Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 12
West Coast12.1385
Essendon8.755
Optus Stadium · Sun, 7:20 PM · Attendance 37,623 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 2.5 | 5.6 | 10.10 | 12.13 | 85 |
| Essendon | 0.1 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 55 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
West Coast
M. Murdock 3, J. Waterman 3, T. McCarthy 1, W. Duursma 1, H. Reid 1, B. Williams 1, H. Johnston 1, J. Shanahan 1
Essendon
N. Caddy 2, A. Day-Wicks 2, Z. Merrett 1, B. McKay 1, N. Cox 1, T. Edwards 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
WCE · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| WCE | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 389 | Disposals | 373 |
| 218 | Kicks | 200 |
| 171 | Handballs | 173 |
| 99 | Marks | 68 |
| 16 | Marks Inside 50 | 6 |
| 45 | Tackles | 56 |
| 28 | Hitouts | 34 |
| 23 | Clearances | 45 |
| 55 | Inside 50s | 40 |
| 124 | Contested Possessions | 126 |
| 259 | Uncontested Possessions | 231 |
| 38 | One Percenters | 33 |
| 25 | Frees For | 18 |
| 18 | Frees Against | 25 |
| 12 | Goals | 8 |
| 13 | Behinds | 7 |
The full box score
Players
West Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Kelly | 11 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| T. McCarthy | 18 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | - |
| T. Young | 20 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Baker | 3 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 1 | - | - | - |
| W. Duursma | 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - |
| H. Reid | 9 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| B. Allan | 26 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - |
| L. Duggan | 14 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| J. Lindsay | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - |
| M. Murdock | 47 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| R. Ginbey | 7 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| R. Maric | 23 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| R. Bazzo | 33 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Waterman | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| H. Davis | 38 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| E. Yeo | 6 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 |
| B. Hough | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Cole | 28 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| B. Williams | 32 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| H. Johnston | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Williams | 34 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Shanahan | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Champion | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Roberts | 21 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| D. Parish | 3 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| E. Tsatas | 5 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| K. Langford | 4 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| S. El-Hawli | 41 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| B. McKay | 32 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Cox | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - |
| J. Gresham | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | - | - |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| T. Edwards | 45 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| A. May | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |