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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 17
Essendon7.850
St Kilda17.15117
Marvel Stadium · Sun, 3:15 PM · Attendance 34,713 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 50 |
| St Kilda | 5.4 | 13.8 | 14.10 | 17.15 | 117 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Essendon
N. Caddy 3, S. Robey 1, A. Day-Wicks 1, P. Wright 1, B. McKay 1
St Kilda
D. Wilson 2, R. Marshall 2, A. Caminiti 2, J. Higgins 2, L. Ryan 2, N. Wanganeen-Milera 1, B. Hill 1, M. Hall 1, H. Garcia 1, M. Owens 1, L. Henry 1, C. Sharman 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ESS · STK
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ESS | Stat | STK |
|---|---|---|
| 332 | Disposals | 447 |
| 184 | Kicks | 244 |
| 148 | Handballs | 203 |
| 82 | Marks | 127 |
| 7 | Marks Inside 50 | 18 |
| 46 | Tackles | 65 |
| 49 | Hitouts | 28 |
| 33 | Clearances | 34 |
| 37 | Inside 50s | 55 |
| 109 | Contested Possessions | 115 |
| 210 | Uncontested Possessions | 317 |
| 31 | One Percenters | 36 |
| 17 | Frees For | 24 |
| 24 | Frees Against | 17 |
| 7 | Goals | 17 |
| 8 | Behinds | 15 |
The full box score
Players
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| D. Parish | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - |
| S. El-Hawli | 41 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 |
| J. Ridley | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Cox | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| I. Kako | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - |
| B. McKay | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
St Kilda
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Wanganeen-Milera | 7 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Hill | 8 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 14 | - | 1 | - |
| M. Hall | 40 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| H. Garcia | 34 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| M. Wood | 32 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Phillipou | 25 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| D. Wilson | 22 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Windhager | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Wilkie | 44 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| R. Marshall | 19 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Owens | 10 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - |
| R. Byrnes | 13 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | - | - |
| A. Hastie | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Travaglia | 5 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Caminiti | 47 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Henry | 23 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Silvagni | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| L. OConnell | 45 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| L. Stocker | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Sharman | 43 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Higgins | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Lake | 39 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Ryan | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 |