Match Recap
Round 10·Sat, 9-May-2026 4:15 PM·Sydney Showground·9,416 att.
Greater Western Sydney
16.7 (103)
vs
Essendon
13.11 (89)
Greater Western Sydney won by 14

Greater Western Sydney defeated Essendon 103–89, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Essendon outscored Greater Western Sydney 27–8; Essendon won the inside-50s count 61–46.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Greater Western Sydney4.0 (24)5.2 (32)11.5 (71)16.7 (103)16.7 (103)
Essendon3.2 (20)7.5 (47)11.7 (73)13.11 (89)13.11 (89)

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
Archie Roberts
Essendon
42 disposals, 2 tackles, 5 I50s
KICK 89
2
Toby Greene
Greater Western Sydney
18 disposals, 3 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 74
3
Lachie Whitfield
Greater Western Sydney
35 disposals, 2 tackles, 5 I50s
KICK 73
4
Peter Wright
Essendon
13 disposals, 3 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 71
5
Sam Durham
Essendon
26 disposals, 6 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 70
6
Zach Merrett
Essendon
31 disposals, 4 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 70

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
#4 Toby Greene135184631—5774—7974
#6 Lachie Whitfield2693572———5—64—8173
#10 Clayton Oliver6202617———211149—8166
#17 Finn Callaghan14163015———56104—8266
#25 Jayden Laverde11819121—————91—8759
#7 Lachie Ash1672391———5—54—8157
#32 Kieren Briggs7613—4——33—4134—7256
#5 Aaron Cadman104147112—2—81—9151
#39 Connor Idun10142481—————61—10050
#16 Brent Daniels13417232——4341—7748
#1 Harvey Thomas10132352———11107—8343
#20 Jake Stringer9211623——2—65—8243
#26 Jake Riccardi7714612152—15—6939
#27 Harry Himmelberg97166—1———144—8236
#44 Jack Buckley931232———1—41—9535
#14 Toby Bedford861414—1—3264—8235
#3 Stephen Coniglio581314———224——8133
#30 James Leake77142————1383—7431
#11 Phoenix Gothard4592—2——1—21—8025
#37 Joe Fonti931251———2——4—8123
#35 Max Gruzewski314—12——1—4——6822
#13 Oliver Hannaford14511———1143—3712
#31 Toby McMullin4—41——1—1——1—569

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
#21 Archie Roberts311142112———5—73—8289
#20 Peter Wright10313613321225——8371
#22 Sam Durham10162636———58164—7770
#7 Zach Merrett20113154———5483—8370
#3 Darcy Parish1310235311—5242—7557
#9 Sullivan Robey1282045———64116—7452
#27 Mason Redman126185111—2163—7051
#30 Nate Caddy112135121—5—61—8850
#16 Archie Perkins154191011——5—32—8550
#28 Xavier Duursma83113121—239——7947
#1 Andrew McGrath1372063—————31—8341
#4 Kyle Langford941363—2—1141—8541
#15 Dyson Sharp7101732———35104—5039
#24 Nick Bryan831122——193282—5739
#25 Jaxon Prior1151643———3163—7736
#46 Lachlan Blakiston961533————285—10035
#26 Archie May516533——1—35—8431
#42 Jayden Nguyen551032—1—3—51—8129
#40 Zak Johnson96152————2—3——7228
#31 Zach Reid63951———2—1——8925
#44 Archer Day-Wicks36914————162—7725
#13 Nik Cox45931——11151—7722
#2 Jacob Farrow58134——————21—7121