Match Recap
Round 7·Sun, 2-May-2021 3:20 PM·M.C.G.·57,447 att.
Essendon
16.11 (107)
vs
Carlton
19.9 (123)
Carlton won by 16

Carlton defeated Essendon 123–107, by 16 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Carlton 40–26.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon6.4 (40)8.7 (55)12.8 (80)16.11 (107)16.11 (107)
Carlton4.2 (26)8.5 (53)14.7 (91)19.9 (123)19.9 (123)

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
Sam Walsh
Carlton
33 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 91
2
Darcy Parish
Essendon
26 disposals, 7 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 73
3
Cale Hooker
Essendon
15 disposals, 5 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 69
4
Ed Curnow
Carlton
26 disposals, 1 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 69
5
Zach Merrett
Essendon
25 disposals, 7 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 67
6
Jake Stringer
Essendon
18 disposals, 3 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 66

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
#3 Darcy Parish1792647———7674—8373
#26 Cale Hooker10515725122—61—9469
#7 Zach Merrett1692537———5282—8167
#25 Jake Stringer135182332—66124—7966
#1 Andrew McGrath1992825———7616817665
#5 Devon Smith5712491——2183—7856
#19 Nick Hind1382153—1—4292—7656
#21 Dyson Heppell13102334———3193—8855
#23 Harry Jones7310823——4—72—7454
#16 Archie Perkins7111864—2—337——7354
#43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti91103641——142—8753
#20 Peter Wright1051554—1103274—8152
#4 Kyle Langford1181953—1—2161—9046
#14 Jordan Ridley1351851———3—61—10046
#40 Will Snelling6121873———5—52—8843
#24 Nick Bryan571233——18—452—6139
#35 Matt Guelfi851352———2171—7038
#15 Jayden Laverde1251772———1—55—8537
#13 Nik Cox861432———1363—8535
#17 James Stewart54921———1—61—9325
#33 Brayden Ham561151———1—31—7124
#27 Mason Redman73103————1—21—8921
#11 David Zaharakis———————————————

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
#18 Sam Walsh2112336511—4713539391
#35 Ed Curnow1511263611—5—8228769
#27 Marc Pittonet41115—4——3526112—8064
#10 Harry McKay75126242—1—71—9261
#23 Jacob Weitering14519115———1—65—9761
#9 Patrick Cripps1311245211—73127—8459
#40 Michael Gibbons1251735———46102—8358
#42 Adam Saad16521211——6151—8056
#28 David Cuningham1213254—21—5396—8355
#19 Eddie Betts12113413——3151—7652
#15 Sam Docherty1541952———2151—9350
#46 Matthew Cottrell1151626———3—56—8543
#44 Matthew Owies347443————31—6939
#32 Jack Newnes881653—1—1252—7938
#8 Lachie Fogarty9514412——2143—7936
#14 Liam Jones81922———1163—9736
#13 Liam Stocker731026———1—5——7636
#11 Mitch McGovern549541——2—31—6835
#26 Luke Parks63934———2—41—7234
Sam Petrevski-Seton861421———1271—4628
#41 Levi Casboult65114———62176—8024
Paddy Dow336—2———2351—1419
#20 Lachie Plowman34711—————11—8512