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 Butters26103676—2—97103—8296
#18 Jason Horne-Francis2152610232—4273—7386
#35 Joe Richards1011215621—5411——7973
#21 Aliir Aliir21—21191———1—41—9771
#28 Willem Drew912214511—28121—7868
#12 Jack Lukosius1151610331—3—72—7964
#7 Jase Burgoyne111122441——41101—8261
#37 Jack Watkins15823541——6463—6457
#22 Logan Evans18422112———2—42—8653
#6 Kane Farrell1521795———212——8353
#24 Jordon Sweet66123—1—252493—8349
#4 Todd Marshall15—15111———2—31—8048
#5 Joe Berry109196—21—5—52—7745
#31 Ewan Mackinlay162187——1—4252—8945
#19 Mitch Georgiades86149222———13—7843
#1 Connor Rozee1292123———3465—5141
#15 Jacob Wehr126188————4—22—7337
#27 Esava Ratugolea102129—————121—8437
#3 Jackson Mead115166————1143—8332
#33 Darcy Byrne-Jones102123111——241—5831
#44 Corey Durdin527512———111—7929
#17 Jack Whitlock53861—151—24—8727
#14 Miles Bergman73106—1————32—7425

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 Caldwell141327261——5392—7567
#7 Zach Merrett1782564———5283—8165
#21 Archie Roberts15112642———62113—8864
#30 Nate Caddy111126143—2—43—9555
#22 Sam Durham91221—71——6466—8251
#40 Zak Johnson179267————2112—8650
#25 Jaxon Prior1462033———2182—8249
#3 Darcy Parish8162413———18134—7749
#1 Andrew McGrath7142133———2—5——8742
#20 Peter Wright56114———14315——8337
#10 Isaac Kako92113114—3—31—8836
#31 Zach Reid861432—————11—9130
#28 Xavier Duursma4111541————183—7628
#4 Kyle Langford6410221—11—53—9127
#46 Lachlan Blakiston459—3——201—75—8027
#8 Brayden Fiorini55101—1——2—31—8424
#16 Archie Perkins549211——1—21—6623
#29 Max Kondogiannis48121————1—62—7619
#42 Jayden Nguyen—14141—————13——8418
#32 Ben McKay3362——————4——9417
#33 Hussien El Achkar—55—2————141—7214
#27 Mason Redman4—42——————1——1710
#15 Dyson Sharp3251—————131—449