Match Recap
North Melbourne
12.5 (77)
vs
Essendon
13.8 (86)
Essendon won by 9
Essendon defeated North Melbourne 86–77, by 9 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored North Melbourne 32–20; Essendon won disposals 386–349 and inside-50s 60–47.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3.0 (18) | 6.1 (37) | 9.3 (57) | 12.5 (77) | 12.5 (77) |
| Essendon | 2.1 (13) | 5.2 (32) | 10.4 (64) | 13.8 (86) | 13.8 (86) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Luke Davies-Uniacke | 18 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 78 |
| #3 Harry Sheezel | 16 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 87 | 63 |
| #10 Ben Cunnington | 8 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 4 | — | 63 | 61 |
| #26 Tarryn Thomas | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 82 | 56 |
| #8 Bailey Scott | 21 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 80 | 55 |
| #6 George Wardlaw | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 55 | 53 |
| #12 Jy Simpkin | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 86 | 53 |
| #23 Ben McKay | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 100 | 50 |
| #7 Jack Ziebell | 15 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 89 | 50 |
| #20 Nick Larkey | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 100 | 47 |
| #38 Tristan Xerri | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 80 | 43 |
| #25 Paul Curtis | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 82 | 43 |
| #2 Jaidyn Stephenson | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 77 | 40 |
| #13 Darcy Tucker | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 81 | 40 |
| #28 Kayne Turner | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 74 | 34 |
| #40 Eddie Ford | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 80 | 30 |
| #11 Luke McDonald | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 91 | 29 |
| #4 Aidan Corr | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 87 | 25 |
| #31 Josh Goater | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 75 | 23 |
| #22 Todd Goldstein | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 85 | 21 |
| #5 Curtis Taylor | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 90 | 16 |
| Jackson Archer | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 44 | 13 |
| Charlie Lazzaro | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 |
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 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 89 |
| #37 Nic Martin | 19 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 84 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | 85 | 65 |
| #8 Ben Hobbs | 16 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 | — | 77 | 63 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 12 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 76 | 54 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 95 | 49 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 17 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 82 | 49 |
| #5 Elijah Tsatas | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 60 | 49 |
| #15 Jayden Laverde | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 82 | 49 |
| #20 Peter Wright | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 94 | 48 |
| #19 Nick Hind | 16 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 84 | 48 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 84 | 48 |
| #22 Sam Durham | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 82 | 46 |
| #47 Jye Menzie | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 77 | 43 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 83 | 38 |
| #35 Matt Guelfi | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 82 | 38 |
| Nick Bryan | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 36 |
| #34 Andrew Phillips | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 76 | 36 |
| #30 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 100 | 33 |
| #26 Kaine Baldwin | 8 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 84 | 28 |
| #29 Jake Kelly | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 76 | 27 |
| #13 Nik Cox | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 75 | 24 |
| Will Snelling | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 |