Match Recap
Essendon
17.6 (108)
vs
Sydney
12.9 (81)
Essendon won by 27
Essendon defeated Sydney 108–81, by 27 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored Sydney 55–14; Essendon won disposals 342–304 and contested possessions 125–111.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 9.1 (55) | 11.3 (69) | 13.6 (84) | 17.6 (108) | 17.6 (108) |
| Sydney | 2.2 (14) | 8.4 (52) | 10.6 (66) | 12.9 (81) | 12.9 (81) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 19 | 7 | 26 | 10 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 100 |
| #19 David Hille | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 88 | 67 |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 61 |
| #4 Jobe Watson | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 2 | — | 75 | 61 |
| #33 Adam McPhee | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 96 | 54 |
| #13 Andrew Lovett | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 71 | 53 |
| #26 Chris Heffernan | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | 68 | 50 |
| #12 Andrew Welsh | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 100 | 49 |
| #24 Brent Stanton | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 81 | 48 |
| #17 Scott Camporeale | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 85 | 47 |
| #1 Mark Johnson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 88 | 46 |
| #42 Nathan Lovett-Murray | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 77 | 45 |
| #16 Kepler Bradley | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 100 | 42 |
| #31 Dustin Fletcher | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 100 | 39 |
| #7 Dean Solomon | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | 93 | 34 |
| #14 Jason Johnson | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 64 | 34 |
| #20 Henry Slattery | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 100 | 33 |
| #6 Angus Monfries | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 87 | 31 |
| #8 Jason Winderlich | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 66 | 23 |
| #10 Mark McVeigh | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 71 | 23 |
| #11 Damien Peverill | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 49 | 18 |
| #30 Paddy Ryder | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 46 | 14 |
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 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 95 |
| #37 Adam Goodes | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 96 | 64 |
| #6 Craig Bolton | 17 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 100 | 62 |
| #2 Nick Davis | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 85 | 50 |
| #5 Ryan OKeefe | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 99 | 50 |
| #32 Amon Buchanan | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 86 | 49 |
| #24 Jude Bolton | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 81 | 46 |
| #20 Luke Ablett | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | 82 | 43 |
| #31 Brett Kirk | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 86 | 43 |
| #19 Michael OLoughlin | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 98 | 42 |
| #13 Adam Schneider | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 77 | 41 |
| #21 Leo Barry | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 95 | 35 |
| #28 Jared Crouch | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 77 | 34 |
| #4 Ben Mathews | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 86 | 30 |
| #16 Darren Jolly | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 70 | 29 |
| #25 Ted Richards | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 100 | 27 |
| #30 Lewis Roberts-Thomson | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 78 | 26 |
| #10 Paul Williams | 7 | 6 | 13 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 71 | 26 |
| #12 Nic Fosdike | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 61 | 25 |
| #3 Jarrad McVeigh | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 45 | 24 |
| #26 Sean Dempster | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 95 | 14 |
| #23 Paul Chambers | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 30 | 11 |