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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 20
Hawthorn19.18132
Essendon5.939
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sat, 4:15 PM · Attendance 42,509 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 3.5 | 9.8 | 14.14 | 19.18 | 132 |
| Essendon | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 39 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Hawthorn
J. Gunston 7, N. Watson 3, W. Day 2, M. Chol 2, J. Impey 1, H. Morrison 1, C. Mackenzie 1, D. Moore 1, J. Ginnivan 1
Essendon
N. Caddy 3, P. Wright 2
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
HAW · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| HAW | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 462 | Disposals | 302 |
| 259 | Kicks | 172 |
| 203 | Handballs | 130 |
| 148 | Marks | 73 |
| 18 | Marks Inside 50 | 9 |
| 47 | Tackles | 59 |
| 29 | Hitouts | 37 |
| 38 | Clearances | 26 |
| 68 | Inside 50s | 36 |
| 128 | Contested Possessions | 102 |
| 332 | Uncontested Possessions | 181 |
| 33 | One Percenters | 38 |
| 24 | Frees For | 23 |
| 23 | Frees Against | 24 |
| 19 | Goals | 5 |
| 18 | Behinds | 9 |
The full box score
Players
Hawthorn
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Impey | 4 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Ward | 25 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Newcombe | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Sicily | 6 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 10 | - | - | 1 |
| C. Macdonald | 9 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 |
| H. Morrison | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - |
| M. DAmbrosio | 16 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Mackenzie | 28 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Moore | 8 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| B. Hardwick | 15 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Battle | 24 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| W. Day | 12 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - |
| J. Ginnivan | 33 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Weddle | 23 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Mraz | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| O. Greeves | 35 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| J. Gunston | 19 | 16 | 16 | - | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| L. Meek | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Watson | 5 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| B. Macdonald | 42 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Barrass | 37 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Chol | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Lewis | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | - | 1 |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Prior | 25 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Artemis | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - |
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| A. Clarke | 36 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | - | 2 |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - |
| I. Kako | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| H. El Achkar | 33 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 7 | - | - |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| N. Cox | 13 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| B. McKay | 32 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Ridley | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |