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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 8
Essendon11.1379
Brisbane Lions22.11143
Marvel Stadium · Sat, 12:35 PM · Attendance 31,595 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1.3 | 4.8 | 5.11 | 11.13 | 79 |
| Brisbane | 6.2 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 22.11 | 143 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Essendon
N. Caddy 3, P. Wright 2, Z. Merrett 1, S. Robey 1, K. Langford 1, L. Blakiston 1, N. Cox 1, T. Edwards 1
Brisbane Lions
Z. Bailey 4, K. Lohmann 4, L. Morris 4, C. Rayner 2, C. Cameron 2, C. McKenna 2, D. Wilmot 1, L. Neale 1, H. McCluggage 1, B. Reville 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
ESS · BRIS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| ESS | Stat | BRIS |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | Disposals | 414 |
| 182 | Kicks | 285 |
| 168 | Handballs | 129 |
| 78 | Marks | 163 |
| 15 | Marks Inside 50 | 23 |
| 40 | Tackles | 48 |
| 31 | Hitouts | 33 |
| 37 | Clearances | 33 |
| 53 | Inside 50s | 63 |
| 114 | Contested Possessions | 125 |
| 232 | Uncontested Possessions | 276 |
| 28 | One Percenters | 34 |
| 20 | Frees For | 15 |
| 15 | Frees Against | 20 |
| 11 | Goals | 22 |
| 13 | Behinds | 11 |
The full box score
Players
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Durham | 22 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| S. El-Hawli | 41 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 | - | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 15 | 5 | 10 | - | 2 | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| K. Langford | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Nguyen | 42 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| N. Cox | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| T. Edwards | 45 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Gresham | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| B. McKay | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
Brisbane Lions
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Wilmot | 44 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - |
| W. Ashcroft | 8 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| L. Neale | 9 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - |
| D. Zorko | 15 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | - | - |
| H. McCluggage | 6 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Coleman | 18 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| R. Lester | 35 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | - | - |
| Z. Bailey | 33 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - |
| J. Fletcher | 3 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Rayner | 16 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - |
| L. Ashcroft | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Dunkley | 5 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| B. Reville | 38 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | - |
| H. Andrews | 31 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| K. Lohmann | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| C. Cameron | 23 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 |
| D. Fort | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| C. McKenna | 26 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| L. McCarthy | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Morris | 13 | 11 | 11 | - | 7 | - | 4 | 3 |
| S. Draper | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - |
| T. Gallop | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Curtin | 37 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 |