Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 9
Greater Western Sydney16.7103
Essendon13.1189
ENGIE Stadium · Sat, 4:15 PM · Attendance 9,416 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS | 4.0 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 16.7 | 103 |
| Essendon | 3.2 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 13.11 | 89 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Greater Western Sydney
T. Greene 3, J. Stringer 3, B. Daniels 2, J. Riccardi 2, P. Gothard 2, M. Gruzewski 2, H. Himmelberg 1, A. Cadman 1
Essendon
P. Wright 3, A. May 3, N. Caddy 2, X. Duursma 2, D. Parish 1, A. Perkins 1, M. Redman 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GWS · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GWS | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 370 | Disposals | 379 |
| 211 | Kicks | 236 |
| 159 | Handballs | 143 |
| 90 | Marks | 104 |
| 13 | Marks Inside 50 | 13 |
| 49 | Tackles | 52 |
| 38 | Hitouts | 41 |
| 41 | Clearances | 37 |
| 46 | Inside 50s | 61 |
| 135 | Contested Possessions | 139 |
| 230 | Uncontested Possessions | 240 |
| 60 | One Percenters | 30 |
| 17 | Frees For | 22 |
| 22 | Frees Against | 17 |
| 16 | Goals | 13 |
| 7 | Behinds | 11 |
The full box score
Players
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| C. Oliver | 10 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Ash | 7 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Laverde | 25 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Greene | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| B. Daniels | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| T. Bedford | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 |
| A. Cadman | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Leake | 30 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - |
| J. Riccardi | 26 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| K. Briggs | 32 | 13 | 7 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Buckley | 44 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - |
| P. Gothard | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| O. Hannaford | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Gruzewski | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| T. McMullin | 31 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Roberts | 21 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| D. Parish | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Z. Johnson | 40 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - |
| K. Langford | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 |
| P. Wright | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Nguyen | 42 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| N. Cox | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| A. May | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - |