Match Recap
Essendon
9.13 (67)
vs
North Melbourne
7.11 (53)
Essendon won by 14
Essendon defeated North Melbourne 67–53, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored North Melbourne 24–9; Essendon won disposals 342–279 and tackles 66–53.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2.5 (17) | 5.11 (41) | 8.11 (59) | 9.13 (67) | 9.13 (67) |
| North Melbourne | 3.4 (22) | 4.7 (31) | 6.11 (47) | 7.11 (53) | 7.11 (53) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.
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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
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| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #40 Will Snelling | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 87 | 56 |
| #3 Darcy Parish | 8 | 13 | 21 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | — | 79 | 55 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 13 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 54 |
| #14 Jordan Ridley | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 84 | 51 |
| #11 David Zaharakis | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 82 | 51 |
| #5 Devon Smith | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 80 | 47 |
| #42 Adam Saad | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 84 | 45 |
| #9 Dylan Shiel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 74 | 40 |
| #18 Michael Hurley | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 94 | 39 |
| #13 Orazio Fantasia | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 82 | 39 |
| #46 Mitchell Hibberd | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 80 | 37 |
| #43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 83 | 36 |
| #15 Jayden Laverde | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 77 | 35 |
| #45 Conor McKenna | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 76 | 34 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 82 | 34 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 8 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 78 | 34 |
| #34 Andrew Phillips | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 81 | 34 |
| #33 Brayden Ham | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 75 | 32 |
| #26 Cale Hooker | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 100 | 28 |
| #20 Jacob Townsend | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 82 | 25 |
| #44 Shaun McKernan | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 69 | 22 |
| #8 Martin Gleeson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 80 | 22 |
North 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 Todd Goldstein | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 95 | 76 |
| #12 Jy Simpkin | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | 84 | 73 |
| #14 Trent Dumont | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 89 | 57 |
| #17 Jasper Pittard | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 87 | 50 |
| #43 Aaron Hall | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 84 | 50 |
| #44 Cameron Zurhaar | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 85 | 47 |
| #13 Jared Polec | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 92 | 43 |
| #4 Shaun Higgins | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 80 | 41 |
| #18 Shaun Atley | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 92 | 39 |
| #15 Paul Ahern | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 55 | 33 |
| #11 Luke McDonald | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 82 | 30 |
| #25 Robbie Tarrant | 10 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 87 | 29 |
| #34 Jamie Macmillan | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 75 | 29 |
| #19 Josh Walker | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 91 | 28 |
| #50 Ben Brown | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 100 | 28 |
| #35 Jack Mahony | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 68 | 23 |
| #26 Tarryn Thomas | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 59 | 22 |
| #37 Kyron Hayden | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 86 | 21 |
| #8 Bailey Scott | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 89 | 21 |
| #42 Tom Campbell | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 15 |
| #2 Marley Williams | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 77 | 8 |
| #31 Curtis Taylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 71 | 7 |