Thursday, September 5
First Elimination Final
West Coast vs. Essendon, Optus Stadium, 8.10pm AEST
West Coast 2019 Season Record: 15 Wins 7 Losses
Last 5 Games
LOSS Hawthorn 67-105
LOSS Richmond 82-88
WIN Adelaide 90-80
WIN Carlton 99-75
WIN North Melbourne 121-72
Last 5 Finals Campaigns
2018 Premiers
2017 Semi-Final
2016 Elimination Final
2015 Grand Finalist
2012 Semi-Final
Essendon 2019 Season Record: 12 Wins 10 Losses
Last 5 Games
LOSS Collingwood 65-76
WIN Fremantle 87-55
LOSS Western Bulldogs 33-137
LOSS Port Adelaide 67-126
WIN Gold Coast 106-96
Last 5 Finals Campaigns
2017 Elimination Final
2014 Elimination Final
2011 Elimination Final
2009 Elimination Final
2004 Semi-Final
Current Squads
| West Coast | Games | Finals |
| Brendon Ah Chee | 36 | 0 |
| Tom Barrass | 63 | 6 |
| Jarrod Cameron | 7 | 0 |
| Jamie Cripps | 161 | 9 |
| Jack Darling | 194 | 14 |
| Liam Duggan | 85 | 5 |
| Andrew Gaff | 195 | 11 |
| Tom Hickey | 97 | 0 |
| Shannon Hurn | 267 | 16 |
| Mark Hutchings | 111 | 9 |
| Lewis Jetta | 194 | 18 |
| Josh Kennedy | 241 | 14 |
| Chris Masten | 213 | 11 |
| Jeremy McGovern | 124 | 9 |
| Nic Naitanui | 164 | 8 |
| Jackson Nelson | 53 | 0 |
| Jack Redden | 209 | 7 |
| Willie Rioli | 37 | 3 |
| Liam Ryan | 35 | 3 |
| Will Schofield | 188 | 11 |
| Dom Sheed | 100 | 9 |
| Brad Sheppard | 176 | 7 |
| Luke Shuey | 199 | 14 |
| Nathan Vardy | 68 | 9 |
| Jake Waterman | 27 | 0 |
| Elliot Yeo | 153 | 9 |
| Others With Finals Experience | ||
| Tom Cole | 41 | 3 |
| Daniel Venables | 21 | 3 |
Coach: Adam Simpson
Record: 140 Games, Won 91, Drew 1, Lost 48, 65% Win Record
Finals Record: 9 Games, Won 6, Lost 3, 1 Premiership, 67% Win Record
Playing Record: 306 Games, 21 Finals, 2 Premierships
| Essendon | Games | Finals |
| Patrick Ambrose | 86 | 1 |
| Tom Bellchambers | 128 | 2 |
| Mitch Brown | 69 | 1 |
| Dylan Clarke | 12 | 0 |
| Orazio Fantasia | 74 | 1 |
| Aaron Francis | 26 | 0 |
| Brayden Ham | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Hartley | 44 | 1 |
| Dyson Heppell | 168 | 3 |
| Cale Hooker | 192 | 2 |
| Michael Hurley | 178 | 4 |
| Tom Jok | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Langford | 64 | 0 |
| Jayden Laverde | 39 | 0 |
| Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 88 | 1 |
| Andrew McGrath | 63 | 1 |
| Conor McKenna | 72 | 1 |
| Shaun McKernan | 77 | 0 |
| Zach Merrett | 125 | 2 |
| Darcy Parish | 75 | 1 |
| Mason Redman | 24 | 0 |
| Jordan Ridley | 9 | 0 |
| Adam Saad | 91 | 0 |
| Dylan Shiel | 156 | 7 |
| Will Snelling | 4 | 0 |
| Jake Stringer | 127 | 5 |
| Others with Finals Experience | ||
| Mark Baguley | 134 | 2 |
| Josh Begley | 16 | 1 |
| Zac Clarke | 110 | 7 |
| Joe Daniher | 104 | 2 |
| Martin Gleeson | 78 | 2 |
| David Myers | 123 | 3 |
| Devon Smith | 138 | 2 |
| James Stewart | 45 | 1 |
| David Zaharakis | 207 | 3 |
Coach: John Worsfold
Record: 370 Games, Won 188, Drew 2, Lost 180, 51% Win Record
Finals Record: 18 Games, Won 7, Lost 11, 1 Premiership, 39% Win Record
Playing Record: 209 Games, 21 Finals, 2 Premierships
Last 5 Games Head to Head
West Coast Leads 3-2
Round 14, 2019
West Coast 14.22.106 def Essendon 11.5.71, Optus Stadium, 52,810
Best:
WCE – Sheed, Sheppard, Yeo, Kennedy, Redden, Hutchings
Esse – Merrett, Heppell, Hooker, Parish, Redman, Hurley
Goals:
WCE – Kennedy 3, Petruccelle 2, Cripps 2, Sheed 2, Cameron 2, Yeo, Darling, Ryan
Esse – Begley 3, Laverde 2, Parish, McGrath, Brown, Bellchambers, Shiel, McDonald-Tipungwuti
Round 14, 2018
West Coast 6.16.52 def by Essendon 12.8.80, Optus Stadium, 51,409
Best:
WCE – Hurn, Gaff, Yeo, Redden, Naitanui
Esse – Saad, Smith, Heppell, Hooker, Z Merrett, Hurley, Goddard
Goals:
WCE – Cripps 2, leCras, Shuey, Naitanui, Rioli
Esse – Smith 3, Stringer 3, Baguley, Langford, Guelfi, Brown, Bellchambers, McDonald-Tipungwuti
Round 9, 2017
Essendon 19.11.125 def West Coast 8.16.64, Etihad Stadium, 36,403
Best:
Esse – Z Merrett, Zaharakis, Hurley, Daniher, Hooker, Watson, Hartley
WCE – Kennedy, Priddis, Vardy
Goals:
Esse – Daniher 5, Fantasia 3, Green 2, Hooker 2, McDonald-Tipungwuti 2, Stewart, Leuenberger, Parish, Dea, Colyer
WCE – Kennedy 4, Darling 2, Vardy 2
Round 15, 2016
West Coast 20.10.130 def Essendon 7.10.52, Domain Stadium, 33,117
Best:
WCE – Gaff, Shuey, Priddis, McGinnity, Masten, McGovern
Esse – Z Merrett, Kelly, Daniher, J Merrett, Bird
Goals:
WCE – McGinnity 4, Kennedy 3, Hutchings 3, Gaff 2, Darling 2, Cripps 2, Priddis, leCras, Yeo, Shuey
Esse – Daniher 3, Brown, Fantasia, Goddard, Dempsey
Round 11, 2015
West Coast 14.12.96 def Essendon 6.10.46, Domain Stadium, 37,306
Best:
WCE – leCras, Gaff, Priddis, Naitanui, Cripps, Schofield, Selwood
Esse – Hooker, Hibberd, Goddard, Stanton, Heppell, Watson, Z Merrett
Goals:
WCE – leCras 4, Kennedy 3, Darling 2, Sinclair, Gaff, Selwood, Naitanui, Hill
Esse – Edwards 2, Goddard, Chapman, Heppell, Melksham
Finals Head to Head Record
Essendon leads 5-0
2002 First Elimination Final
Essendon 17.9.111 def West Coast 11.12.78, Colonial Stadium, 37,475
Best:
Esse – Lucas, Misiti, J Johnson, Fletcher, Rioli, Wellman, M Johnson
WCE – Kerr, Gardiner, Cousins, Judd, Banfield
Goals:
Esse – Lucas 3, Moorcroft 3, Caracella 2, Bolton 2, Barnard 2, Jacobs, Welsh, Salmon, M Johnson, J Johnson
WCE – Munro 3, Wilson 2, Humm, Banfield, Jakovich, Gardiner, Sampi, Kerr
1996 First Semi-Final
West Coast 8.19.67 def by Essendon 22.12.144, MCG, 85,656
Best:
WCE – Mainwaring, White, Morrison, Pe Matera
Esse – Hird, Bewick, Wanganeen, Somerville, O’Donnell, Cockatoo-Collins, Lloyd, Doolan, Alessio
Goals:
WCE – White 2, Morrison, Lovell, Evans, Kemp, Heady, Cousins
Esse – Alessio 5, Hird 4, Cockatoo-Collins 4, Fletcher 3, O’Donnell 2, Denham, Mercuri, Misiti, Lloyd
1995 First Qualifying Final
Essendon 11.8.74 def West Coast 8.7.55, Waverley Park, 36,102
Best:
Esse – Mercury, O’Donnell, Hird, Thompson, Long, Young, O’Connor, Fletcher
WCE – Mainwaring, Gehrig, Kemp, Jakovich, Lyle, Matera
Goals:
Esse – Mercuri 4, Alessio 2, Lloyd 2, Somerville, O’Donnell, Hardwick
WCE – Gehrig 3, Kemp, McKenna, Heady, Worsfold, Matera
1993 First Semi-Final
Essendon 16.12.108 def West Coast 11.10.76, MCG, 75,453
Best:
Esse – Misiti, Salmon, Long, Wanganeen, Somerville, Olarenshaw, Mercuri
WCE – Mainwaring, Pyke, Hart, Evans, Kemp, McKenna
Goals:
Esse – Salmon 4, Calthorpe 3, Mercuri 2, Bewick 2, Flood, Grenvold, Somerville, Watson, Long
WCE – Sumich 3, Heady 2, Lewis 2, Waterman, Pyke, Brennan, Mainwaring
1990 Preliminary Final
Essendon 18.13.121 def West Coast 8.10.58, Waverley Park, 55,813
Best:
Esse – Madden, T Daniher, Anderson, Grenvold, Ezard, Hamilton, Bewick
WCE – Mainwaring, Lewis, Scott, Hart, Heady, Brennan, McKenna
Goals:
Esse – Harvey 3, Ezard 3, Madden 2, vander Haar 2, Salmon 2, Manning, Anderson, Bewick, Watson, Long, Kickett
WCE – Jackson 3, Sumich 2, Heady, Langdon, Mainwaring
Compiled by Casey Franklin