Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 4-Apr-2015 4:35 PM (3:35 PM)·Stadium Australia·23,274 att.
Sydney
10.12 (72)
vs
Essendon
9.6 (60)
Sydney won by 12

Sydney defeated Essendon 72–60, by 12 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when Sydney outscored Essendon 46–0; Sydney won disposals 374–339 and contested possessions 176–150.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sydney0.1 (1)1.7 (13)3.8 (26)10.12 (72)10.12 (72)
Essendon4.3 (27)5.5 (35)9.6 (60)9.6 (60)9.6 (60)

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
Dyson Heppell
Essendon
26 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 82
2
Josh Kennedy
Sydney
30 disposals, 6 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 81
3
Dan Hannebery
Sydney
26 disposals, 8 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 77
4
Ben Howlett
Essendon
19 disposals, 12 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 74
5
Kieren Jack
Sydney
29 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 73
6
Luke Parker
Sydney
35 disposals, 6 tackles, 10 clearances
KICK 72

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 →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#12 Josh Kennedy10203016———29243—9081
#4 Dan Hannebery12142618———68141—8777
#15 Kieren Jack1712295312—6612328173
#26 Luke Parker17183516——1310177—6372
#8 Kurt Tippett6410332222——10218562
#5 Isaac Heeney134173712—7282—7859
#14 Craig Bird11920332——3394—8954
#23 Lance Franklin93121431—4287—9350
#24 Dane Rampe8101856———1173—8548
#11 Jeremy Laidler1111221—1—24—10——8048
#38 Mike Pyke5—5—5——372323—8942
#7 Harry Cunningham5121733————281—8540
#40 Nick Smith1041412———3161—9540
#39 Heath Grundy6111722———3162—9339
#32 Lewis Jetta1231523———3253—8537
#22 Dean Towers6101612———3261—8436
#2 Rhyce Shaw1341722———2155—8432
#16 Gary Rohan96154——1—2—73—8131
#25 Ted Richards71821—————21—9429
#20 Sam Reid36931——41—4——8823
Adam Goodes45924—1—2—21—5622
Jake Lloyd103134————3—44—3621

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
#21 Dyson Heppell19726531—476122—8282
Ben Howlett10919112———3711238274
#4 Jobe Watson91322361—4210143—8471
#17 Jake Melksham164204911—461011—9271
#26 Cale Hooker136197——112—8——9854
#3 Paul Chapman1261843———4392—8654
#9 Brendon Goddard1011212111——3102—8649
#18 Michael Hurley1631951———1—94—9449
#11 David Zaharakis8111934————6104—8647
#32 Travis Colyer13619—211—3493—8746
#13 Adam Cooney94131231—1382—8345
#7 Zach Merrett1161725———2261—7945
#29 Patrick Ambrose3811311——22142—7243
#31 Dustin Fletcher154193——————5——9141
#2 Tom Bellchambers3582——137—331—8941
#35 Martin Gleeson951422———2—9——7137
#1 Michael Hibberd1351831————142—8535
#12 Mark Baguley921145———4——3—9233
#5 Brent Stanton1021235———2—35—9233
#6 Joe Daniher459241——3245—7327
#22 Jake Carlisle4—411———2—22—9011
David Myers1—1——————————3—