Australian FootballMelbourne
THE FOOTY PAPER
Match Report
Thursday 20 August 2026
No. 1
Round 23
Essendon11.1076
Sydney17.10112
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sun, 4:40 PM · Attendance 24,767 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3.0 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 11.10 | 76 |
| Sydney | 9.1 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 17.10 | 112 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Essendon
N. Caddy 3, P. Wright 2, W. Setterfield 1, V. Visentini 1, J. Prior 1, R. Unwin 1, A. Day-Wicks 1, A. Perkins 1
Sydney
C. Curnow 4, I. Heeney 3, C. Warner 3, J. Lloyd 2, L. McDonald 2, J. Serong 1, J. Dattoli 1, B. Cootee 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ESS · SYD
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ESS | Stat | SYD |
|---|---|---|
| 380 | Disposals | 399 |
| 223 | Kicks | 199 |
| 157 | Handballs | 200 |
| 96 | Marks | 73 |
| 11 | Marks Inside 50 | 17 |
| 76 | Tackles | 61 |
| 31 | Hitouts | 33 |
| 33 | Clearances | 40 |
| 50 | Inside 50s | 54 |
| 134 | Contested Possessions | 141 |
| 231 | Uncontested Possessions | 243 |
| 32 | One Percenters | 51 |
| 24 | Frees For | 14 |
| 14 | Frees Against | 24 |
| 11 | Goals | 17 |
| 10 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 |
| M. Redman | 27 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | - | - |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| V. Visentini | 17 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - |
| I. Kako | 10 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Prior | 25 | 16 | 16 | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| K. Langford | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - |
| R. Unwin | 38 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Artemis | 34 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| A. Clarke | 36 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| H. Jones | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Gulden | 21 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| N. Blakey | 22 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| I. Heeney | 5 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Grundy | 4 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Mills | 14 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Warner | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
| J. Lloyd | 44 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - |
| M. Roberts | 34 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| T. McCartin | 30 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| L. McDonald | 6 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | - | 2 | 2 |
| D. Rampe | 24 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Serong | 13 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| S. Wicks | 15 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Jordon | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Campbell | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | - | 3 | - | - |
| J. Dattoli | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Hamling | 29 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Kyle | 32 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| R. Bice | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| T. Papley | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | 4 | - | - |
| B. Cootee | 25 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. Curnow | 35 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 |
| W. Green | 45 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |