Match Recap
Elimination Final·Fri, 4-Sep-2009 7:45 PM (8:15 PM)·Football Park·50,393 att.
Adelaide
26.10 (166)
vs
Essendon
10.10 (70)
Adelaide won by 96

Adelaide defeated Essendon 166–70, by 96 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Adelaide outscored Essendon 49–14; Adelaide won contested possessions 137–91 and disposals 373–331.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Adelaide4.3 (27)12.4 (76)18.9 (117)26.10 (166)26.10 (166)
Essendon3.3 (21)5.7 (37)8.8 (56)10.10 (70)10.10 (70)

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
Bernie Vince
Adelaide
28 disposals, 1 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 89
2
Andrew McLeod
Adelaide
30 disposals, 2 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 84
3
Jason Porplyzia
Adelaide
12 disposals, 5 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 74
4
Brent Reilly
Adelaide
18 disposals, 3 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 57
5
Andrew Welsh
Essendon
23 disposals, 11 tackles, 3 clearances
KICK 57
6
Kurt Tippett
Adelaide
11 disposals, 4 goals, 1 clearances
KICK 57

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
#17 Bernie Vince208285211—711162—7989
#23 Andrew McLeod2193092———7292—9284
#40 Jason Porplyzia93126651—1—84—9174
#3 Brent Reilly1441883—1—324——8857
#4 Kurt Tippett83113—4117—193—9257
#36 Simon Goodwin9132254———2271—9854
#20 Ivan Maric5510431—28—562—5753
#9 Tyson Edwards107172311—5482—8252
#15 Brad Symes12112352—113371—8051
#14 David Mackay10919331——5252—7850
#11 Michael Doughty1171846———5242—7849
#5 Scott Thompson91120421111474—6849
#26 Richard Douglas810184221—4—71—7547
#22 Andy Otten7121962———3—5——9845
#21 Chris Knights10717523——5—45—8543
#18 Graham Johncock1071741———1272—9743
#24 Brett Burton82105231—1142—6943
#37 Trent Hentschel9514311——3151—8741
#32 Patrick Dangerfield4711222——1381—7539
#29 James Sellar4596—1—172—3——4735
#25 Ben Rutten5101552—————11—10029
#27 Scott Stevens871531—————3——8627

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
#12 Andrew Welsh71623411—1—3356—8257
#5 Brent Stanton121224421——3141—8553
#33 Adam McPhee8513634—1——55—9049
#26 Cale Hooker1151633—112—391—7946
#42 Nathan Lovett-Murray6182443—154256—6846
#4 Jobe Watson681414———1791—7845
#2 Ricky Dyson9101923———3161—8544
#6 Angus Monfries75124411—3—51—9142
#39 Heath Hocking6121844———1153—8440
#10 Mark McVeigh1261821———314——8936
#8 Jason Winderlich581347———1—12—7936
#21 Hayden Skipworth549442————21—7534
#9 Brent Prismall691524———2242—7233
#31 Dustin Fletcher510155————1—72—8631
#13 Andrew Lovett106162111——————8931
#38 Jarrod Atkinson491356—————14—8630
#15 Courtenay Dempsey871523———1—44—6330
#22 Michael Hurley581351—1—2—32—8930
#20 Henry Slattery581314————176—9029
#1 Jay Neagle42653———2——1—8822
#41 Michael Quinn5383211——235—6921
#16 Tayte Pears59141——1—2—22—8619