Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 5-Apr-2008 7:10 PM (6:10 PM)·M.C.G.·64,388 att.
Essendon
23.12 (150)
vs
Carlton
21.8 (134)
Essendon won by 16

Essendon defeated Carlton 150–134, by 16 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Carlton outscored Essendon 56–39; Carlton won disposals 354–318 and contested possessions 130–116.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon6.4 (40)11.8 (74)17.11 (113)23.12 (150)23.12 (150)
Carlton5.2 (32)9.4 (58)18.6 (114)21.8 (134)21.8 (134)

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
Mark McVeigh
Essendon
26 disposals, 4 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 98
2
Brendan Fevola
Carlton
17 disposals, 8 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 94
3
Chris Judd
Carlton
32 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 88
4
Eddie Betts
Carlton
27 disposals, 1 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 78
5
Marc Murphy
Carlton
23 disposals, 1 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 69
6
Nick Stevens
Carlton
26 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 69

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
#10 Mark McVeigh17926874——2612338198
#19 David Hille105156212172271—7461
#18 Matthew Lloyd10—105142—3—5——9460
#13 Andrew Lovett165216221—7232—8059
#29 Alwyn Davey31215461——118——8754
#27 Jason Laycock41014431—191291—7253
#6 Angus Monfries93121221—41101—9053
#30 Paddy Ryder9615631——2—7——9851
#33 Adam McPhee8513821——3—51—9051
#5 Brent Stanton1361944—1—3—62—8851
#31 Dustin Fletcher129216————1141—9449
#37 Kyle Reimers11314421——414——8345
#9 Adam Ramanauskas7714511——3451—8241
#36 Sam Lonergan5272521—2141—7940
#17 Jay Nash1462023———2—13—9137
#8 Jason Winderlich7121922—1—115——7136
#7 Leroy Jetta44817———3332—4433
#11 Damien Peverill64105511—2123—7933
#43 Bachar Houli347241——113——6832
#22 Mal Michael35811——1——5——9032
#2 Ricky Dyson951412—1—3—32—8830
#4 Jobe Watson4121612———1253—7828

Carlton — 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
#25 Brendan Fevola1341710384—1—42110094
#5 Chris Judd161632242——6915128988
#19 Eddie Betts15122711411—3—112—7578
#3 Marc Murphy185234211—63113—8369
#24 Nick Stevens17926222——10574—9069
#10 Richard Hadley610163101——2511——7866
#44 Andrew Carrazzo12921771—14262—7360
#8 Matthew Kreuzer7916412—123381—6759
#28 Cameron Cloke1051573——132362—8853
#33 Ryan Houlihan10112121———4262—8343
#4 Bryce Gibbs8816221———464—7736
#30 Jarrad Waite1031331———2261—9336
#18 Paul Bower6121841———1262—8436
#29 Heath Scotland1161732———3—53—9333
#36 Darren Pfeiffer571253———223——6533
#14 Brad Fisher83114—11—3—53—8131
#2 Jordan Russell741162———1—12—8325
#31 Jordan Bannister5510321——2—22—8825
#6 Kade Simpson671322———3—47—8420
#32 Bret Thornton36911—————32—9416
#22 Shaun Hampson3254———5—11——3615
#40 Michael Jamison32511—————33—9612