Match Recap
Round 8·Sat, 6-May-2023 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·21,415 att.
Geelong
14.14 (98)
vs
Adelaide
11.6 (72)
Geelong won by 26

Geelong defeated Adelaide 98–72, by 26 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored Adelaide 38–24; Geelong won the contested possessions count 145–129.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong2.6 (18)8.8 (56)10.11 (71)14.14 (98)14.14 (98)
Adelaide2.4 (16)6.4 (40)8.5 (53)11.6 (72)11.6 (72)

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
Jordan Dawson
Adelaide
29 disposals, 6 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 74
2
Rory Laird
Adelaide
21 disposals, 14 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 71
3
Reilly OBrien
Adelaide
15 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 70
4
Max Holmes
Geelong
22 disposals, 1 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 67
5
Mark Blicavs
Geelong
16 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 63
6
Izak Rankine
Adelaide
21 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 62

Geelong — 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
#9 Max Holmes13922281——4510217267
#46 Mark Blicavs8816441—1035123—8263
#7 Isaac Smith147212312—4271—8258
#5 Jeremy Cameron141155332—516729558
#30 Tom Atkins8917361——35123—7855
#22 Mitch Duncan1732044———3232—8554
#44 Tom Stewart1772481———1—94—9053
#26 Tom Hawkins8614421231191—10052
#39 Zach Guthrie1171863———3261—8452
#42 Mark OConnor1151673———3171—8651
#15 Jonathon Ceglar661232——371464—7548
#17 Esava Ratugolea76138————1—81—9448
#4 Tanner Bruhn8513361——1472—6547
#8 Jake Kolodjashnij10515111———1—2——9545
Patrick Dangerfield1331634———5353—3843
#2 Zach Tuohy931244———4361—8141
#10 Mitch Knevitt6915321——4152—5838
#32 Gryan Miers6612331——2—5——8035
#37 Sam Simpson5492221—2—41—8032
#36 Oliver Henry7292—13—1—5——8130
#24 Jed Bews18925————142—8424
#45 Brad Close11011—4———1143—8321
Oliver Dempsey3361——1——13——3012

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
#12 Jordan Dawson18112956———6410538574
#29 Rory Laird81321214—1—4694—8171
#43 Reilly OBrien6915431—381282—7870
#22 Izak Rankine1110216221—2284—9562
#33 Brodie Smith1682435———2—51—8359
#9 Rory Sloane12618551——6471—7358
#4 Lachlan Murphy1181951———65103—8053
#14 Jake Soligo1282034—1—2394—8252
#1 Chayce Jones1061613———3673—8746
#39 Tom Doedee98176—————162—10043
#16 Max Michalanney1021273———1—53—6738
#30 Wayne Milera8101851—————61—8035
#2 Ben Keays661234———6—62—8033
#20 Mitch Hinge113141—1——1—51—8533
#38 Lachlan Sholl5712231——2—51—8333
#10 Luke Pedlar7184—2——1—33—8530
#41 Jordon Butts47113——————5——9428
#32 Darcy Fogarty63944———2—12—8626
#13 Taylor Walker5272131———56—7724
Matt Crouch2101222————131—3920
#7 Riley Thilthorpe145—2——11—344—6114
#8 Josh Rachele71811———1—12—6914
Nick Murray4152——————11—5112