Match Recap
Round 9·Sat, 4-May-2024 6:10 PM (8:10 PM)·Perth Stadium·51,751 att.
West Coast
11.5 (71)
vs
Essendon
11.11 (77)
Essendon won by 6

Essendon defeated West Coast 77–71, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored West Coast 31–19; Essendon won disposals 381–337 and tackles 67–45.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Coast1.1 (7)4.2 (26)8.5 (53)11.5 (71)11.5 (71)
Essendon2.5 (17)7.6 (48)10.8 (68)11.11 (77)11.11 (77)

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
Darcy Parish
Essendon
36 disposals, 5 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 91
2
Tim Kelly
West Coast
29 disposals, 4 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 81
3
Nic Martin
Essendon
32 disposals, 2 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 73
4
Zach Merrett
Essendon
29 disposals, 3 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 65
5
Bailey Williams
West Coast
17 disposals, 1 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 62
6
Tom Barrass
West Coast
22 disposals, 2 clearances, 1 I50s
KICK 62

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 →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 Tim Kelly18112924691428481
#32 Bailey Williams1071741118351247662
#37 Tom Barrass148228121029662
#14 Liam Duggan2062662325428760
#2 Jake Waterman92118231619558
#34 Jack Williams96153231442717156
#15 Jamie Cripps81220431441038550
#6 Elliot Yeo761324134915046
#20 Jeremy McGovern11516422518543
#23 Alex Witherden81220433628641
#28 Tom Cole94131512428036
#21 Jack Petruccelle84122322728436
#19 Brady Hough105153212429034
#9 Harley Reid5914152638034
#7 Reuben Ginbey115164348033
#18 Campbell Chesser66123111139231
#4 Dom Sheed59141312747030
#27 Jack Darling74113241549630
#16 Luke Edwards65115241148325
#35 Josh Rotham911081117625
Noah Long6393135623
#1 Liam Ryan4373127211
Harvey Johnston22431255

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
#3 Darcy Parish22143611566828491
#37 Nic Martin22103282426519773
#7 Zach Merrett1217294331434338565
#28 Xavier Duursma1392254132718657
#4 Kyle Langford6612443321639755
#22 Sam Durham101525231371258053
#16 Archie Perkins98174582646351
#17 Todd Goldstein5712353143567950
#29 Jake Kelly136198311429250
#32 Ben McKay8101874415210048
#20 Peter Wright6284221631328647
#27 Mason Redman15520414917946
#1 Andrew McGrath716234412628445
#15 Jayden Laverde1241652928945
#13 Nik Cox8816424728039
#11 Jade Gresham101115172249037
#21 Dyson Heppell8614351418336
#35 Matt Guelfi55103421716933
Jye Caldwell41115341254933
#25 Jake Stringer819221252646631
Ben Hobbs257121422613
#23 Harry Jones336212237513
#33 Alwyn Davey224111595