Match Recap
Round 22·Sun, 2-Aug-2026 4:40 PM·Docklands·20,518 att.
Essendon
11.7 (73)
vs
Adelaide
23.7 (145)
Adelaide won by 72

Adelaide defeated Essendon 145–73, by 72 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Adelaide outscored Essendon 44–19; Adelaide won the inside-50s count 58–49.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.1 (19)5.3 (33)7.5 (47)11.7 (73)11.7 (73)
Adelaide7.2 (44)10.6 (66)15.7 (97)23.7 (145)23.7 (145)

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
Riley Thilthorpe
Adelaide
15 disposals, 5 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 92
2
Izak Rankine
Adelaide
23 disposals, 3 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 88
3
Peter Wright
Essendon
17 disposals, 6 goals, 2 I50s
KICK 76
4
Jordan Dawson
Adelaide
30 disposals, 3 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 74
5
Zach Merrett
Essendon
28 disposals, 2 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 69
6
Billy Dowling
Adelaide
18 disposals, 3 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 67

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
#20 Peter Wright125176—6182—73—9476
#7 Zach Merrett12162852———56144—8569
#15 Dyson Sharp1572226———57101—7466
#22 Sam Durham11132446———54114—8361
#12 Will Setterfield14142838———3175—8159
#27 Mason Redman1541942—1—2482—8150
#34 Jaxon Artemis9112073—1—1—62—7448
#1 Andrew McGrath11102153———2—52—8246
#33 Hussien El Achkar6713112——4471—7743
#21 Archie Roberts11152651—————52—8841
#4 Kyle Langford1091961—————82—7640
#24 Nick Bryan358—2——212571—7836
#2 Jacob Farrow106167————3233—7735
#23 Harry Jones538151————32—8431
#44 Archer Day-Wicks371047———1—22—7930
#30 Nate Caddy6282—13—2—42—9328
#40 Zak Johnson87155————3—33—7728
#31 Zach Reid92116—————————8327
#25 Jaxon Prior8311—2———1—31—8126
#10 Isaac Kako61761—1—3—1——8423
#38 Rhys Unwin34722———2—21—6218
#36 Angus Clarke213121——1—2——3216
#29 Max Kondogiannis54921———2——1—7515

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
#7 Riley Thilthorpe132151045292192—8192
#23 Izak Rankine18523753——9493—8388
#12 Jordan Dawson18123043———49113—8074
#31 Billy Dowling1351811232—2251—8367
#6 Daniel Curtin1081854—1—658——6861
#42 Lachlan McAndrew661213—138—551—7854
#14 Jake Soligo1361957———4498—6454
#22 Oscar Ryan11819331——3151—7550
#4 Callum Ah Chee9615522——3—42—6448
#40 Hugo Hall-Kahan14418521——7244—8547
#8 Josh Rachele7411422——3243—8244
#28 Alex Neal-Bullen9101931———4—9——8242
#13 Taylor Walker7—75121—2—64—8438
#24 Josh Worrell771452————16——8937
#44 Isaac Cumming891732———2—32—7937
#19 Zac Taylor471124———315——7535
#16 Max Michalanney761343———1—53—8433
#34 Archie Ludowyke639511——1—32—6633
#2 Ben Keays5510213——1—11—8831
#27 Luke Nankervis961533—————32—8230
#15 Brayden Cook741121———1252—8529
#48 Mark Keane96156——————27—9221
#35 James Borlase551041—————32—5120