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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 21
Essendon11.773
Adelaide23.7145
Marvel Stadium · Sun, 4:40 PM · Attendance 20,518 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 73 |
| Adelaide | 7.2 | 10.6 | 15.7 | 23.7 | 145 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Essendon
P. Wright 6, H. El Achkar 2, N. Caddy 1, H. Jones 1, A. Clarke 1
Adelaide
R. Thilthorpe 5, I. Rankine 3, B. Dowling 3, B. Keays 3, C. Ah Chee 2, J. Rachele 2, T. Walker 2, O. Ryan 1, H. Hall-Kahan 1, A. Ludowyke 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ESS · ADEL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ESS | Stat | ADEL |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | Disposals | 349 |
| 194 | Kicks | 215 |
| 156 | Handballs | 134 |
| 84 | Marks | 104 |
| 6 | Marks Inside 50 | 23 |
| 55 | Tackles | 57 |
| 29 | Hitouts | 47 |
| 33 | Clearances | 39 |
| 49 | Inside 50s | 58 |
| 118 | Contested Possessions | 124 |
| 229 | Uncontested Possessions | 225 |
| 44 | One Percenters | 38 |
| 24 | Frees For | 19 |
| 19 | Frees Against | 24 |
| 11 | Goals | 23 |
| 7 | Behinds | 7 |
The full box score
Players
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Artemis | 34 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 |
| K. Langford | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 |
| P. Wright | 20 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | - | 6 | 1 |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Z. Johnson | 40 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - |
| H. El Achkar | 33 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| H. Jones | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| I. Kako | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 |
| R. Unwin | 38 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Clarke | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Adelaide
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Dawson | 12 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| I. Rankine | 23 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - |
| A. Neal-Bullen | 28 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| O. Ryan | 22 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Soligo | 14 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| D. Curtin | 6 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| B. Dowling | 31 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| H. Hall-Kahan | 40 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| I. Cumming | 44 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Nankervis | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Ah Chee | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
| M. Keane | 48 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - |
| R. Thilthorpe | 7 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| J. Worrell | 24 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Michalanney | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| L. McAndrew | 42 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Rachele | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| B. Cook | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Z. Taylor | 19 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Borlase | 35 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Keays | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| A. Ludowyke | 34 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
| T. Walker | 13 | 7 | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |