Match Recap
Essendon
10.11 (71)
vs
St Kilda
9.13 (67)
Essendon won by 4
Essendon defeated St Kilda 71–67, by 4 points after a nailbiter. St Kilda led by 11 at half-time before Essendon took over in the second half; Essendon won disposals 417–392 and contested possessions 146–133.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3.1 (19) | 5.3 (33) | 8.5 (53) | 10.11 (71) | 10.11 (71) |
| St Kilda | 4.4 (28) | 6.8 (44) | 8.12 (60) | 9.13 (67) | 9.13 (67) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.
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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
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| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #37 Nic Martin | 31 | 13 | 44 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 97 | 88 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 15 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | 78 | 73 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 19 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 77 | 72 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 23 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 83 | 71 |
| #3 Darcy Parish | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | — | 85 | 66 |
| #28 Xavier Duursma | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 85 | 60 |
| #6 Jye Caldwell | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 78 | 57 |
| #32 Ben McKay | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | 100 | 55 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 19 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 79 | 51 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 50 |
| #23 Harry Jones | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 81 | 47 |
| #8 Ben Hobbs | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 73 | 47 |
| #2 Sam Draper | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 77 | 46 |
| #25 Jake Stringer | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | 80 | 44 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 71 | 42 |
| #29 Jake Kelly | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 94 | 40 |
| #15 Jayden Laverde | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 98 | 40 |
| #13 Nik Cox | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 81 | 39 |
| #17 Todd Goldstein | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 57 | 31 |
| Sam Durham | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 46 | 28 |
| #47 Jye Menzie | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 75 | 19 |
| #11 Jade Gresham | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 79 | 18 |
| Nick Hind | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 28 | 18 |
St Kilda — 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 →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Jack Steele | 11 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 84 | 80 |
| #36 Riley Bonner | 29 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 82 | 76 |
| #19 Rowan Marshall | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 27 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | — | 84 | 74 |
| #6 Sebastian Ross | 15 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 71 |
| #35 Jack Sinclair | 16 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 81 | 57 |
| #8 Bradley Hill | 15 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 80 | 54 |
| #1 Jack Higgins | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 84 | 51 |
| #25 Mattaes Phillipou | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 82 | 48 |
| #26 Josh Battle | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 93 | 47 |
| #44 Callum Wilkie | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 100 | 45 |
| #47 Anthony Caminiti | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 82 | 40 |
| #2 Marcus Windhager | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 81 | 39 |
| #7 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 81 | 39 |
| #13 Ryan Byrnes | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 86 | 36 |
| #28 Tim Membrey | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 89 | 34 |
| #3 Zak Jones | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 61 | 33 |
| #10 Mitch Owens | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 77 | 32 |
| #21 Zaine Cordy | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 90 | 29 |
| #16 Dan Butler | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 76 | 27 |
| #14 Liam Stocker | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 75 | 24 |
| #22 Darcy Wilson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 75 | 22 |
| Cooper Sharman | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 60 | 21 |
| Angus Hastie | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 22 | 8 |