Match Recap
Round 23·Sat, 19-Aug-2023 4:35 PM·Sydney Showground·10,281 att.
Greater Western Sydney
25.12 (162)
vs
Essendon
5.6 (36)
Greater Western Sydney won by 126

Greater Western Sydney defeated Essendon 162–36, by 126 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Greater Western Sydney outscored Essendon 45–6; Greater Western Sydney won disposals 431–314 and contested possessions 147–106.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Greater Western Sydney7.3 (45)13.5 (83)20.6 (126)25.12 (162)25.12 (162)
Essendon1.0 (6)2.1 (13)4.4 (28)5.6 (36)5.6 (36)

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
Jesse Hogan
Greater Western Sydney
24 disposals, 9 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 100
2
Tom Green
Greater Western Sydney
39 disposals, 1 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 87
3
Callan Ward
Greater Western Sydney
30 disposals, 4 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 81
4
Harry Himmelberg
Greater Western Sydney
30 disposals, 1 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 74
5
Lachie Whitfield
Greater Western Sydney
30 disposals, 2 tackles, 3 clearances
KICK 73
6
Stephen Coniglio
Greater Western Sydney
31 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 72

Greater Western 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
#23 Jesse Hogan1682417491—4—123390100
#12 Tom Green162339621——61018528587
#8 Callan Ward17133074———96105—7481
#27 Harry Himmelberg181230811——5—73—8374
#6 Lachie Whitfield18123072———739218073
#3 Stephen Coniglio1714314311—28135—8272
#32 Kieren Briggs1051545——2255112—6870
#36 Harry Perryman14102457—1—3—83—8262
#7 Lachie Ash17825411——4—32—8352
#14 Toby Bedford88164322—3374—8152
#22 Josh Kelly10203022—1—2191—8650
#13 Isaac Cumming1482262———4244—8248
#39 Connor Idun1212247————1163—8548
#16 Brent Daniels105155—3——3253—8546
#46 Callum Brown65113112—3—51—8037
#38 Daniel Lloyd74115312———52—8536
Toby Greene6392—2——4—21—5332
#44 Jack Buckley43734—————2——8630
#34 Josh Fahey9413421——3——5—7330
#26 Jake Riccardi7310211——1—53—7627
#25 Lachlan Keeffe31413—171111—6621
Toby McMullin415—111——13——3517
#15 Sam Taylor2462——————2——10014

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
#7 Zach Merrett8192735—1—37101—8566
#1 Andrew McGrath14183224———2292—8164
#3 Darcy Parish11142527———4573—8061
#8 Ben Hobbs1091957———6564—8060
#34 Andrew Phillips6511451—1313103—7054
#6 Jye Caldwell108185311—5374—7849
#19 Nick Hind2172822———2—23—8048
#21 Dyson Heppell771442———2—42—8236
#4 Kyle Langford7295—2————12—9732
#16 Archie Perkins791653———4—58—8129
#2 Sam Draper34715—1151133—6228
#5 Elijah Tsatas54924—1—1241—6528
#30 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher54932—————42—9527
#27 Mason Redman1051521———1155—7827
#22 Sam Durham641033———1111—8126
#29 Jake Kelly461021———2163—9324
Jake Stringer561131—1—2—52—5723
#47 Jye Menzie3471211—2—31—8521
#37 Nic Martin7815—————1155—8019
#13 Nik Cox45921—————42—8317
#15 Jayden Laverde43722—————34—9614
#20 Peter Wright1451————1—21—909
Matt Guelfi1—112————————226