Match Recap
Round 20·Sat, 16-Aug-2008 2:10 PM·Docklands·32,184 att.
Essendon
10.13 (73)
vs
Adelaide
19.15 (129)
Adelaide won by 56

Adelaide defeated Essendon 129–73, by 56 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Adelaide outscored Essendon 38–15; Essendon won disposals 382–355 and tackles 71–47.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.2 (8)4.7 (31)6.10 (46)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)
Adelaide3.4 (22)7.8 (50)13.10 (88)19.15 (129)19.15 (129)

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
Nick Gill
Adelaide
22 disposals, 5 goals, 7 I50s
KICK 93
2
Brent Stanton
Essendon
32 disposals, 3 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 75
3
Scott Thompson
Adelaide
31 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 74
4
Brad Symes
Adelaide
26 disposals, 6 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 71
5
Nathan van Berlo
Adelaide
26 disposals, 5 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 69
6
David Hille
Essendon
16 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 68

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
#5 Brent Stanton17153263—1—52112—9175
#19 David Hille97166422182272—9368
#11 Damien Peverill13203353———4473—8763
#4 Jobe Watson9182737—1—3483—9163
#17 Jay Nash15183322—1—219319762
#18 Matthew Lloyd10616913——4—62—9562
#27 Jason Laycock7916921—81381—8557
#2 Ricky Dyson11193032———41133—8455
#13 Andrew Lovett1372055—1—7121—8254
#33 Adam McPhee13720821——3—77—9554
#12 Andrew Welsh861438———2131—8045
#36 Sam Lonergan6101626———1251—8842
#30 Paddy Ryder911065111——34—9740
#7 Leroy Jetta871544———1141—7939
#42 Nathan Lovett-Murray7101732111——51—10038
#20 Henry Slattery671338———2—23—8637
#6 Angus Monfries471143———313——9434
#9 Adam Ramanauskas861442———1162—7533
#22 Mal Michael313163——————42—10025
#34 Rhys Magin4610311——1—21—6922
#31 Dustin Fletcher213—1——————1—287
#15 Courtenay Dempsey—————————————3—

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
#1 Nick Gill1842211—53—7—10328493
#5 Scott Thompson171431341——459138374
#15 Brad Symes15112676—112264—8571
#7 Nathan van Berlo11152645—2—4791—9069
#33 Brent Reilly1492374———56103—7563
#36 Simon Goodwin910194—3——4294—9054
#27 Scott Stevens92116221—4—6——8953
#44 Nathan Bock136195————5141—9845
#20 Ivan Maric3710241—192251—6843
#14 David Mackay961523—1—524——7442
#11 Michael Doughty129215————1373—9441
#26 Richard Douglas8614312——2141—8040
#2 Brad Moran8715511—171375—5940
#23 Andrew McLeod11314141——4345—9439
#9 Tyson Edwards712191————16101—8239
#12 Robert Shirley3101327——11242—7437
#3 Kris Massie59144———1127——8435
#25 Ben Rutten561141———218——10035
#19 Patrick Dangerfield6394111—2133—5728
#18 Graham Johncock7183—2——2—22—8727
#8 Nathan Bassett45922—————2——9624
#31 Bryce Campbell24642————————5916