Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 10
Essendon8.1361
Fremantle16.8104
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sun, 1:10 PM · Attendance 25,100 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.12 | 8.13 | 61 |
| Fremantle | 5.4 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 16.8 | 104 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Essendon
S. Robey 2, N. Caddy 2, A. May 2, D. Parish 1, W. Setterfield 1
Fremantle
P. Voss 5, S. Bolton 2, J. Treacy 2, J. Amiss 2, M. Reid 1, L. Jackson 1, M. Frederick 1, I. Dudley 1, C. Scerri 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ESS · FRE
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ESS | Stat | FRE |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | Disposals | 384 |
| 189 | Kicks | 224 |
| 161 | Handballs | 160 |
| 79 | Marks | 88 |
| 11 | Marks Inside 50 | 9 |
| 64 | Tackles | 65 |
| 28 | Hitouts | 35 |
| 33 | Clearances | 29 |
| 47 | Inside 50s | 52 |
| 127 | Contested Possessions | 127 |
| 217 | Uncontested Possessions | 239 |
| 37 | One Percenters | 53 |
| 19 | Frees For | 21 |
| 21 | Frees Against | 19 |
| 8 | Goals | 16 |
| 13 | Behinds | 8 |
The full box score
Players
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Roberts | 21 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 |
| D. Parish | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| S. Durham | 22 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Langford | 4 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Nguyen | 42 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 |
| N. Cox | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| A. May | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | - | - |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
Fremantle
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Reid | 16 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Worner | 23 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| A. Brayshaw | 8 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| S. Bolton | 10 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| C. Serong | 3 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Clark | 6 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Johnson | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| N. Erasmus | 28 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| H. Chapman | 5 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - | - |
| N. ODriscoll | 30 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Ryan | 13 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Jackson | 9 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. McVee | 17 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Frederick | 32 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| O. McDonald | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Cox | 36 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| P. Voss | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| I. Dudley | 43 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| S. Switkowski | 39 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Treacy | 35 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Amiss | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Scerri | 45 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| M. Cox | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |