Match Recap
Melbourne
10.11 (71)
vs
Essendon
13.10 (88)
Essendon won by 17
Essendon defeated Melbourne 88–71, by 17 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Melbourne 38–9; Essendon won disposals 323–287 and inside-50s 57–48.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1.3 (9) | 7.7 (49) | 8.8 (56) | 10.11 (71) | 10.11 (71) |
| Essendon | 6.2 (38) | 8.6 (54) | 10.8 (68) | 13.10 (88) | 13.10 (88) |
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 →
Melbourne — 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 →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 James McDonald | 12 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 98 | 74 |
| #43 Guy Rigoni | 11 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 64 |
| #24 Russell Robertson | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 100 | 60 |
| #1 Chris Heffernan | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 77 | 55 |
| #13 Adem Yze | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 95 | 49 |
| #32 Cameron Bruce | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 100 | 47 |
| #45 Matthew Whelan | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 100 | 45 |
| #30 Simon Godfrey | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 53 | 42 |
| #3 Clint Bizzell | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 100 | 41 |
| #18 Brad Green | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 93 | 40 |
| #10 Daniel Ward | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 100 | 38 |
| #42 Peter Walsh | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 62 | 38 |
| #16 Travis Johnstone | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 79 | 37 |
| #41 Nathan Carroll | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 100 | 37 |
| #11 Darren Jolly | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 52 | 36 |
| #2 Steven Armstrong | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 68 | 33 |
| #25 Nathan Brown | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 50 | 28 |
| #34 Jeff White | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 48 | 27 |
| #9 David Neitz | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 100 | 23 |
| #26 Luke Williams | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 74 | 16 |
| #37 Brad Miller | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 50 | 9 |
| #8 Alistair Nicholson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 100 | 9 |
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 →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Joe Misiti | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 78 |
| #43 Dean Rioli | 11 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 100 | 69 |
| #14 Jason Johnson | 18 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | — | 84 | 67 |
| #6 Sean Wellman | 15 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 64 |
| #11 Damien Peverill | 14 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 88 | 61 |
| #2 Mark Mercuri | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 86 | 56 |
| #21 Danny Jacobs | 12 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 100 | 51 |
| #1 Mark Johnson | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 100 | 51 |
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 100 | 48 |
| #9 Adam Ramanauskas | 12 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 100 | 46 |
| #19 David Hille | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 95 | 44 |
| #13 Damian Cupido | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 85 | 42 |
| #10 Mark McVeigh | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 100 | 37 |
| #31 Dustin Fletcher | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 100 | 34 |
| #23 Mark Bolton | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 100 | 31 |
| #33 Adam McPhee | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 67 | 29 |
| #37 Marcus Bullen | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 61 | 26 |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 65 | 20 |
| #16 Paul Barnard | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | 20 |
| #7 Dean Solomon | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 72 | 19 |
| #27 Steven Alessio | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 40 | 14 |
| #12 Andrew Welsh | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 13 | 7 |