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| SYDNEY SWANS v ESSENDON Sydney Cricket Ground, Saturday 2nd June 2007. |
| Photos by Michael Shillito |
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| The Essendon banner |
| The Swans banner |
| Jason Winderlich attacks the ball at the bottom of the pack |
| Ball in dispute |
| Jason Laycock gets a hit-out |
| James Hird drives the ball forward |
| Adam McPhee picks up another possession for the Bombers |
| Nick Davis has a shot |
| Davis’s shot just misses the post |
| Jude Bolton is tackled |
| Cyggy meets the crowd at half-time |
| Matthew Lloyd has a shot |
| Darren Jolly taps the ball backwards |
| Another stat for James Hird |
| Jude Bolton drives the Swans forward |
| Scott Lucas kicks what turned out to be a crucial point on the stroke of ¾ time |
| A big crowd on hand to witness a thriller |
| Luke Ablett takes the ball back into play |
| Matthew Lloyd takes a few blades of grass to throw |
| And Lloyd’s shot puts the Bombers in front early in the last |
| Boundary throw-in as the game got close |
| The Essendon fans celebrate a goal |
| Brett Kirk in action, putting in all night for the Swans |
| The Bombers apply a tackle |
| The Bombers cling on desperately to a 1-point lead |
| The siren sounds, and the Bombers celebrate |
| Matthew Lloyd accepts the Marn Grook Trophy |
| The Bombers’ lap of honour |
| The Essendon players celebrate with the fans |
| Sydney Assistant Coach (and former Bomber) Peter Berbakov is interviewed after the game |
| Jude Bolton reflects on the game |
Essendon 5.1 7.2 7.7 11.8 (74)
Sydney 3.2 7.4 8.4 11.7 (73)
Goals : Essendon - M Lloyd 3 M Bolton 2 M McVeigh
2 A Welsh M Johnson J Watson B Stanton. Sydney - N
Davis 3 N Fosdike S Dempster P Bevan A Schneider M
O'Loughlin A Goodes B Hall C Bolton.
Best : Essendon - D Fletcher M McVeigh M Johnson
M Michael J Hird B Stanton. Sydney - A Schneider B
Kirk T Richards T Kennelly J Bolton A Buchanan.
Injuries : Essendon - D Peverill (general soreness)
replaced in selected side by J Nash. Sydney - Nil.
Reports - Nil.
Umpires - C Donlon S McLaren R Chamberlain.
Crowd - 26,647 at the SCG.
Sydney 3.2 7.4 8.4 11.7 (73)
Goals : Essendon - M Lloyd 3 M Bolton 2 M McVeigh
2 A Welsh M Johnson J Watson B Stanton. Sydney - N
Davis 3 N Fosdike S Dempster P Bevan A Schneider M
O'Loughlin A Goodes B Hall C Bolton.
Best : Essendon - D Fletcher M McVeigh M Johnson
M Michael J Hird B Stanton. Sydney - A Schneider B
Kirk T Richards T Kennelly J Bolton A Buchanan.
Injuries : Essendon - D Peverill (general soreness)
replaced in selected side by J Nash. Sydney - Nil.
Reports - Nil.
Umpires - C Donlon S McLaren R Chamberlain.
Crowd - 26,647 at the SCG.