Match Recap
Round 10·Fri, 30-May-2008 7:40 PM (8:10 PM)·Football Park·41,897 att.
Adelaide
9.20 (74)
vs
Essendon
10.9 (69)
Adelaide won by 5

Adelaide defeated Essendon 74–69, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Adelaide outscored Essendon 27–13; Adelaide won disposals 335–299 and contested possessions 139–105.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Adelaide1.6 (12)4.7 (31)7.16 (58)9.20 (74)9.20 (74)
Essendon3.3 (21)5.5 (35)7.6 (48)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Scott Thompson
Adelaide
33 disposals, 1 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 95
2
Simon Goodwin
Adelaide
27 disposals, 6 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 78
3
Adam McPhee
Essendon
16 disposals, 3 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 72
4
Brett Burton
Adelaide
21 disposals, 2 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 71
5
Tyson Edwards
Adelaide
23 disposals, 4 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 68
6
Richard Douglas
Adelaide
18 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 65

Adelaide — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Scott Thompson221133861——5917837995
#36 Simon Goodwin14132756—1—7414328578
#24 Brett Burton183219123—4—86—9671
#9 Tyson Edwards1582364——634111—9068
#26 Richard Douglas135187414—34114—7565
#40 Jason Porplyzia115164523—226——8458
#44 Nathan Bock1952481———2—52110057
#33 Brent Reilly144186411—4241—7251
#20 Ivan Maric5273611153—4——6244
#7 Nathan van Berlo1081823—123172—8240
#27 Scott Stevens10—1056———2—32—10040
#23 Andrew McLeod116175————3232—9740
#17 Bernie Vince1051524———4261—5840
#12 Robert Shirley681465———2—54—8739
#11 Michael Doughty2111325————172—9534
#25 Ben Rutten681441———1—41—10033
#21 Chris Knights851331——24131—6326
#18 Graham Johncock56113—1————53—10025
#8 Nathan Bassett44812————161—10025
#14 David Mackay53823————142—4820
#4 Kurt Tippett23512—12——51—8818
#6 Jonathon Griffin112————71—12—383

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#33 Adam McPhee124161243——5—32—10072
#36 Sam Lonergan97161811—34102—7858
#8 Jason Winderlich1292110—2——2—51—9357
#37 Kyle Reimers1441864———23113—7556
#5 Brent Stanton1642065———4115—8854
#13 Andrew Lovett1842271—1—3183—8753
#42 Nathan Lovett-Murray891745———1171—8851
#43 Bachar Houli8122013—1—27111—6549
#19 David Hille771471—3223142—8249
#17 Jay Nash1541973—1—2123—9547
#23 David Myers11617641——3354—6045
#6 Angus Monfries6713321——3161—10043
#10 Mark McVeigh9716341——1142—8942
#31 Dustin Fletcher1221451—————42—9742
#12 Andrew Welsh741155————153—9336
#7 Leroy Jetta718—4—1—2—31—7127
#30 Paddy Ryder26833——7—131—7527
#18 Matthew Lloyd538221——1—42—9322
#25 Scott Lucas5385————1—11—8521
#20 Henry Slattery336—2—————42—9717
#16 Tayte Pears34722———1—42—6016
#35 Tom Hislop—————————————291