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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 18
Brisbane Lions22.17149
Essendon8.1159
The Gabba · Sun, 4:40 PM · Attendance 30,505 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 5.6 | 9.10 | 16.14 | 22.17 | 149 |
| Essendon | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 8.11 | 59 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Brisbane Lions
W. Ashcroft 3, K. Lohmann 3, Z. Bailey 2, L. Ashcroft 2, S. Draper 2, E. Hipwood 2, L. Morris 2, C. Cameron 2, C. McKenna 2, J. Dunkley 1, H. McCluggage 1
Essendon
P. Wright 3, N. Caddy 2, S. Durham 1, A. McGrath 1, I. Kako 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
BRIS · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| BRIS | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 424 | Disposals | 293 |
| 258 | Kicks | 170 |
| 166 | Handballs | 123 |
| 132 | Marks | 65 |
| 20 | Marks Inside 50 | 11 |
| 37 | Tackles | 53 |
| 40 | Hitouts | 36 |
| 44 | Clearances | 30 |
| 69 | Inside 50s | 39 |
| 123 | Contested Possessions | 106 |
| 286 | Uncontested Possessions | 175 |
| 30 | One Percenters | 37 |
| 22 | Frees For | 19 |
| 19 | Frees Against | 22 |
| 22 | Goals | 8 |
| 17 | Behinds | 11 |
The full box score
Players
Brisbane Lions
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Neale | 9 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 3 | - | 1 |
| W. Ashcroft | 8 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Zorko | 15 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Z. Bailey | 33 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | - | 2 | - |
| J. Fletcher | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Rayner | 16 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| B. Reville | 38 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| D. Wilmot | 44 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Ashcroft | 10 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | - | 2 | - |
| H. Andrews | 31 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| J. Berry | 7 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Dunkley | 5 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| H. McCluggage | 6 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| S. Draper | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | - |
| E. Hipwood | 30 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 |
| R. Lester | 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - |
| K. Lohmann | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 |
| N. Answerth | 43 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Morris | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| C. Cameron | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 2 | 1 |
| D. Fort | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - |
| C. McKenna | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Gallop | 22 | 9 | 9 | - | 8 | 2 | - | - |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Roberts | 21 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| D. Parish | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| I. Kako | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| A. Clarke | 36 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Jones | 23 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |