Complex sentence: During round 22 of the 2009 season Essendon and Hawthorn, played for the last finals spot up for grabs where the teams played out an extremely physical game, and despite being 22 points down at half time Essendon went on to win by 17 points.
Split into simpler sentences: During round 22 of the 2009 season Essendon and Hawthorn played for the last finals spot up for grabs. The teams played out an extremely physical game and despite being 22 points down at half time Essendon went on to win by 17 points.