Match Recap
North Melbourne
11.8 (74)
vs
Essendon
13.14 (92)
Essendon won by 18
Essendon defeated North Melbourne 92–74, by 18 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored North Melbourne 28–10; Essendon won the disposals count 369–343.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4.4 (28) | 6.4 (40) | 7.8 (50) | 11.8 (74) | 11.8 (74) |
| Essendon | 3.0 (18) | 4.6 (30) | 8.10 (58) | 13.14 (92) | 13.14 (92) |
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 →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 Tarryn Thomas | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 73 | 75 |
| #43 Aaron Hall | 28 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 85 | 73 |
| #12 Jy Simpkin | 10 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 83 | 69 |
| #9 Luke Davies-Uniacke | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | 86 | 66 |
| #22 Todd Goldstein | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 90 | 56 |
| #11 Luke McDonald | 15 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 81 | 55 |
| #44 Cameron Zurhaar | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 82 | 46 |
| #2 Jaidyn Stephenson | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 78 | 46 |
| #7 Jack Ziebell | 19 | — | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 89 | 46 |
| #5 Curtis Taylor | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 80 | 45 |
| #18 Shaun Atley | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 76 | 42 |
| #20 Nick Larkey | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 87 | 42 |
| #25 Robbie Tarrant | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 85 | 40 |
| Jack Mahony | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 69 | 38 |
| #8 Bailey Scott | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 82 | 37 |
| #35 Charlie Lazzaro | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 69 | 32 |
| #23 Ben McKay | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 95 | 31 |
| #29 Will Phillips | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 72 | 31 |
| #14 Trent Dumont | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 81 | 27 |
| #38 Tristan Xerri | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 74 | 24 |
| #19 Josh Walker | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 92 | 20 |
| #28 Kayne Turner | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 80 | 11 |
| Atu Bosenavulagi | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Darcy Parish | 17 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 92 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 14 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 74 |
| #20 Peter Wright | 11 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 88 | 69 |
| #25 Jake Stringer | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 62 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 17 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 87 | 56 |
| #35 Matt Guelfi | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 78 | 50 |
| #14 Jordan Ridley | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 97 | 46 |
| #40 Will Snelling | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 80 | 43 |
| #33 Brayden Ham | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 84 | 42 |
| #19 Nick Hind | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 86 | 41 |
| #2 Sam Draper | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 81 | 41 |
| #12 Tom Cutler | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 86 | 40 |
| #26 Cale Hooker | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 85 | 38 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 74 | 35 |
| #17 James Stewart | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 87 | 32 |
| #42 Sam Durham | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 72 | 31 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 68 | 28 |
| #13 Nik Cox | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 87 | 27 |
| #45 Alec Waterman | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 70 | 24 |
| #5 Devon Smith | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 78 | 20 |
| #43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 76 | 18 |
| #15 Jayden Laverde | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 82 | 15 |
| #8 Martin Gleeson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |