Overview

• Greater Western Sydney delivered a 16.8 (104) to 7.14 (56) victory over Essendon at Marvel Stadium for a 48-point winning margin.
• Jake Stringer, facing his former club, contributed three goals and eight score involvements with athletic leaps and unselfish play.
• Tom Green dominated the contest with 30 disposals and 16 clearances to ignite GWS’s decisive second-quarter burst.
• Debutant Liam McMahon kicked Essendon’s first two goals, yet their injury-hit roster and 1.21 goal-to-behind return exposed accuracy woes.
• The win marks GWS’s fifth straight triumph and moves them to 11-6 to reinforce their spot among nine finals contenders.