Match Recap
Round 1·Fri, 26-Mar-2010 7:40 PM (6:40 PM)·M.C.G.·57,772 att.
Geelong
19.11 (125)
vs
Essendon
13.16 (94)
Geelong won by 31

Geelong defeated Essendon 125–94, by 31 points. The match turned in the last quarter, when Geelong outscored Essendon 51–14; Geelong led disposals 436–342 while Essendon edged contested possessions 153–141.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong2.5 (17)8.7 (55)11.8 (74)19.11 (125)19.11 (125)
Essendon2.3 (15)7.9 (51)11.14 (80)13.16 (94)13.16 (94)

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
Brent Stanton
Essendon
33 disposals, 1 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 89
2
Gary Ablett
Geelong
37 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 86
3
Shannon Byrnes
Geelong
26 disposals, 3 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 82
4
Jimmy Bartel
Geelong
29 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 80
5
Paul Chapman
Geelong
27 disposals, 5 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 76
6
Steve Johnson
Geelong
25 disposals, 2 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 74

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
#29 Gary Ablett1324375422—5411319286
#17 Shannon Byrnes13132610634—3—82—7882
#3 Jimmy Bartel101929642—14—12239180
#35 Paul Chapman16112765———7693—8476
#20 Steve Johnson1510254121—64103—8774
#14 Joel Selwood61723491—1349——7867
#45 Cameron Ling121729151——2810428663
#9 James Kelly111021572——2176—8859
#44 Corey Enright11162763—————93—8052
#26 Tom Hawkins8614732112—63—8751
#6 Brad Ottens5611441—261353—6749
#11 Joel Corey14132723———5275—7249
#4 Andrew Mackie1192054———6—33—8847
#39 Darren Milburn1091942———1161—6943
#21 Cameron Mooney102126—31—3—21—8941
#13 Tom Lonergan89175——————51—9137
#7 Harry Taylor751234—————41—8537
#8 Josh Hunt78153—————151—9029
#30 Matthew Scarlett5101532—————51—9629
#40 David Wojcinski871521———3—54—8027
#22 Mitch Duncan641026———1—23—7124
#24 Mark Blake—5521——25——12—5319

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
#5 Brent Stanton1815337811—64101—7989
#11 David Zaharakis109195122—4113——7563
#9 Brent Prismall1572228—1—2261—6858
#37 Kyle Reimers10414551——329——8357
#4 Jobe Watson10818132——36135—7855
#6 Angus Monfries106165321—1281—8955
#39 Heath Hocking891747—1—1461—8354
#30 Paddy Ryder561113—1241582—8453
#12 Andrew Welsh9132215—1—16112—7753
#40 Ben Howlett14216331——4372—7248
#26 Cale Hooker891725———1—92—8747
#31 Dustin Fletcher11516411—13172—9145
#20 Henry Slattery651127———1362—9544
#15 Courtenay Dempsey1151663———3154—8641
#16 Tayte Pears1151652—1———83—9141
#19 David Hille611175——152262—7739
#2 Ricky Dyson1041464———3—14—9037
#8 Jason Winderlich891732———1252—8535
#1 Jay Neagle549321——2—74—7227
#29 Alwyn Davey6410—121—1232—6525
#33 Mark Williams5382————3—31—9322
#3 Scott Gumbleton21311——1212——8114