Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Round 5 Tips – 12/04/24

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Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Tips

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Bombers free tips, predictions and preview.

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Tips, Preview & Predictions

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Bombers free tips, predictions and preview by AFL tipsters for the Round 5 Friday night clash at Marvel Stadium

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon H2H Prediction


Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Tips


  • Adam Treloar is averaging 32.5 disposals per game this season.

  • The Western Bulldogs have won nine of their past 10 matches against Essendon.

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Same Game Multi Tips


  • The Western Bulldogs have won nine of their past 10 matches against Essendon.
  • Zach Merrett has averaged 31 disposals in his past four matches against the Western Bulldogs
  • Adam Treloar is averaging 32.5 disposals per game this season.
  • Dyson Heppell has averaged 25 disposals in his past three matches against the Bulldogs
  • Riley Sanders has had 20+ disposals in his last three matches. He had 15 in Round 1 when subbed off.
  • Marcus Bontempelli has kicked seven goals from his four matches in 2024.
  • Jade Gresham booted three goals in the Bombers loss last weekend.

Bulldogs vs Essendon Match Details


🇦🇺 Competition: AFL
🗓 Date: Friday April 12
⏰ Time: 7:40pm (AEST)
🏟 Stadium: Marvel Stadium    

Essendon vs Western Bulldogs 2024 Form (last five matches)


Bombers (WLWL)

  • R1: Essendon 107-83 Hawthorn
  • R2: Sydney 131-101 Essendon
  • R3: Essendon 71-67 St Kilda
  • R4: Port Adelaide 111-42 Essendon

Bulldogs (LWWL)

  • R1 Melbourne 109-64 Western Bulldogs
  • R2: Western Bulldogs 115-67 Gold Coast
  • R3: Western Bulldogs 106-30 West Coast
  • R4: Western Bulldogs 91-95 Geelong

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Head to Head (last five matches)


  • R19 2023: Essendon 49-90 Western Bulldogs
  • R7 2022: Bulldogs 103-71 Bombers
  • EF    2021: Dogs 85-36 Dons
  • R21 2021: Dogs 84-97 Dons
  • R7   2020: Dons 51-93 Dogs

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Preview


This shapes as a key early season contest for the two sides that have split their four matches so far this season, winning two and losing two.

Both were on the receiving end of losses in Gather Round. Essendon produced a lacklustre display when going down by 69 points to Port Adelaide. The Western Bulldogs dominated a number of statistical areas against Geelong but could not reel in the Cats late in the game, dropping the Saturday night match by four points to the 2022 premiers.

Adam Treloar, Tom Liberatore and Marcus Bontempelli all had 35+ disposals but Luke Beveridge’s side will need to work on their connection with their forwards.

Essendon have plenty to work on themselves and missed Peter Wright last week with the key forward still serving his four-week suspension. He has kicked 14 goals in his past four matches against the Bulldogs.

Zach Merrett and Nic Martin should find plenty of the footy but the Dons will need more from Jake Stringer and Kyle Langford up forward, given that the Bulldogs have won nine of their past 10 matches against Essendon.

Bombers vs Dogs Stats


  • The Western Bulldogs have won nine of their past 10 matches against Essendon.
  • The two sides come into the Round 5 clash with a win-loss record  of 2-2.
  • The Bulldogs are averaging 14 goals per game this season, Essendon are averaging 12 goals per game.
  • The two sides rank in the top five in the competition for average disposals.

Dogs vs Bombers Best Bet


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