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2023 VFL Premiership Season
Northern Bullants v Essendon
Round 3 • Sunday 9 April 2023 • 3:05 AM (UTC)
65 9.11
Full Time
88 12.16
Bombers Won By 23
ETU Stadium,  Melbourne  • Wurundjeri

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1.4 (10)
5.6 (36)
8.7 (55)
9.11 (65)
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2.3 (15)
5.5 (35)
9.12 (66)
12.16 (88)
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4th Quarter
29:03
GOAL
Samuel Conforti
3 Goals 2 Behinds
27:51
BEHIND
Saad El-Hawli
0 Goals 1 Behind
26:25
BEHIND
Brad Bernacki
0 Goals 1 Behind
24:16
GOAL
Will Snelling
2 Goals 1 Behind
20:18
GOAL
15:41
BEHIND
Patrick Voss
1 Goal 4 Behinds
11:13
BEHIND
Jackson Barling
0 Goals 1 Behind
09:28
BEHIND
Will Sexton
0 Goals 2 Behinds
07:45
BEHIND
Samuel Conforti
2 Goals 2 Behinds
05:03
GOAL
Patrick Voss
1 Goal 3 Behinds
G
Q4 29:03
GOAL
Samuel Conforti
3 Goals 2 Behinds
B
Q4 27:51
BEHIND
Saad El-Hawli
0 Goals 1 Behind
B
Q4 26:25
BEHIND
Brad Bernacki
0 Goals 1 Behind
G
Q4 24:16
GOAL
Will Snelling
2 Goals 1 Behind
G
Q4 20:18
GOAL
B
Q4 15:41
BEHIND
Patrick Voss
1 Goal 4 Behinds
B
Q4 11:13
BEHIND
Jackson Barling
0 Goals 1 Behind
B
Q4 09:28
BEHIND
Will Sexton
0 Goals 2 Behinds
B
Q4 07:45
BEHIND
Samuel Conforti
2 Goals 2 Behinds
G
Q4 05:03
GOAL
Patrick Voss
1 Goal 3 Behinds

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4th Quarter
29:03
GOAL
Samuel Conforti
3 Goals 2 Behinds
27:51
BEHIND
Saad El-Hawli
0 Goals 1 Behind
26:25
BEHIND
Brad Bernacki
0 Goals 1 Behind
24:16
GOAL
Will Snelling
2 Goals 1 Behind
20:18
GOAL
15:41
BEHIND
Patrick Voss
1 Goal 4 Behinds
11:13
BEHIND
Jackson Barling
0 Goals 1 Behind
09:28
BEHIND
Will Sexton
0 Goals 2 Behinds
07:45
BEHIND
Samuel Conforti
2 Goals 2 Behinds
05:03
GOAL
Patrick Voss
1 Goal 3 Behinds
G
Q4 29:03
GOAL
Samuel Conforti
3 Goals 2 Behinds
B
Q4 27:51
BEHIND
Saad El-Hawli
0 Goals 1 Behind
B
Q4 26:25
BEHIND
Brad Bernacki
0 Goals 1 Behind
G
Q4 24:16
GOAL
Will Snelling
2 Goals 1 Behind
G
Q4 20:18
GOAL
B
Q4 15:41
BEHIND
Patrick Voss
1 Goal 4 Behinds
B
Q4 11:13
BEHIND
Jackson Barling
0 Goals 1 Behind
B
Q4 09:28
BEHIND
Will Sexton
0 Goals 2 Behinds
B
Q4 07:45
BEHIND
Samuel Conforti
2 Goals 2 Behinds
G
Q4 05:03
GOAL
Patrick Voss
1 Goal 3 Behinds

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        The Match Timeline Explained
        Match Timeline The Match Timeline shows which team is in the lead at any point in the game. The further the blue line is on one team's side, the more they're winning by. You can see how many points a team is ahead (or behind) by using the numbers on either side.
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        5.6 (36)
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        36 5.6
        55 8.7
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        G
        Q4 29:03
        GOAL
        Samuel Conforti
        3 Goals 2 Behinds
        B
        Q4 27:51
        BEHIND
        Saad El-Hawli
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q4 26:25
        BEHIND
        Brad Bernacki
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q4 24:16
        GOAL
        Will Snelling
        2 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q4 20:18
        GOAL
        B
        Q4 15:41
        BEHIND
        Patrick Voss
        1 Goal 4 Behinds
        B
        Q4 11:13
        BEHIND
        Jackson Barling
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q4 09:28
        BEHIND
        Will Sexton
        0 Goals 2 Behinds
        B
        Q4 07:45
        BEHIND
        Samuel Conforti
        2 Goals 2 Behinds
        G
        Q4 05:03
        GOAL
        Patrick Voss
        1 Goal 3 Behinds
        B
        Q4 02:35
        BEHIND
        Zach Morris
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q4 01:00
        BEHIND
        Will Snelling
        1 Goal 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 30:41
        BEHIND
        Ben Hobbs
        1 Goal 1 Behind
        G
        Q3 28:35
        GOAL
        Stefan Rasinac
        2 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 27:33
        BEHIND
        Samuel Conforti
        2 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 24:53
        BEHIND
        Will Sexton
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q3 20:14
        GOAL
        Perry Lewis-Smith
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        G
        Q3 18:54
        GOAL
        Ben Hobbs
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q3 17:23
        BEHIND
        Jack Brown
        0 Goals 2 Behinds
        G
        Q3 11:09
        GOAL
        Henko Cronje
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q3 09:03
        BEHIND
        Jack Brown
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 07:56
        BEHIND
        Patrick Voss
        0 Goals 3 Behinds
        G
        Q3 06:26
        GOAL
        Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
        2 Goals 0 Behinds
        G
        Q3 04:57
        GOAL
        Brandon Ryan
        2 Goals 2 Behinds
        G
        Q3 03:20
        GOAL
        Will Snelling
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q3 02:05
        BEHIND
        Stefan Rasinac
        1 Goal 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 00:43
        BEHIND
        Patrick Voss
        0 Goals 2 Behinds
        G
        Q2 32:15
        GOAL
        Stefan Rasinac
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        G
        Q2 29:29
        GOAL
        Ben Hurley
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q2 25:33
        Behind Rushed
        B
        Q2 24:45
        BEHIND
        Matthew King
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q2 22:48
        GOAL
        Billy Cootee
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q2 21:26
        Behind Rushed
        B
        Q2 19:06
        BEHIND
        Cian McBride
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q2 17:14
        GOAL
        Brandon Ryan
        1 Goal 2 Behinds
        G
        Q2 07:24
        GOAL
        Samuel Conforti
        2 Goals 0 Behinds
        G
        Q2 02:14
        GOAL
        Jake Parente
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        G
        Q2 00:31
        GOAL
        Jean-Luc Velissaris
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q1 28:16
        BEHIND
        Brandon Ryan
        0 Goals 2 Behinds
        B
        Q1 27:26
        BEHIND
        Zac Hart
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q1 26:05
        Behind Rushed
        G
        Q1 21:34
        GOAL
        Dylan Clarke
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        G
        Q1 17:22
        GOAL
        Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q1 16:41
        BEHIND
        Patrick Voss
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q1 15:29
        BEHIND
        Quinton Narkle
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q1 14:11
        Behind Rushed
        G
        Q1 06:13
        GOAL
        Samuel Conforti
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q1 02:46
        BEHIND
        Brandon Ryan
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q4 29:03
        GOAL
        Samuel Conforti
        3 Goals 2 Behinds
        B
        Q4 27:51
        BEHIND
        Saad El-Hawli
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q4 26:25
        BEHIND
        Brad Bernacki
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q4 24:16
        GOAL
        Will Snelling
        2 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q4 20:18
        GOAL
        B
        Q4 15:41
        BEHIND
        Patrick Voss
        1 Goal 4 Behinds
        B
        Q4 11:13
        BEHIND
        Jackson Barling
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q4 09:28
        BEHIND
        Will Sexton
        0 Goals 2 Behinds
        B
        Q4 07:45
        BEHIND
        Samuel Conforti
        2 Goals 2 Behinds
        G
        Q4 05:03
        GOAL
        Patrick Voss
        1 Goal 3 Behinds
        B
        Q4 02:35
        BEHIND
        Zach Morris
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q4 01:00
        BEHIND
        Will Snelling
        1 Goal 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 30:41
        BEHIND
        Ben Hobbs
        1 Goal 1 Behind
        G
        Q3 28:35
        GOAL
        Stefan Rasinac
        2 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 27:33
        BEHIND
        Samuel Conforti
        2 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 24:53
        BEHIND
        Will Sexton
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q3 20:14
        GOAL
        Perry Lewis-Smith
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        G
        Q3 18:54
        GOAL
        Ben Hobbs
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q3 17:23
        BEHIND
        Jack Brown
        0 Goals 2 Behinds
        G
        Q3 11:09
        GOAL
        Henko Cronje
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q3 09:03
        BEHIND
        Jack Brown
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 07:56
        BEHIND
        Patrick Voss
        0 Goals 3 Behinds
        G
        Q3 06:26
        GOAL
        Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
        2 Goals 0 Behinds
        G
        Q3 04:57
        GOAL
        Brandon Ryan
        2 Goals 2 Behinds
        G
        Q3 03:20
        GOAL
        Will Snelling
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q3 02:05
        BEHIND
        Stefan Rasinac
        1 Goal 1 Behind
        B
        Q3 00:43
        BEHIND
        Patrick Voss
        0 Goals 2 Behinds
        G
        Q2 32:15
        GOAL
        Stefan Rasinac
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        G
        Q2 29:29
        GOAL
        Ben Hurley
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q2 25:33
        Behind Rushed
        B
        Q2 24:45
        BEHIND
        Matthew King
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q2 22:48
        GOAL
        Billy Cootee
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q2 21:26
        Behind Rushed
        B
        Q2 19:06
        BEHIND
        Cian McBride
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        G
        Q2 17:14
        GOAL
        Brandon Ryan
        1 Goal 2 Behinds
        G
        Q2 07:24
        GOAL
        Samuel Conforti
        2 Goals 0 Behinds
        G
        Q2 02:14
        GOAL
        Jake Parente
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        G
        Q2 00:31
        GOAL
        Jean-Luc Velissaris
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q1 28:16
        BEHIND
        Brandon Ryan
        0 Goals 2 Behinds
        B
        Q1 27:26
        BEHIND
        Zac Hart
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q1 26:05
        Behind Rushed
        G
        Q1 21:34
        GOAL
        Dylan Clarke
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        G
        Q1 17:22
        GOAL
        Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q1 16:41
        BEHIND
        Patrick Voss
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q1 15:29
        BEHIND
        Quinton Narkle
        0 Goals 1 Behind
        B
        Q1 14:11
        Behind Rushed
        G
        Q1 06:13
        GOAL
        Samuel Conforti
        1 Goal 0 Behinds
        B
        Q1 02:46
        BEHIND
        Brandon Ryan
        0 Goals 1 Behind
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