Match Recap
Round 5·Fri, 5-Apr-2024 7:40 PM (7:10 PM)·Adelaide Oval·47,461 att.
Port Adelaide
17.9 (111)
vs
Essendon
6.6 (42)
Port Adelaide won by 69

Port Adelaide defeated Essendon 111–42, by 69 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the second quarter, when Port Adelaide outscored Essendon 39–7; Essendon led disposals 376–356 while Port Adelaide edged inside-50s 63–43.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Port Adelaide4.0 (24)10.3 (63)13.7 (85)17.9 (111)17.9 (111)
Essendon3.3 (21)4.4 (28)6.5 (41)6.6 (42)6.6 (42)

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
Zach Merrett
Essendon
36 disposals, 5 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 91
2
Connor Rozee
Port Adelaide
36 disposals, 3 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 90
3
Jason Horne-Francis
Port Adelaide
31 disposals, 3 tackles, 10 clearances
KICK 78
4
Zak Butters
Port Adelaide
26 disposals, 7 tackles, 5 clearances
KICK 73
5
Nic Martin
Essendon
35 disposals, 2 tackles, 3 I50s
KICK 65
6
Xavier Duursma
Essendon
26 disposals, 4 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 65

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
#1 Connor Rozee2016365232—7516638290
#18 Jason Horne-Francis21103153———71013226278
#9 Zak Butters13132667—1—1512317473
#28 Willem Drew7111826———46173—7461
#11 Jeremy Finlayson181198131—3155—8459
#19 Mitch Georgiades96158322—4—52—7755
#33 Darcy Byrne-Jones104146—3——1—41—8050
#5 Dan Houston1662241———6—41—8347
#13 Ivan Soldo5510111—231585—9445
#21 Aliir Aliir13—1372———1—31—9543
#3 Ryan Burton163196————3133—8242
#6 Kane Farrell971674———2—32—8239
#14 Miles Bergman1241653———6255—8239
#27 Esava Ratugolea10—1062———2—4——8438
#44 Jackson Mead981762———3176—8336
#22 Charlie Dixon82107——1—1—64—9530
#15 Willie Rioli8311—13——3—55—8330
#25 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher911061———1—22—9429
#41 Jed McEntee268151————51—7928
Jase Burgoyne911061—1—2132—4327
#4 Todd Marshall639411——2—22—6726
#34 Lachie Jones54931———2142—8025
Travis Boak25711———1142—3913

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
#7 Zach Merrett22143665—1—77134—8691
#37 Nic Martin18173572———3—92—9665
#28 Xavier Duursma12142654———12101—8965
#6 Jye Caldwell11132458———4385—6860
#21 Dyson Heppell13122572————291—8357
#32 Ben McKay991861—————111—10050
#29 Jake Kelly9112054———2161—9149
#12 Will Setterfield8111927———2485—8249
#1 Andrew McGrath1151614———2454—8342
#16 Archie Perkins106161211—3371—5041
#3 Darcy Parish6152123————2113—8041
#23 Harry Jones8311911——3—22—8539
#13 Nik Cox1421651———2—25—9736
#8 Ben Hobbs941337———1—22—8436
#15 Jayden Laverde551052—————51—8534
#27 Mason Redman961532———1—52—7632
#11 Jade Gresham6612113——3—75—8031
#2 Sam Draper71812—1143114—7726
#4 Kyle Langford45924———1152—10026
#17 Todd Goldstein35811——20——32—6823
#25 Jake Stringer549311————43—6719
Nick Hind5—521—1—4—11—3318
Jye Menzie2242——1—1—2——4012