Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 2
Port Adelaide20.13133
Essendon10.1070
Adelaide Oval · Sun, 3:15 PM · Attendance 36,049 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 6.5 | 10.7 | 15.10 | 20.13 | 133 |
| Essendon | 1.3 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 10.10 | 70 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Port Adelaide
J. Horne-Francis 3, J. Lukosius 3, J. Richards 2, J. Berry 2, M. Georgiades 2, C. Durdin 2, J. Watkins 1, J. Burgoyne 1, W. Drew 1, D. Byrne-Jones 1, J. Sweet 1, M. Bergman 1
Essendon
N. Caddy 4, J. Caldwell 1, S. Durham 1, I. Kako 1, B. Fiorini 1, K. Langford 1, A. Perkins 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
PORT · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| PORT | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 407 | Disposals | 337 |
| 284 | Kicks | 172 |
| 123 | Handballs | 165 |
| 165 | Marks | 58 |
| 25 | Marks Inside 50 | 7 |
| 47 | Tackles | 41 |
| 30 | Hitouts | 35 |
| 42 | Clearances | 26 |
| 60 | Inside 50s | 43 |
| 120 | Contested Possessions | 120 |
| 279 | Uncontested Possessions | 203 |
| 35 | One Percenters | 30 |
| 13 | Frees For | 17 |
| 17 | Frees Against | 13 |
| 20 | Goals | 10 |
| 13 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Port Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Butters | 9 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 6 | - | 2 |
| J. Horne-Francis | 18 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Watkins | 37 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Burgoyne | 7 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| L. Evans | 22 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Aliir | 21 | 21 | 21 | - | 19 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Drew | 28 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Richards | 35 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Rozee | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Berry | 5 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 |
| E. Mackinlay | 31 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| J. Wehr | 15 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| K. Farrell | 6 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Lukosius | 12 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Mead | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - |
| T. Marshall | 4 | 15 | 15 | - | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Georgiades | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Byrne-Jones | 33 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E. Ratugolea | 27 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - |
| J. Sweet | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| M. Bergman | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Whitlock | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 |
| C. Durdin | 44 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Z. Johnson | 40 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| D. Parish | 3 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 21 | 9 | 12 | - | 7 | 1 | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Nguyen | 42 | 14 | - | 14 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - |
| I. Kako | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| P. Wright | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - |
| B. Fiorini | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| K. Langford | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| B. McKay | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| H. El Achkar | 33 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - |