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 Greene13518463157747974
#6 Lachie Whitfield26935725648173
#10 Clayton Oliver62026172111498166
#17 Finn Callaghan14163015561048266
#25 Jayden Laverde11819121918759
#7 Lachie Ash16723915548157
#32 Kieren Briggs761343341347256
#5 Aaron Cadman1041471122819151
#39 Connor Idun101424816110050
#16 Brent Daniels1341723243417748
#1 Harvey Thomas10132352111078343
#20 Jake Stringer92116232658243
#26 Jake Riccardi7714612152156939
#27 Harry Himmelberg9716611448236
#44 Jack Buckley9312321419535
#14 Toby Bedford861414132648235
#3 Stephen Coniglio5813142248133
#30 James Leake7714213837431
#11 Phoenix Gothard459221218025
#37 Joe Fonti931251248123
#35 Max Gruzewski31412146822
#13 Oliver Hannaford1451111433712
#31 Toby McMullin441111569

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 Roberts3111421125738289
#20 Peter Wright103136133212258371
#22 Sam Durham10162636581647770
#7 Zach Merrett2011315454838370
#3 Darcy Parish131023531152427557
#9 Sullivan Robey1282045641167452
#27 Mason Redman12618511121637051
#30 Nate Caddy1121351215618850
#16 Archie Perkins1541910115328550
#28 Xavier Duursma831131212397947
#1 Andrew McGrath1372063318341
#4 Kyle Langford941363211418541
#15 Dyson Sharp7101732351045039
#24 Nick Bryan8311221932825739
#25 Jaxon Prior115164331637736
#46 Lachlan Blakiston96153328510035
#26 Archie May5165331358431
#42 Jayden Nguyen55103213518129
#40 Zak Johnson96152237228
#31 Zach Reid63951218925
#44 Archer Day-Wicks369141627725
#13 Nik Cox45931111517722
#2 Jacob Farrow58134217121