Match Recap
Sydney
13.16 (94)
vs
Essendon
14.4 (88)
Sydney won by 6
Sydney defeated Essendon 94–88, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the last quarter, when Sydney outscored Essendon 29–7; Sydney won disposals 293–255 and contested possessions 132–113.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 3.5 (23) | 7.8 (50) | 9.11 (65) | 13.16 (94) | 13.16 (94) |
| Essendon | 4.0 (24) | 10.1 (61) | 13.3 (81) | 14.4 (88) | 14.4 (88) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #31 Brett Kirk | 18 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | — | 97 | 92 |
| #1 Barry Hall | 13 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 100 | 82 |
| #37 Adam Goodes | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 95 | 73 |
| #32 Amon Buchanan | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 96 | 60 |
| #28 Jared Crouch | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 86 | 49 |
| #20 Luke Ablett | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 48 |
| #19 Michael OLoughlin | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 100 | 47 |
| #24 Jude Bolton | 9 | 12 | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 87 | 47 |
| #22 Jason Saddington | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 64 | 43 |
| #6 Craig Bolton | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 100 | 42 |
| #5 Ryan OKeefe | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 94 | 38 |
| #21 Leo Barry | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 100 | 37 |
| #42 Paul Bevan | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 80 | 37 |
| #17 Tadhg Kennelly | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 100 | 36 |
| #4 Ben Mathews | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 83 | 35 |
| #38 Luke Vogels | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 83 | 27 |
| #25 Andrew Schauble | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 88 | 18 |
| #8 David Spriggs | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 42 | 17 |
| #30 Lewis Roberts-Thomson | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 65 | 17 |
| #26 Sean Dempster | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 100 | 13 |
| #33 Jarred Moore | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 44 | 13 |
| #2 Nick Davis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #33 Adam McPhee | 19 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 80 |
| #26 Jason Laycock | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 25 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | 100 | 61 |
| #10 Mark McVeigh | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 100 | 57 |
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 100 | 52 |
| #31 Dustin Fletcher | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 100 | 52 |
| #1 Mark Johnson | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 89 | 49 |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 97 | 48 |
| #36 Ty Zantuck | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 100 | 46 |
| #43 Dean Rioli | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 76 | 45 |
| #24 Brent Stanton | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 71 | 44 |
| #12 Andrew Welsh | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 100 | 44 |
| #11 Damien Peverill | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 42 |
| #41 Andrew Lovett | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 95 | 42 |
| #42 Nathan Lovett-Murray | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 72 | 36 |
| #23 Mark Bolton | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 84 | 26 |
| #37 Marcus Bullen | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 54 | 21 |
| #17 Paul Thomas | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 87 | 20 |
| #14 Jason Johnson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 73 | 18 |
| #28 Justin Murphy | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 74 | 16 |
| #16 Kepler Bradley | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 41 | 13 |
| #8 Jason Winderlich | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 46 | 12 |
| #3 Aaron Henneman | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 40 | 6 |