Match Recap
Round 25·Sun, 23-Aug-2026 12:20 PM·Docklands·29,200 att.
Essendon
14.11 (95)
vs
Port Adelaide
16.9 (105)
Port Adelaide won by 10

Port Adelaide defeated Essendon 105–95, by 10 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Port Adelaide 25–8; Essendon won disposals 384–351 and tackles 75–49.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.5 (17)5.8 (38)9.9 (63)14.11 (95)14.11 (95)
Port Adelaide3.3 (21)8.6 (54)9.8 (62)16.9 (105)16.9 (105)

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
Jase Burgoyne
Port Adelaide
30 disposals, 2 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 100
2
Will Setterfield
Essendon
32 disposals, 10 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 96
3
Nate Caddy
Essendon
17 disposals, 6 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 74
4
Andrew McGrath
Essendon
25 disposals, 13 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 72
5
Zach Merrett
Essendon
32 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 70
6
Mitch Georgiades
Port Adelaide
15 disposals, 5 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 62

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
#12 Will Setterfield151732710———57151—8096
#30 Nate Caddy9817616——1—124—9174
#1 Andrew McGrath121325213———5462—8372
#7 Zach Merrett1814327311—4363—8470
#31 Zach Reid15419113————163—9160
#21 Archie Roberts14132741———4381—9154
#36 Angus Clarke95145332—4253—8353
#15 Dyson Sharp10122235———7595—7252
#25 Jaxon Prior11102165—1—1133—8851
#16 Archie Perkins103139211—4—41—7350
#6 Jye Caldwell9142343—1—1—83—6443
#24 Nick Bryan5611—1——293571—6342
#44 Archer Day-Wicks961563—2—1131—7541
#4 Kyle Langford751233———1—72—8537
#20 Peter Wright7—76121—2—11—7537
#10 Isaac Kako6915—31——11101—7134
#23 Harry Jones951441———1—42—9031
#2 Jacob Farrow921133———4132—7831
#17 Vigo Visentini54953——10—232—7030
#38 Rhys Unwin43734———4133—7026
#29 Max Kondogiannis581332—1———41—6525
#27 Mason Redman861431———3—36—8423
#34 Jaxon Artemis471111—————41—7318

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
#7 Jase Burgoyne21930582——67154—84100
#19 Mitch Georgiades114159151—1—36—9762
#16 Ollie Wines121527451——13105—7459
#35 Joe Richards1662275———4433—8059
#24 Jordon Sweet78153—111927101—7557
#33 Darcy Byrne-Jones16102631—1—2184—7849
#14 Miles Bergman1572272———1166—8147
#23 Will Brodie8142212———37111—6146
#34 Lachie Jones1081844———1—51—8746
#11 Christian Moraes91019321——413——8545
#17 Jack Whitlock68146—2——1—41—9540
#15 Jacob Wehr13215—————237——8440
#46 Xavier Bamert9211431——2—32—7237
#5 Joe Berry1051531—1—4—5——7937
#39 Mitch Zadow7183321—3134—8036
#47 Alex Van Wyk481231——183173—5635
#29 Tom Anastasopoulos8614111——3—52—6129
#44 Corey Durdin35824———1—31—8328
#43 Josh Lai661212———2—31—8827
#38 Dante Visentini7185——————42—9124
#32 Harrison Ramm33632———1—32—7821
#4 Todd Marshall62821—1—2—3——5920
#41 Balyn OBrien22411————142—7411