Match Recap
Essendon
16.12 (108)
vs
Sydney
15.8 (98)
Essendon won by 10
Essendon defeated Sydney 108–98, by 10 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Sydney outscored Essendon 43–26; Essendon won the contested possessions count 134–113.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5.6 (36) | 7.8 (50) | 12.10 (82) | 16.12 (108) | 16.12 (108) |
| Sydney | 4.3 (27) | 4.6 (30) | 8.7 (55) | 15.8 (98) | 15.8 (98) |
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
Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Dean Solomon | 9 | 10 | 19 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 18 | 2 | — | 94 | 85 |
| #5 James Hird | 17 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 72 |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 98 | 65 |
| #31 Dustin Fletcher | 18 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 97 | 64 |
| #14 Jason Johnson | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 79 | 62 |
| #11 Damien Peverill | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 100 | 44 |
| #19 David Hille | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 58 | 44 |
| #28 Justin Murphy | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 100 | 44 |
| #33 Adam McPhee | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 43 |
| #12 Andrew Welsh | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 100 | 40 |
| #24 Joe Misiti | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 52 | 37 |
| #42 Nathan Lovett-Murray | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 72 | 37 |
| #1 Mark Johnson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 75 | 35 |
| #27 Matthew Allan | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 42 | 33 |
| #9 Adam Ramanauskas | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 82 | 32 |
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 100 | 31 |
| #23 Mark Bolton | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 100 | 30 |
| #43 Dean Rioli | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 77 | 30 |
| #2 Mark Mercuri | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 58 | 24 |
| #34 Brent Stanton | 8 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 57 | 23 |
| #36 Ricky Dyson | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 59 | 21 |
| #6 Sean Wellman | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 100 | 15 |
Sydney — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Barry Hall | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 78 |
| #31 Brett Kirk | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | 96 | 77 |
| #5 Ryan OKeefe | 16 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 100 | 76 |
| #42 Paul Bevan | 16 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 98 | 65 |
| #28 Jared Crouch | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 95 | 51 |
| #24 Jude Bolton | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 88 | 49 |
| #10 Paul Williams | 10 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 100 | 47 |
| #13 Adam Schneider | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 81 | 46 |
| #37 Adam Goodes | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 100 | 45 |
| #12 Nic Fosdike | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 75 | 41 |
| #11 Stuart Maxfield | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 88 | 41 |
| #22 Jason Saddington | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 100 | 37 |
| #4 Ben Mathews | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 100 | 36 |
| #2 Nick Davis | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 87 | 34 |
| #6 Craig Bolton | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 100 | 30 |
| #21 Leo Barry | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 100 | 26 |
| #27 Jason Ball | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 53 | 26 |
| #17 Tadhg Kennelly | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 100 | 18 |
| #3 Jarrad McVeigh | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 42 | 10 |
| #15 Stephen Doyle | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 57 | 8 |
| #18 Heath James | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 |
| #45 Aaron Rogers | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 34 | — |