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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 13
Essendon10.767
Carlton10.1272
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sun, 7:20 PM · Attendance 76,745 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2.3 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 67 |
| Carlton | 1.2 | 3.7 | 6.10 | 10.12 | 72 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Essendon
B. McKay 2, H. El Achkar 2, S. Durham 1, Z. Reid 1, M. Redman 1, H. Jones 1, M. Kondogiannis 1, N. Caddy 1
Carlton
H. McKay 3, B. Kemp 2, T. Byrne 2, G. Hewett 1, B. Ainsworth 1, W. Hayward 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ESS · CARL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ESS | Stat | CARL |
|---|---|---|
| 373 | Disposals | 382 |
| 213 | Kicks | 220 |
| 160 | Handballs | 162 |
| 115 | Marks | 119 |
| 12 | Marks Inside 50 | 11 |
| 39 | Tackles | 45 |
| 31 | Hitouts | 25 |
| 35 | Clearances | 28 |
| 49 | Inside 50s | 45 |
| 132 | Contested Possessions | 107 |
| 242 | Uncontested Possessions | 266 |
| 38 | One Percenters | 38 |
| 24 | Frees For | 19 |
| 19 | Frees Against | 24 |
| 10 | Goals | 10 |
| 7 | Behinds | 12 |
The full box score
Players
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - |
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| E. Tsatas | 5 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| K. Langford | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
| N. Cox | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Jones | 23 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| B. McKay | 32 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 2 | 2 |
| S. El-Hawli | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| H. El Achkar | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Carlton
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Hewett | 29 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Smith | 7 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 3 | - | - | - |
| S. Walsh | 18 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Wilson | 15 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| P. Cripps | 9 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | - | 1 |
| N. Newman | 24 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Acres | 13 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 |
| B. Ainsworth | 12 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Cerra | 5 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Haynes | 26 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Hayward | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| H. McKay | 10 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| H. Dean | 35 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - |
| W. Derksen | 47 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| O. Florent | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Cowan | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Pittonet | 27 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| F. Young | 45 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Kemp | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F. Evans | 44 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| M. McGovern | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Ison | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| T. Byrne | 39 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |