Item  | $ (AUD)

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Revenue | $51,416,731
Membership & Reserved Seating | $10,363,690
Gate Receipts | $963,101
Marketing Revenue | $15,532,108
Merchandise Revenue | $2,563,026
Football Department Spend | $18,510,078
Operating Profit/Loss | $1,024,086
Total Profit/Loss | $2,059,379

## Notes

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* a "Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).

## References

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1. ^ "ANZAC Medal voting breakdown". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
2. ^ "Quarters & Halves". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
3. ^ "Quarters & Halves". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
4. ^ "Essendon — Game Records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
5. ^ "Williams, Wilson can accept reprimands". Brisbane Times. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
6. ^ "Match Review Panel: full report". AFL BigPond Network. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.[dead link]
7. ^ "Match Review Panel: full report". AFL BigPond Network. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.[dead link]

## External links

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* Official website of the Essendon Football Club
* Official website of the Australian Football League Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
* 2011 season scores and results at AFL Tables
* 2011 Essendon player statistics at AFL Tables

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* Anzac Day match
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* The Hangar
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* Round 16, 2001 comeback against North Melbourne
* Supplements saga
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2011 AFL season

Events|

* NAB Cup
* Premiership season
* Finals series
* Grand Final
* International Rules Series

Awards|

* All-Australian team
* Brownlow Medal
* Goal of the Year
* Mark of the Year
* Rising Star

Club overviews|

* Adelaide
* Brisbane Lions
* Carlton
* Collingwood
* Essendon
* Fremantle
* Geelong
* Gold Coast
* Hawthorn
* Melbourne
* North Melbourne
* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* Sydney
* Western Bulldogs
* West Coast

Player changes|

* Trades
* National draft
* Pre-season draft
* Rookie draft
* Debuts
* Retirements and delistings

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*[L]: Lost
*[D]: Drawn
*[PF]: Points for
*[PA]: Points against
*[PP]: Point percentage
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