Match Recap
Melbourne
15.9 (99)
vs
Essendon
15.14 (104)
Essendon won by 5
Essendon defeated Melbourne 104–99, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Essendon 43–4; Essendon won contested possessions 134–108 and disposals 334–310.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5.2 (32) | 6.5 (41) | 13.6 (84) | 15.9 (99) | 15.9 (99) |
| Essendon | 5.2 (32) | 11.6 (72) | 11.10 (76) | 15.14 (104) | 15.14 (104) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Adem Yze | 20 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 100 | 85 |
| #23 James McDonald | 20 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | — | 61 | 73 |
| #16 Travis Johnstone | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 81 | 72 |
| #45 Matthew Whelan | 11 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 91 | 69 |
| #34 Jeff White | 13 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 87 | 69 |
| #25 Nathan Brown | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 100 | 62 |
| #18 Brad Green | 13 | 8 | 21 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 100 | 60 |
| #32 Cameron Bruce | 10 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 100 | 59 |
| #24 Russell Robertson | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 100 | 53 |
| #31 Paul Wheatley | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 100 | 52 |
| #7 Brad Miller | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 100 | 49 |
| #10 Daniel Ward | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 100 | 42 |
| #20 Troy Broadbridge | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 100 | 41 |
| #27 Jared Rivers | 8 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 100 | 36 |
| #43 Guy Rigoni | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 39 | 34 |
| #36 Aaron Davey | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 77 | 30 |
| #28 Phillip Read | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 52 | 27 |
| #5 Brock McLean | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 49 | 20 |
| #3 Clint Bizzell | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 85 | 16 |
| #8 Alistair Nicholson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 100 | 7 |
| #40 Mark Jamar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 19 | 6 |
| #4 Ben Holland | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 60 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 James Hird | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 100 | 80 |
| #14 Jason Johnson | 17 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | 100 | 78 |
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 15 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 100 | 73 |
| #1 Mark Johnson | 8 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | — | — | 100 | 67 |
| #7 Dean Solomon | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | 100 | 66 |
| #28 Justin Murphy | 12 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 100 | 59 |
| #11 Damien Peverill | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 100 | 54 |
| #19 David Hille | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 84 | 53 |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 100 | 52 |
| #10 Mark McVeigh | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 100 | 50 |
| #6 Sean Wellman | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 100 | 49 |
| #12 Andrew Welsh | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 100 | 47 |
| #31 Dustin Fletcher | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 100 | 45 |
| #27 Matthew Allan | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 62 | 34 |
| #4 Jobe Watson | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 59 | 32 |
| #9 Adam Ramanauskas | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 100 | 31 |
| #23 Mark Bolton | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 72 | 29 |
| #37 Marcus Bullen | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 72 | 24 |
| #42 Nathan Lovett-Murray | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 11 |
| #13 Damian Cupido | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 77 | 11 |
| #39 Ben Haynes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 20 | 5 |
| #34 Brent Stanton | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 17 | 3 |