The Bombers' finals chances lie in limbo after victory was snatched from them in the dying seconds of the game, resulting in a draw with Brisbane. A kick after the siren from Brisbane levelled the scores and denied Essendon the four points they desperately needed.
 
The Bombers were leading by six points at the 20 minute mark of the final quarter and looked to have the game wrapped up until Daniel Bradshaw marked in the goal square. He kicked after the siren to tie the game up at 87-points apiece.
 
Assistant coach Scott Camporeale believes that his side were courageous and fought hard all night but poor decision making late in the game cost his side the four points.
 
“We made some poor decisions in the last quarter and ultimately it cost us the game, the flow of the game went against us for a few minutes -we were able to wrestle it back- but it just wasn’t enough in the end,” he said.
 
“It is a really disappointing result as we worked hard all night, the boys showed fight and courage in the way they attacked the ball.
 
“I’m not really sure what we can take from that game besides the two points. The result is not what we were after and really hurts us after we have dropped those last few games.
 
“We needed those four points to keep our season alive but we’ve really made it extremely difficult for ourselves now.”
 
In a game where goals were hard to come due to impressive defensive pressure from both sides, Camporeale praised players from both ends of the ground.
 
“Jay Neagle put in another strong performance tonight kicking three goals, the defensive pressure applied to him was first class and he was able to find space on his opponents,” he said.
 
""He was certainly our best forward for the game, his two goals in the third quarter sparked the side and it was good to see him back it up after last week.
 
“Fletcher was really solid all night in his defensive work; he always works really hard out there and tonight was no exception.

“Tayte Pears showed he is the deal real tonight too, he was instrumental in defence tonight keeping Jonathan Brown goal-less.”