Match Recap
Essendon
22.5 (137)
vs
West Coast
20.11 (131)
Essendon won by 6
Essendon defeated West Coast 137–131, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Essendon outscored West Coast 48–18; Essendon won the disposals count 321–283.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 8.0 (48) | 10.1 (61) | 16.3 (99) | 22.5 (137) | 22.5 (137) |
| West Coast | 3.0 (18) | 7.5 (47) | 15.8 (98) | 20.11 (131) | 20.11 (131) |
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
Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 James Hird | 27 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 20 | 7 | — | 100 | 100 |
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 90 |
| #11 Damien Peverill | 16 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 91 | 82 |
| #2 Mark Mercuri | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | 89 | 73 |
| #7 Dean Solomon | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 94 | 68 |
| #19 David Hille | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | 83 | 67 |
| #12 Andrew Welsh | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 100 | 56 |
| #28 Justin Murphy | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 94 | 51 |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 100 | 44 |
| #43 Dean Rioli | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 77 | 44 |
| #36 Ricky Dyson | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 80 | 43 |
| #9 Adam Ramanauskas | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 100 | 43 |
| #31 Dustin Fletcher | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 100 | 42 |
| #23 Mark Bolton | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 100 | 41 |
| #33 Adam McPhee | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 100 | 38 |
| #37 Marcus Bullen | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 82 | 37 |
| #24 Joe Misiti | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 42 | 25 |
| #3 Aaron Henneman | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 97 | 18 |
| #27 Matthew Allan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 16 |
| #20 Ted Richards | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 42 | 15 |
| #42 Nathan Lovett-Murray | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 47 | 14 |
| #29 Joel Reynolds | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 47 | 7 |
West Coast — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Ben Cousins | 17 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 94 |
| #4 Daniel Kerr | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 95 | 76 |
| #3 Chris Judd | 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 70 |
| #2 Andrew McDougall | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | 97 | 60 |
| #28 Ashley Sampi | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 100 | 55 |
| #32 Andrew Embley | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 97 | 55 |
| #16 Damien Adkins | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 63 | 45 |
| #7 Chad Fletcher | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 100 | 45 |
| #27 Glen Jakovich | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 85 | 40 |
| #21 Quinten Lynch | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | 100 | 38 |
| #39 Adam Hunter | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 78 | 37 |
| #10 Michael Braun | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 91 | 37 |
| #44 David Wirrpanda | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 100 | 37 |
| #35 Kasey Green | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 92 | 33 |
| #46 Trent Carroll | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 100 | 29 |
| #33 Phillip Matera | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 100 | 29 |
| #20 Dean Cox | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 76 | 28 |
| #5 Chad Morrison | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 72 | 28 |
| #17 Daniel Chick | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 69 | 22 |
| #18 Rowan Jones | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 36 | 20 |
| #22 Beau Waters | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 39 | 17 |
| #1 Michael Gardiner | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 1 |