Match Recap
Essendon
16.10 (106)
vs
Port Adelaide
17.7 (109)
Port Adelaide won by 3
Port Adelaide defeated Essendon 109–106, by 3 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Port Adelaide outscored Essendon 29–14; Essendon won disposals 412–351 and tackles 105–91.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3.1 (19) | 7.3 (45) | 14.8 (92) | 16.10 (106) | 16.10 (106) |
| Port Adelaide | 4.0 (24) | 7.2 (44) | 13.2 (80) | 17.7 (109) | 17.7 (109) |
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
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| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Angus Monfries | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 91 | 85 |
| #4 Jobe Watson | 11 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 71 |
| #42 Nathan Lovett-Murray | 10 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 81 | 70 |
| #30 Paddy Ryder | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 83 | 67 |
| #5 Brent Stanton | 11 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 65 |
| #10 Mark McVeigh | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 91 | 63 |
| #9 Brent Prismall | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 68 | 61 |
| #29 Alwyn Davey | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 86 | 60 |
| #8 Jason Winderlich | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | 71 | 60 |
| #17 Jake Melksham | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 71 | 57 |
| #31 Dustin Fletcher | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 97 | 57 |
| #15 Courtenay Dempsey | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 90 | 56 |
| #26 Cale Hooker | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 93 | 54 |
| #11 David Zaharakis | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 83 | 54 |
| #40 Ben Howlett | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 71 | 51 |
| #14 Sam Lonergan | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 87 | 50 |
| #39 Heath Hocking | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 89 | 42 |
| #18 Michael Hurley | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 93 | 42 |
| #3 Scott Gumbleton | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 87 | 41 |
| #19 David Hille | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 74 | 37 |
| #38 Jarrod Atkinson | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 77 | 22 |
| #20 Henry Slattery | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 61 | 13 |
Port Adelaide — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #39 Justin Westhoff | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 93 | 78 |
| #10 Travis Boak | 13 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 | — | 79 | 75 |
| #1 Domenic Cassisi | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 73 | 75 |
| #6 Danyle Pearce | 19 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 70 |
| #20 Dean Brogan | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 44 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 84 | 70 |
| #33 Brett Ebert | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 91 | 67 |
| #18 Kane Cornes | 14 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 91 | 65 |
| #15 David Rodan | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | 69 | 62 |
| #4 Daniel Motlop | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 82 | 60 |
| #35 Chad Cornes | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 95 | 56 |
| #17 Robbie Gray | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 86 | 50 |
| #14 Paul Stewart | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 92 | 46 |
| #12 Jackson Trengove | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 73 | 43 |
| #21 Matt Thomas | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 78 | 42 |
| #27 Alipate Carlile | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 97 | 41 |
| #7 Nathan Krakouer | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 67 | 40 |
| #3 Steven Salopek | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 73 | 39 |
| #41 Jason Davenport | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 91 | 34 |
| #30 Troy Chaplin | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 100 | 33 |
| #9 Jacob Surjan | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 97 | 27 |
| #44 Tom Logan | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 78 | 19 |
| #16 Warren Tredrea | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 26 | 6 |