Match Recap
Round 8·Sun, 7-May-2023 12:40 PM (1:10 PM)·Adelaide Oval·36,247 att.
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

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Port Adelaide3.4 (22)5.11 (41)9.16 (70)12.20 (92)12.20 (92)
Essendon6.1 (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.

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 →

1
Darcy Parish
Essendon
37 disposals, 5 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 87
2
Zach Merrett
Essendon
28 disposals, 1 goals, 10 tackles
KICK 77
3
Zak Butters
Port Adelaide
28 disposals, 6 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 76
4
Kyle Langford
Essendon
19 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 73
5
Jason Horne-Francis
Port Adelaide
20 disposals, 5 tackles, 5 clearances
KICK 66
6
Connor Rozee
Port Adelaide
29 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 66

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 →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#9 Zak Butters16122856———66132—7176
#18 Jason Horne-Francis1732065—1—558217866
#20 Connor Rozee111829531——5413628566
#28 Willem Drew10122258———44101—6765
#5 Dan Houston2052563—1—7162—8464
#11 Jeremy Finlayson134176214—6281—7363
#22 Charlie Dixon76136122921102—10062
#23 Dylan Williams177248————5—54—7952
#14 Miles Bergman1231572———2192—8651
#26 Riley Bonner1372044—2—2231—8248
#3 Ryan Burton1732061———3144—8047
#15 Willie Rioli95142323—4172—8247
#10 Travis Boak912215—11—1381—8146
#33 Darcy Byrne-Jones113143121—3162—8545
#16 Ollie Wines5162152———32102—7144
#4 Todd Marshall112137—11—3—14—8238
#2 Sam Powell-Pepper2572511——142—8230
#27 Brynn Teakle25733——14——32—8129
#41 Jed McEntee549131——3—5——7728
#21 Aliir Aliir54941—————75—10024
#12 Trent McKenzie5164——————11—9118
Francis Evans32511———1—4——3012
Tom Jonas112—1—————1——538

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 →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#3 Darcy Parish13243745———4922838687
#7 Zach Merrett16122821011—54116—8477
#4 Kyle Langford1451910221—2—42—10073
#2 Sam Draper1151623—1245481—7859
#6 Jye Caldwell8917351——4151—8050
#25 Jake Stringer81018—221—46114—7749
#1 Andrew McGrath1541942—————41—7947
#9 Dylan Shiel7121932———1291—8446
#21 Dyson Heppell1081852—————6——8642
#10 Sam Weideman6395121—4—32—9442
#27 Mason Redman1472151———2—43—7041
#12 Will Setterfield1061654———4—33—8840
#8 Ben Hobbs7815151——1364—6938
#16 Archie Perkins85131421—5—21—7837
#43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti6713241———161—7736
#29 Jake Kelly1041462———2—31—9336
#34 Andrew Phillips63941—1211234—6435
#37 Nic Martin8111932———1—63—9534
#30 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher851331————266—10031
#19 Nick Hind741121———2—11—7820
#33 Alwyn Davey36931————141—6319
Jordan Ridley224—1—————1——369
Jye Menzie123—11————12—439