Match Recap
Essendon
9.11 (65)
vs
North Melbourne
9.8 (62)
Essendon won by 3
Essendon defeated North Melbourne 65–62, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when North Melbourne outscored Essendon 32–8; Essendon won the disposals count 368–338.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6.1 (37) | 7.5 (47) | 8.7 (55) | 9.11 (65) | 9.11 (65) |
| North Melbourne | 2.3 (15) | 3.4 (22) | 8.6 (54) | 9.8 (62) | 9.8 (62) |
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 →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Zach Merrett | 17 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 83 | 78 |
| #12 Will Setterfield | 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 81 | 72 |
| #20 Peter Wright | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 88 | 59 |
| #31 Zach Reid | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 100 | 57 |
| #22 Sam Durham | 10 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | 79 | 57 |
| #28 Xavier Duursma | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 87 | 56 |
| #21 Archie Roberts | 11 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 93 | 55 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 88 | 51 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 86 | 50 |
| #11 Jade Gresham | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 68 | 48 |
| #37 Nic Martin | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 86 | 44 |
| #30 Nate Caddy | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 73 | 43 |
| #8 Ben Hobbs | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 76 | 40 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 81 | 36 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 86 | 32 |
| #17 Todd Goldstein | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 84 | 30 |
| #25 Jaxon Prior | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 80 | 29 |
| #5 Elijah Tsatas | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | 60 | 28 |
| #10 Isaac Kako | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 80 | 26 |
| Jordan Ridley | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 36 | 19 |
| #23 Harry Jones | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 59 | 17 |
| #32 Ben McKay | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 100 | 15 |
| Jye Menzie | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 47 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #38 Tristan Xerri | 11 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 39 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 85 | 90 |
| #24 Tom Powell | 14 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | — | 82 | 74 |
| #3 Harry Sheezel | 21 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 90 | 69 |
| #12 Jy Simpkin | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 88 | 62 |
| #9 Luke Davies-Uniacke | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 89 | 62 |
| #15 Dylan Stephens | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 89 | 51 |
| #26 Luke Parker | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 82 | 49 |
| #5 Caleb Daniel | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 85 | 44 |
| #29 Will Phillips | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 60 | 43 |
| #17 Riley Hardeman | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 79 | 40 |
| #20 Nick Larkey | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 94 | 34 |
| #44 Cameron Zurhaar | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 81 | 34 |
| #39 Finnbar Maley | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 78 | 33 |
| #11 Luke McDonald | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 85 | 31 |
| #2 Finn OSullivan | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 68 | 30 |
| #10 Colby McKercher | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 84 | 27 |
| #7 Zane Duursma | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 65 | 25 |
| #42 Kallan Dawson | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 89 | 20 |
| #30 Charlie Comben | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 97 | 20 |
| #41 Jacob Konstanty | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 62 | 14 |
| Bailey Scott | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 50 | 8 |
| #28 Jack Darling | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 84 | 5 |
| Jackson Archer | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 4 |