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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 19
Essendon10.767
Greater Western Sydney8.1664
Marvel Stadium · Sun, 4:40 PM · Attendance 14,601 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2.4 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 67 |
| GWS | 2.3 | 2.9 | 5.12 | 8.16 | 64 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Essendon
J. Farrow 2, N. Bryan 2, Z. Merrett 1, D. Sharp 1, M. Redman 1, S. Robey 1, P. Wright 1, H. El Achkar 1
Greater Western Sydney
T. Greene 2, R. Angwin 1, J. Ough 1, H. Rowston 1, C. Brown 1, S. Coniglio 1, M. Gruzewski 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ESS · GWS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ESS | Stat | GWS |
|---|---|---|
| 367 | Disposals | 368 |
| 196 | Kicks | 183 |
| 171 | Handballs | 185 |
| 72 | Marks | 85 |
| 8 | Marks Inside 50 | 16 |
| 71 | Tackles | 78 |
| 41 | Hitouts | 37 |
| 45 | Clearances | 28 |
| 49 | Inside 50s | 46 |
| 133 | Contested Possessions | 120 |
| 218 | Uncontested Possessions | 244 |
| 37 | One Percenters | 41 |
| 27 | Frees For | 15 |
| 15 | Frees Against | 27 |
| 10 | Goals | 8 |
| 7 | Behinds | 16 |
The full box score
Players
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | - | 2 | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Ridley | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Clarke | 36 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | - | - |
| I. Kako | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| J. Artemis | 34 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 4 | - | - |
| H. El Achkar | 33 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| K. Langford | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Ash | 7 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| C. Oliver | 10 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| R. Angwin | 9 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| X. OHalloran | 33 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Ough | 28 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| H. Rowston | 24 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| C. Stone | 18 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Laverde | 25 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Brown | 46 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - |
| N. Madden | 41 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | 7 |
| S. Taylor | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| M. Gruzewski | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Bedford | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 6 | - | - |
| R. Hamilton | 43 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 |
| A. Cadman | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 |
| T. Greene | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - |