Match Recap
Essendon
10.13 (73)
vs
West Coast
11.6 (72)
Essendon won by 1
Essendon defeated West Coast 73–72, by 1 point after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored West Coast 38–13; Essendon won contested possessions 132–97 and tackles 60–46.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1.6 (12) | 7.8 (50) | 8.10 (58) | 10.13 (73) | 10.13 (73) |
| West Coast | 2.2 (14) | 4.3 (27) | 6.5 (41) | 11.6 (72) | 11.6 (72) |
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 →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Zach Merrett | 14 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 84 | 84 |
| #3 Darcy Parish | 17 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 81 |
| #19 Nick Hind | 24 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 85 | 71 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 92 | 68 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 17 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 83 | 63 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 82 | 61 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 83 | 58 |
| #30 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | 12 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 97 | 56 |
| #20 Peter Wright | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | 94 | 47 |
| #8 Ben Hobbs | 12 | 5 | 17 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | 73 | 47 |
| #34 Andrew Phillips | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 33 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 69 | 44 |
| #22 Sam Durham | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 82 | 42 |
| #24 Nick Bryan | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 19 | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 52 | 37 |
| #15 Jayden Laverde | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 91 | 35 |
| #5 Elijah Tsatas | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 75 | 35 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 78 | 34 |
| #13 Nik Cox | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 85 | 34 |
| Jye Caldwell | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 47 | 33 |
| #37 Nic Martin | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 91 | 32 |
| #29 Jake Kelly | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 90 | 28 |
| #47 Jye Menzie | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 84 | 22 |
| #35 Matt Guelfi | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 78 | 15 |
| Alwyn Davey | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 24 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Tim Kelly | 16 | 14 | 30 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 77 |
| #14 Liam Duggan | 21 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | 80 | 65 |
| #23 Alex Witherden | 18 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 78 | 63 |
| #15 Jamie Cripps | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 87 | 61 |
| #5 Jayden Hunt | 13 | 11 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 95 | 52 |
| #12 Oscar Allen | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 96 | 46 |
| #16 Luke Edwards | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 74 | 45 |
| #28 Tom Cole | 13 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 85 | 45 |
| #3 Andrew Gaff | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 86 | 42 |
| #6 Elliot Yeo | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 77 | 42 |
| #27 Jack Darling | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 100 | 42 |
| #21 Jack Petruccelle | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 77 | 40 |
| #35 Josh Rotham | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 91 | 34 |
| #20 Jeremy McGovern | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 83 | 33 |
| #41 Ryan Maric | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 84 | 32 |
| #19 Brady Hough | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 87 | 27 |
| #8 Elijah Hewett | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 70 | 27 |
| #18 Campbell Chesser | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 73 | 26 |
| #32 Bailey Williams | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 76 | 26 |
| #44 Noah Long | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 79 | 26 |
| Jack Williams | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 59 | 22 |
| #24 Xavier ONeill | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 65 | 16 |
| Greg Clark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |