Match Recap
Port Adelaide
12.20 (92)
vs
Essendon
13.9 (87)
Port Adelaide won by 5
Port Adelaide defeated Essendon 92–87, by 5 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Port Adelaide 37–22; Port Adelaide won inside-50s 65–47 and contested possessions 146–129.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 3.4 (22) | 5.11 (41) | 9.16 (70) | 12.20 (92) | 12.20 (92) |
| Essendon | 6.1 (37) | 9.1 (55) | 11.3 (69) | 13.9 (87) | 13.9 (87) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.
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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
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| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Zak Butters | 16 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 71 | 76 |
| #18 Jason Horne-Francis | 17 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 66 |
| #20 Connor Rozee | 11 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 85 | 66 |
| #28 Willem Drew | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 67 | 65 |
| #5 Dan Houston | 20 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 84 | 64 |
| #11 Jeremy Finlayson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 73 | 63 |
| #22 Charlie Dixon | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 100 | 62 |
| #23 Dylan Williams | 17 | 7 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 79 | 52 |
| #14 Miles Bergman | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 86 | 51 |
| #26 Riley Bonner | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 82 | 48 |
| #3 Ryan Burton | 17 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 80 | 47 |
| #15 Willie Rioli | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 82 | 47 |
| #10 Travis Boak | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 81 | 46 |
| #33 Darcy Byrne-Jones | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 85 | 45 |
| #16 Ollie Wines | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 71 | 44 |
| #4 Todd Marshall | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 82 | 38 |
| #2 Sam Powell-Pepper | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 82 | 30 |
| #27 Brynn Teakle | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 81 | 29 |
| #41 Jed McEntee | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 77 | 28 |
| #21 Aliir Aliir | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 100 | 24 |
| #12 Trent McKenzie | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 91 | 18 |
| Francis Evans | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 30 | 12 |
| Tom Jonas | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 53 | 8 |
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 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 86 | 87 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 16 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | 84 | 77 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 14 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 100 | 73 |
| #2 Sam Draper | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 78 | 59 |
| #6 Jye Caldwell | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 80 | 50 |
| #25 Jake Stringer | 8 | 10 | 18 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 77 | 49 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 79 | 47 |
| #9 Dylan Shiel | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 84 | 46 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 86 | 42 |
| #10 Sam Weideman | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 94 | 42 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 70 | 41 |
| #12 Will Setterfield | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 88 | 40 |
| #8 Ben Hobbs | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 69 | 38 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 78 | 37 |
| #43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 77 | 36 |
| #29 Jake Kelly | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 93 | 36 |
| #34 Andrew Phillips | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 64 | 35 |
| #37 Nic Martin | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 95 | 34 |
| #30 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 100 | 31 |
| #19 Nick Hind | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 78 | 20 |
| #33 Alwyn Davey | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 63 | 19 |
| Jordan Ridley | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 |
| Jye Menzie | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 43 | 9 |