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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 11
Richmond10.1474
Essendon7.1456
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Fri, 7:45 PM · Attendance 78,815 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4.5 | 7.7 | 8.10 | 10.14 | 74 |
| Essendon | 2.2 | 5.4 | 6.10 | 7.14 | 56 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Richmond
S. Green 2, T. Lynch 2, J. Short 1, J. Ross 1, S. Cumming 1, M. Lefau 1, N. Roberts-Thomson 1, J. Faull 1
Essendon
A. May 3, N. Caddy 2, Z. Merrett 1, J. Caldwell 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
RICH · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| RICH | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 361 | Disposals | 392 |
| 208 | Kicks | 231 |
| 153 | Handballs | 161 |
| 102 | Marks | 126 |
| 8 | Marks Inside 50 | 10 |
| 52 | Tackles | 44 |
| 8 | Hitouts | 35 |
| 32 | Clearances | 26 |
| 41 | Inside 50s | 45 |
| 109 | Contested Possessions | 109 |
| 241 | Uncontested Possessions | 264 |
| 42 | One Percenters | 40 |
| 26 | Frees For | 19 |
| 19 | Frees Against | 26 |
| 10 | Goals | 7 |
| 14 | Behinds | 14 |
The full box score
Players
Richmond
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Short | 15 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Taranto | 14 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | - | 1 |
| P. Retschko | 33 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Ross | 5 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| S. Campbell | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| T. Sonsie | 40 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Hopper | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Trezise | 36 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Cumming | 22 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| B. Miller | 12 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Vlastuin | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| N. Balta | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| N. Broad | 35 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - |
| S. Green | 48 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| S. Grlj | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Trainor | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| J. Alger | 29 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| M. Lefau | 42 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - |
| T. Lynch | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Burton | 45 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| O. Hayes-Brown | 47 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - |
| N. Roberts-Thomson | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Faull | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Parish | 3 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | - | 2 |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| K. Langford | 4 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Prior | 25 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 |
| B. McKay | 32 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 11 | - | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 |
| A. May | 26 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Edwards | 45 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Gresham | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| S. Durham | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Guelfi | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |