Match Recap
Essendon
11.5 (71)
vs
Sydney
8.15 (63)
Essendon won by 8
Essendon defeated Sydney 71–63, by 8 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Sydney 36–9; Essendon led disposals 444–348 while Sydney edged contested possessions 140–118.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3.1 (19) | 9.1 (55) | 11.4 (70) | 11.5 (71) | 11.5 (71) |
| Sydney | 1.1 (7) | 2.4 (16) | 5.10 (40) | 8.15 (63) | 8.15 (63) |
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 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 87 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 18 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 76 |
| #12 Will Setterfield | 11 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 78 | 71 |
| #31 Zach Reid | 18 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 100 | 71 |
| #17 Todd Goldstein | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 82 | 65 |
| #25 Jaxon Prior | 17 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 86 | 60 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 19 | 13 | 32 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 81 | 59 |
| #22 Sam Durham | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | — | 77 | 56 |
| #30 Nate Caddy | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 70 | 55 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 86 | 52 |
| #6 Jye Caldwell | 8 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 68 | 47 |
| #41 Saad El-Hawli | 15 | 6 | 21 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 80 | 46 |
| #28 Xavier Duursma | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 77 | 46 |
| #21 Archie Roberts | 11 | 16 | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 78 | 46 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 78 | 36 |
| #20 Peter Wright | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 81 | 33 |
| #32 Ben McKay | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 100 | 33 |
| #8 Ben Hobbs | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 74 | 31 |
| Lewis Hayes | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 67 | 29 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 87 | 27 |
| #10 Isaac Kako | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 76 | 21 |
| #44 Archer Day-Wicks | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 65 | 18 |
| Dylan Shiel | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 20 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Brodie Grundy | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | 84 | 83 |
| #1 Chad Warner | 13 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 93 | 70 |
| #22 Nick Blakey | 21 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 78 | 67 |
| #8 James Rowbottom | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 73 | 60 |
| #5 Isaac Heeney | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 89 | 60 |
| #27 Justin McInerney | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 82 | 54 |
| #34 Matt Roberts | 17 | 9 | 26 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 86 | 51 |
| #30 Tom McCartin | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 98 | 50 |
| #16 Braeden Campbell | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 82 | 42 |
| #26 Riley Bice | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 87 | 39 |
| #9 Will Hayward | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 84 | 38 |
| #13 Oliver Florent | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 84 | 37 |
| #44 Jake Lloyd | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 86 | 35 |
| #17 James Jordon | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 80 | 34 |
| Angus Sheldrick | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 33 | 30 |
| #2 Hayden McLean | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 69 | 27 |
| #33 Caiden Cleary | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 74 | 23 |
| #15 Sam Wicks | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 86 | 22 |
| #37 Corey Warner | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 77 | 22 |
| #24 Dane Rampe | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 78 | 21 |
| #10 Aaron Francis | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 71 | 13 |
| #29 Joel Hamling | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 79 | 8 |
| Ben Paton | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 49 | 6 |