Match Recap
Round 12·Fri, 23-May-2025 7:40 PM·M.C.G.·76,051 att.
Essendon
11.15 (81)
vs
Richmond
8.10 (58)
Essendon won by 23

Essendon defeated Richmond 81–58, by 23 points. Essendon won disposals 442–342 and tackles 74–54.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon2.1 (13)6.4 (40)9.8 (62)11.15 (81)11.15 (81)
Richmond1.2 (8)4.7 (31)7.8 (50)8.10 (58)8.10 (58)

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
Nic Martin
Essendon
35 disposals, 2 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 100
2
Zach Merrett
Essendon
37 disposals, 7 tackles, 3 clearances
KICK 92
3
Jye Caldwell
Essendon
29 disposals, 11 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 77
4
Peter Wright
Essendon
18 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 74
5
Jacob Hopper
Richmond
23 disposals, 5 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 71
6
Sam Durham
Essendon
26 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 70

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
#37 Nic Martin26935982——86124386100
#7 Zach Merrett22153787—1—639129192
#6 Jye Caldwell92029311———36164—7477
#20 Peter Wright144185423182263—8974
#22 Sam Durham1214264511—2613317870
#36 Angus Clarke142168331—6—32—8462
#21 Archie Roberts2014346——1—6154—8161
#28 Xavier Duursma17102792—2—4—45—9158
#12 Will Setterfield8111968————36——7357
#1 Andrew McGrath14173152———2184—8156
#16 Archie Perkins131124241——1695—8155
#17 Todd Goldstein2911—2——38—8105—7952
#25 Jaxon Prior2032382———3—44—8851
#31 Zach Reid961553—————71—5838
#15 Jayden Laverde1071761————234—9134
#35 Matt Guelfi279—51——1—52—7530
#10 Isaac Kako5101531———2151—7627
#27 Mason Redman105156————1—12—7627
Ben Hobbs54923—1———31—4523
#32 Ben McKay44841—————41—9822
#11 Jade Gresham3710—2———2—3——8020
#30 Nate Caddy74111—12—3—46—8619
Kyle Langford3—32————3—11—3711

Richmond — 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
#2 Jacob Hopper1582335—1—59133—8571
#14 Tim Taranto121123542——32123—8364
#41 Sam Banks2362982———2—54—8261
#1 Nick Vlastuin1772442———21104—8558
#28 Kane McAuliffe9122166—1—226——7556
#13 Hugo Ralphsmith116174421—5—83—8654
#35 Nathan Broad1572281———2—51—9453
#5 Jack Ross991874———5—43—8548
#30 Tom Brown1652142———2151—8347
#12 Ben Miller1131463———1—31—9146
#33 Kamdyn McIntosh861455———1142—8243
#49 Kaleb Smith9112051———1272—7742
#50 Campbell Gray651162—————21—8436
#32 Samson Ryan471121——273375—7535
#7 Rhyan Mansell74115112—4—23—7430
#44 Seth Campbell741133———2143—8527
#26 Jonty Faull5492—11—3—54—8924
#38 Tom Sims27913——31183—7324
Thomson Dow381133—————42—4223
#48 Steely Green54931—1—3—34—8315
#22 Sam Lalor2—21—2————1——6414
#31 Luke Trainor4482————1—34—7512
Maurice Rioli13411—————31—4611