Match Recap
Round 24·Sun, 16-Aug-2026 4:40 PM·M.C.G.·24,767 att.
Essendon
11.10 (76)
vs
Sydney
17.10 (112)
Sydney won by 36

Sydney defeated Essendon 112–76, by 36 points. The match turned in the first quarter, when Sydney outscored Essendon 55–18; Essendon won the tackles count 76–61.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.0 (18)7.4 (46)9.7 (61)11.10 (76)11.10 (76)
Sydney9.1 (55)11.4 (70)13.9 (87)17.10 (112)17.10 (112)

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
Isaac Heeney
Sydney
29 disposals, 3 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 100
2
Errol Gulden
Sydney
47 disposals, 4 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 94
3
Will Setterfield
Essendon
32 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 87
4
Brodie Grundy
Sydney
25 disposals, 1 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 76
5
Chad Warner
Sydney
23 disposals, 3 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 74
6
Vigo Visentini
Essendon
19 disposals, 1 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 67

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
#12 Will Setterfield201232551——88126—7587
#17 Vigo Visentini13619961—142186—6867
#31 Zach Reid1552093———3—71—9366
#15 Dyson Sharp12102237—1—34102—7861
#25 Jaxon Prior16—16951——2132—6959
#6 Jye Caldwell11172844—2—24101—6558
#21 Archie Roberts2352872—————44—8557
#24 Nick Bryan1091923——1746103—6055
#27 Mason Redman1642043———2—4——8749
#7 Zach Merrett8162422———4591—7848
#38 Rhys Unwin66122711—1—71—7444
#1 Andrew McGrath9101963———2—61—8043
#30 Nate Caddy83115—31—3—54—8940
#2 Jacob Farrow961552—1—315——7938
#10 Isaac Kako6121812—1—4191—7838
#29 Max Kondogiannis561116———3261—7235
#20 Peter Wright6393121—1—34—9130
#44 Archer Day-Wicks5510251——2—13—7629
#4 Kyle Langford67134————1—41—8028
#16 Archie Perkins729711————12—7927
#34 Jaxon Artemis18916—————3——7826
#36 Angus Clarke62822—1———44—8916
#23 Harry Jones53831—————32—7616

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
#5 Isaac Heeney1415299732—67185—88100
#21 Errol Gulden30174734———68125—7794
#4 Brodie Grundy12132551——2259135—6976
#1 Chad Warner131023453——5574—7674
#44 Jake Lloyd12921712——314——8854
#22 Nick Blakey17122922———4154—9052
#6 Logan McDonald96157—22———53—8851
#34 Matt Roberts9101934———3162—7742
#13 Jai Serong87154—1——4262—8338
#14 Callum Mills12112321———3156—7337
#16 Braeden Campbell9514—3———3361—8036
#9 Jesse Dattoli66123311—2—42—6834
#30 Tom McCartin7111841—————54—9534
#29 Joel Hamling381142—————4——8533
#35 Charlie Curnow8192—41———54—8333
#17 James Jordon3111414———116——8433
#24 Dane Rampe2131534—————73—7932
#26 Riley Bice731025———1—33—7229
#15 Sam Wicks781525—————55—8529
#45 Will Green33631—1112141—5725
#25 Billy Cootee369231——1—44—7022
#11 Tom Papley2810—4———3—32—7122
#32 Harry Kyle371011———2—42—6318