Match Recap
Round 3·Sun, 22-Mar-2026 2:45 PM (2:15 PM)·Adelaide Oval·36,049 att.
Port Adelaide
20.13 (133)
vs
Essendon
10.10 (70)
Port Adelaide won by 63

Port Adelaide defeated Essendon 133–70, by 63 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Port Adelaide outscored Essendon 41–9; Port Adelaide won disposals 407–337 and inside-50s 60–43.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Port Adelaide6.5 (41)10.7 (67)15.10 (100)20.13 (133)20.13 (133)
Essendon1.3 (9)2.6 (18)5.8 (38)10.10 (70)10.10 (70)

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
Zak Butters
Port Adelaide
36 disposals, 6 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 96
2
Jason Horne-Francis
Port Adelaide
26 disposals, 3 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 86
3
Joe Richards
Port Adelaide
21 disposals, 2 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 73
4
Aliir Aliir
Port Adelaide
21 disposals, 1 tackles, 1 I50s
KICK 71
5
Willem Drew
Port Adelaide
21 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 68
6
Jye Caldwell
Essendon
27 disposals, 1 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 67

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 Butters261036762971038296
#18 Jason Horne-Francis215261023242737386
#35 Joe Richards101121562154117973
#21 Aliir Aliir21211911419771
#28 Willem Drew912214511281217868
#12 Jack Lukosius11516103313727964
#7 Jase Burgoyne111122441411018261
#37 Jack Watkins1582354164636457
#22 Logan Evans184221122428653
#6 Kane Farrell15217952128353
#24 Jordon Sweet6612312524938349
#4 Todd Marshall15151112318048
#5 Joe Berry109196215527745
#31 Ewan Mackinlay162187142528945
#19 Mitch Georgiades86149222137843
#1 Connor Rozee129212334655141
#15 Jacob Wehr1261884227337
#27 Esava Ratugolea1021291218437
#3 Jackson Mead11516611438332
#33 Darcy Byrne-Jones1021231112415831
#44 Corey Durdin5275121117929
#17 Jack Whitlock53861151248727
#14 Miles Bergman731061327425

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
#6 Jye Caldwell14132726153927567
#7 Zach Merrett178256452838165
#21 Archie Roberts15112642621138864
#30 Nate Caddy1111261432439555
#22 Sam Durham912217164668251
#40 Zak Johnson17926721128650
#25 Jaxon Prior146203321828249
#3 Darcy Parish8162413181347749
#1 Andrew McGrath7142133258742
#20 Peter Wright56114143158337
#10 Isaac Kako921131143318836
#31 Zach Reid861432119130
#28 Xavier Duursma41115411837628
#4 Kyle Langford641022111539127
#46 Lachlan Blakiston4593201758027
#8 Brayden Fiorini5510112318424
#16 Archie Perkins5492111216623
#29 Max Kondogiannis481211627619
#42 Jayden Nguyen14141138418
#32 Ben McKay336249417
#33 Hussien El Achkar5521417214
#27 Mason Redman44211710
#15 Dyson Sharp3251131449