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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 5
Essendon17.11113
Melbourne10.868
Adelaide Oval · Sat, 1:15 PM · Attendance 38,006 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3.5 | 6.8 | 12.9 | 17.11 | 113 |
| Melbourne | 3.1 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 68 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Essendon
X. Duursma 2, I. Kako 2, N. Caddy 2, T. Edwards 2, A. May 2, A. Roberts 1, Z. Merrett 1, E. Tsatas 1, P. Wright 1, S. Durham 1, A. Day-Wicks 1, J. Gresham 1
Melbourne
K. Pickett 2, M. Gawn 1, T. Sparrow 1, H. Langford 1, K. Chandler 1, H. Sharp 1, B. Fritsch 1, L. Pickett 1, B. Mihocek 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ESS · MELB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ESS | Stat | MELB |
|---|---|---|
| 441 | Disposals | 332 |
| 272 | Kicks | 197 |
| 169 | Handballs | 135 |
| 139 | Marks | 78 |
| 11 | Marks Inside 50 | 9 |
| 45 | Tackles | 54 |
| 21 | Hitouts | 39 |
| 40 | Clearances | 32 |
| 54 | Inside 50s | 52 |
| 142 | Contested Possessions | 115 |
| 296 | Uncontested Possessions | 197 |
| 32 | One Percenters | 40 |
| 15 | Frees For | 15 |
| 15 | Frees Against | 15 |
| 17 | Goals | 10 |
| 11 | Behinds | 8 |
The full box score
Players
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Roberts | 21 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 15 | - | 1 | - |
| D. Parish | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| E. Tsatas | 5 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| K. Langford | 4 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Ridley | 14 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| B. McKay | 32 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - |
| I. Kako | 10 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 11 | - | - | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 4 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Gresham | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| S. Robey | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Edwards | 45 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| A. May | 26 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Pickett | 36 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Steele | 9 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Lever | 8 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| X. Lindsay | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
| T. McDonald | 25 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| B. Howes | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Salem | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Culley | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| H. Petty | 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 7 | 7 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Mihocek | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Melksham | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |