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 Kelly18112924———69142—8481
#32 Bailey Williams10717411—1835124—7662
#37 Tom Barrass148228————12102—9662
#14 Liam Duggan2062662———325428760
#2 Jake Waterman92118231———61—9558
#34 Jack Williams9615323144271—7156
#15 Jamie Cripps8122043—1—44103—8550
#6 Elliot Yeo7613241——3491—5046
#20 Jeremy McGovern1151642——2——51—8543
#23 Alex Witherden8122043———3—62—8641
#28 Tom Cole941315———1242—8036
#21 Jack Petruccelle841223———2272—8436
#19 Brady Hough1051532———1242—9034
#9 Harley Reid591415————263—8034
#7 Reuben Ginbey115164————3—4——8033
#18 Campbell Chesser66123111——13——9231
#4 Dom Sheed591413———1274—7030
#27 Jack Darling74113—2—41—54—9630
#16 Luke Edwards651152———4114—8325
#35 Josh Rotham91108————1—11—7625
Noah Long6393——1—3————5623
#1 Liam Ryan43731——————2—7211
Harvey Johnston224———————31—255

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 Parish221436115———6682—8491
#37 Nic Martin22103282———426519773
#7 Zach Merrett1217294331—434338565
#28 Xavier Duursma13922541——3271—8657
#4 Kyle Langford6612443321—63—9755
#22 Sam Durham101525231——37125—8053
#16 Archie Perkins981745———8264—6351
#17 Todd Goldstein571235——314356—7950
#29 Jake Kelly1361983———1142—9250
#32 Ben McKay8101874——41—52—10048
#20 Peter Wright628422—163132—8647
#27 Mason Redman155204——1—4—91—7946
#1 Andrew McGrath7162344———1262—8445
#15 Jayden Laverde1241652—————92—8945
#13 Nik Cox881642————472—8039
#11 Jade Gresham1011151———7224—9037
#21 Dyson Heppell861435———1—41—8336
#35 Matt Guelfi551034—2——171—6933
Jye Caldwell4111534—1——25——4933
#25 Jake Stringer8192212—5264—6631
Ben Hobbs257—1———2142—2613
#23 Harry Jones33621———2—23—7513
#33 Alwyn Davey22411——————1—595