MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 24, 2025

ESSENDON

V

CARLTON

CarltonCARL WIN BY 34

8.8
56

FT

13.12
90

MCG

 #AFLDonsBlues

2025-08-21T09:30:00Z

Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	1.4 10	2.6 18	5.6 36	8.8 56
	3.4 22	7.6 48	11.8 74	13.12 90

Best On Ground

Jade GreshamJ Gresham14 disposals

Zak JohnsonZ Johnson10 disposals

George HewettG Hewett36 disposals
1 goal

Blake AcresB Acres29 disposals

Francis EvansF Evans3 goals

Team Stats

Essendon

Carlton

Disposals

MATCH

24

397

354.9

2026 AVG.

8162

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

389.8

2026 AVG.

9744

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

6

115

118.6

2026 AVG.

2728

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

131.8

2026 AVG.

3295

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

11

222

200.9

2026 AVG.

4621

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

225.4

2026 AVG.

5636

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

13

175

154

2026 AVG.

3541

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

164.3

2026 AVG.

4108

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

2

19

19.4

2026 AVG.

447

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

19.2

2026 AVG.

480

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

1

38

32.3

2026 AVG.

744

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

36.1

2026 AVG.

903

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

0

17

11.4

2026 AVG.

263

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

12.8

2026 AVG.

319

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

1

21

20.9

2026 AVG.

481

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

23.4

2026 AVG.

584

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

2

58

45.6

2026 AVG.

1049

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

51.7

2026 AVG.

1293

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

5

114

90

2026 AVG.

2070

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

103.4

2026 AVG.

2585

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

0

13

10.3

2026 AVG.

237

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

13

2026 AVG.

324

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

0

12

7.3

2026 AVG.

167

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

9.1

2026 AVG.

228

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

2

42

53.7

2026 AVG.

1236

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

55.1

2026 AVG.

1377

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

0

30

33.2

2026 AVG.

763

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

28.2

2026 AVG.

704

2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Jade Gresham	4	10	14	1	0	2	2	2	0	0
Zak Johnson	7	3	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carlton

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Adam Saad	14	2	16	7	0	1	0	2	0	0
Ashton Moir	6	2	8	2	0	1	0	0	2	0
Billy Wilson	12	7	19	9	0	0	0	2	0	0
Blake Acres	15	14	29	8	0	0	2	0	0	1
Corey Durdin	7	8	15	7	0	0	1	2	0	0
Flynn Young	11	8	19	8	0	1	0	1	2	0
Francis Evans	11	8	19	5	0	2	0	5	3	0
George Hewett	12	24	36	2	0	0	0	2	1	2
Harry McKay	14	3	17	11	4	0	2	2	1	4
Hudson O'Keeffe	2	5	7	1	10	2	2	1	1	0
Jacob Weitering	10	3	13	9	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jesse Motlop	12	10	22	3	0	1	2	2	1	0
Lachlan Cowan	15	7	22	7	0	2	1	2	0	0
Lewis Young	3	3	6	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Lucas Camporeale	4	1	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	0
Matt Carroll	13	2	15	7	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Haynes	10	5	15	8	0	1	0	1	0	0
Oliver Hollands	10	11	21	2	0	3	0	3	0	0
Patrick Cripps	8	20	28	3	0	0	2	5	0	0
Sam Walsh	11	17	28	4	0	1	1	3	0	0
Tom De Koning	11	4	15	5	16	1	2	3	0	1
Will White	3	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Zac Williams	8	10	18	3	0	0	1	3	1	0

Team Line-Ups

Essendon

Carlton

IN Zach Merrett, Dylan Shiel, Zak Johnson OUT Ben Hobbs (Omitted), Jayden Laverde (Injured), Sam Durham (Injured)

IN Lucas Camporeale, Will White OUT Lachie Fogarty (Injured), Cooper Lord (Injured)

FB 1 Andrew McGrath 25 Jaxon Prior 42 Jayden Nguyen FF 45 Flynn Young 21 Tom De Koning 44 Francis Evans HB 27 Mason Redman 46 Lachie Blakiston 21 Archie Roberts HF 6 Zac Williams 10 Harry McKay 13 Blake Acres C 41 Saad El-Hawli 7 Zach Merrett 36 Angus Clarke C 18 Sam Walsh 9 Patrick Cripps 4 Oliver Hollands HF 35 Matt Guelfi 20 Peter Wright 29 Jye Menzie HB 2 Lachlan Cowan 33 Lewis Young 26 Nick Haynes FF 4 Kyle Langford 48 Liam McMahon 10 Isaac Kako FB 42 Adam Saad 23 Jacob Weitering 32 Matt Carroll

FOLLOWERS
17	Todd Goldstein
16	Archie Perkins
9	Dylan Shiel

SUB
40	Zak Johnson

INTERCHANGE
28	Xavier Duursma
34	Luamon Lual
11	Jade Gresham
38	Rhys Unwin

FOLLOWERS
40	Hudson O'Keeffe
29	George Hewett
44	Corey Durdin

SUB
21	Lucas Camporeale

INTERCHANGE
15	Billy Wilson
3	Jesse Motlop
38	Will White
43	Ashton Moir

Essendon
IN	Z. Merrett, D. Shiel, Z. Johnson
OUT	B. Hobbs, J. Laverde, S. Durham
B A. McGrath, J. Prior, J. Nguyen HB M. Redman, L. Blakiston, A. Roberts C S. El-Hawli, Z. Merrett, A. Clarke HF M. Guelfi, P. Wright, J. Menzie F K. Langford, L. McMahon, I. Kako FOL T. Goldstein, A. Perkins, D. Shiel SUB Z. Johnson I/C X. Duursma, L. Lual, J. Gresham, R. Unwin
Carlton
IN	L. Camporeale, W. White
OUT	L. Fogarty, C. Lord
B A. Saad, J. Weitering, M. Carroll HB L. Cowan, L. Young, N. Haynes C S. Walsh, P. Cripps, O. Hollands HF Z. Williams, H. McKay, B. Acres F F. Young, T. De Koning, F. Evans FOL H. O'Keeffe, G. Hewett, C. Durdin SUB L. Camporeale I/C B. Wilson, J. Motlop, W. White, A. Moir

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
15/8/25	St Kilda	L 75 - 77
8/8/25	Geelong	L 109 - 65
2/8/25	Sydney	L 68 - 54
25/7/25	Bulldogs	L 50 - 143
17/7/25	GWS	L 56 - 104

Carlton

DATE	OPP	RESULT
16/8/25	Port Adelaide	W 118 - 64
9/8/25	Gold Coast	L 74 - 93
3/8/25	Fremantle	L 94 - 67
24/7/25	Hawthorn	L 85 - 61
19/7/25	Melbourne	W 78 - 70