Four bounces at extreme speed and a scintillating finish from Conor McKenna! #AFLSunsDons pic.twitter.com/VWz418o0nO
— AFL (@AFL) August 19, 2017
TYRONE’S CONOR MCKENNA produced one of the highlights as Essendon picked up a crucial win in the race for the AFL finals.
McKenna showed a serious turn of foot to accelerate away from his marker, bouncing the ball four times on the run before converting.
Essendon ran out 90-57 winners against Gold Coast, knowing that a win next week against Fremantle would likely secure their place in the top eight and the end-of-season playoffs.
Elsewhere on Saturday, the Carlton Blues – featuring Ciaran ‘Casey’ Byrne of Louth – beat Conor Glass’s Hawthorn to end the latter’s playoff hopes.
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