Match Recap
Essendon
17.18 (120)
vs
Port Adelaide
17.11 (113)
Essendon won by 7
Essendon defeated Port Adelaide 120–113, by 7 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Essendon outscored Port Adelaide 48–25; Essendon won disposals 365–302 and contested possessions 147–130.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5.1 (31) | 9.5 (59) | 10.12 (72) | 17.18 (120) | 17.18 (120) |
| Port Adelaide | 4.5 (29) | 10.7 (67) | 13.10 (88) | 17.11 (113) | 17.11 (113) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Jobe Watson | 13 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 1 | — | 81 | 86 |
| #11 David Zaharakis | 15 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 81 | 76 |
| #6 Angus Monfries | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 83 | 74 |
| #19 David Hille | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 85 | 73 |
| #5 Brent Stanton | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 83 | 68 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 16 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 88 | 63 |
| #18 Michael Hurley | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 62 |
| #29 Alwyn Davey | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 88 | 61 |
| #30 Paddy Ryder | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 83 | 61 |
| #40 Ben Howlett | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 77 | 57 |
| #34 Kyle Hardingham | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 97 | 57 |
| #17 Jake Melksham | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 76 | 56 |
| #7 Leroy Jetta | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 84 | 50 |
| #22 Jake Carlisle | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 89 | 45 |
| #42 Nathan Lovett-Murray | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 79 | 41 |
| #10 Mark McVeigh | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 91 | 39 |
| #12 Andrew Welsh | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 87 | 35 |
| #37 Kyle Reimers | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 79 | 31 |
| Travis Colyer | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 39 | 31 |
| #23 David Myers | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 92 | 28 |
| #16 Tayte Pears | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 95 | 16 |
| Cale Hooker | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 54 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Robbie Gray | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 98 |
| #15 David Rodan | 16 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 87 | 68 |
| #10 Travis Boak | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 86 | 66 |
| #32 John Butcher | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 65 |
| #28 Jay Schulz | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 93 | 63 |
| #6 Danyle Pearce | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 88 | 54 |
| #3 Steven Salopek | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 89 | 52 |
| #39 Justin Westhoff | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 81 | 52 |
| #23 Matthew Lobbe | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 72 | 45 |
| #11 Mitchell Banner | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 83 | 42 |
| #30 Troy Chaplin | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 100 | 41 |
| #21 Matt Thomas | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 74 | 38 |
| #4 Daniel Motlop | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 94 | 37 |
| #1 Domenic Cassisi | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 76 | 36 |
| #33 Brett Ebert | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 86 | 35 |
| #42 Tom Jonas | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 76 | 24 |
| #44 Tom Logan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 87 | 24 |
| Cameron OShea | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 57 | 24 |
| #27 Alipate Carlile | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 88 | 23 |
| #12 Jackson Trengove | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 88 | 18 |
| Matthew Broadbent | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 | 17 |
| #9 Jacob Surjan | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 86 | 15 |