Match Summary

Best On Ground

Essendon

Zach MerrettZ Merrett37 disposals

Darcy ParishD Parish28 disposals
1 goal

Peter WrightP Wright3 goals

Richmond

Dion PrestiaD Prestia31 disposals
1 goal

Liam BakerL Baker26 disposals

Tom J. LynchT Lynch5 goals

Team Stats

Essendon

Richmond

Disposals

MATCH

329

367

371.3

2023 AVG.

4455

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

361.4

2023 AVG.

4337

2023 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

124

129

129.5

2023 AVG.

1554

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

138.8

2023 AVG.

1666

2023 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

195

216

220.9

2023 AVG.

2651

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

217.9

2023 AVG.

2615

2023 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

134

151

150.3

2023 AVG.

1804

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

143.5

2023 AVG.

1722

2023 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

21

18

15.1

2023 AVG.

181

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

17.4

2023 AVG.

209

2023 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

35

26

34

2023 AVG.

408

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

34

2023 AVG.

408

2023 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

18

15

12.3

2023 AVG.

148

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

10.3

2023 AVG.

123

2023 TOTAL

Stoppages

MATCH

17

11

21.7

2023 AVG.

260

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

23.8

2023 AVG.

285

2023 TOTAL

Inside50s

MATCH

42

58

51

2023 AVG.

612

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

54

2023 AVG.

648

2023 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

83

98

101.7

2023 AVG.

1220

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

87.1

2023 AVG.

1045

2023 TOTAL

Marks Inside50s

MATCH

11

21

11.8

2023 AVG.

141

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

12

2023 AVG.

144

2023 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

8

12

10.5

2023 AVG.

126

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

11.3

2023 AVG.

136

2023 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

46

44

54.1

2023 AVG.

649

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

57.1

2023 AVG.

685

2023 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

30

29

37.6

2023 AVG.

451

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

38

2023 AVG.

456

2023 TOTAL

Player Stats

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Andrew McGrath	9	9	18	7	0	0	0	5	0	0
Archie Perkins	7	0	7	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
B. Zerk-Thatcher	4	2	6	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
Darcy Parish	12	16	28	4	0	1	0	2	1	0
Dylan Shiel	12	16	28	3	0	0	0	3	0	1
Dyson Heppell	9	8	17	4	0	3	1	4	1	0
Jake Kelly	9	8	17	6	0	0	3	0	0	0
Jake Stringer	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jayden Laverde	8	3	11	5	0	0	2	2	0	0
Jordan Ridley	13	3	16	8	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jye Caldwell	8	10	18	3	0	1	1	5	0	0
Jye Menzie	5	4	9	4	0	0	1	2	1	0
Mason Redman	11	4	15	4	0	0	2	0	0	0
Massimo D'Ambrosio	4	5	9	1	0	1	1	4	2	0
Matt Guelfi	6	4	10	2	0	0	1	2	0	1
Michael Hurley	5	1	6	2	0	2	0	0	1	0
Nic Martin	8	11	19	4	0	1	1	3	0	0
Nick Hind	18	2	20	2	0	2	0	2	0	0
Peter Wright	10	1	11	8	7	3	0	2	3	2
Sam Draper	10	1	11	2	23	0	0	3	1	1
Sam Durham	3	3	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Zach Merrett	19	18	37	3	0	4	2	6	0	1
Zach Reid	4	3	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Richmond

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Ben Miller	2	6	8	2	6	2	0	3	1	0
Daniel Rioli	12	9	21	7	0	1	0	3	0	0
Dion Prestia	20	11	31	7	0	1	1	5	1	2
Jack Riewoldt	8	4	12	4	0	2	3	2	1	2
Jack Ross	10	11	21	7	0	0	1	0	1	0
Jason Castagna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Short	14	11	25	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
Josh Gibcus	4	4	8	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Kamdyn McIntosh	7	3	10	3	0	0	0	2	1	0
Liam Baker	12	14	26	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marlion Pickett	6	6	12	6	0	0	2	5	1	0
Maurice Rioli	8	3	11	4	0	0	0	4	1	0
Nathan Broad	10	4	14	6	0	0	0	2	0	0
Nick Vlastuin	14	7	21	7	0	1	1	3	0	0
Noah Balta	12	5	17	7	0	0	1	0	0	0
Noah Cumberland	5	7	12	2	0	0	0	1	3	0
Robbie Tarrant	5	5	10	3	0	0	2	0	0	0
Shai Bolton	8	4	12	2	0	1	5	2	1	2
Shane Edwards	10	2	12	3	0	0	1	1	3	0
Toby Nankervis	10	11	21	4	23	0	3	3	0	1
Tom J. Lynch	16	3	19	9	0	6	0	2	5	2
Trent Cotchin	12	13	25	2	0	3	0	2	1	0
Tyler Sonsie	11	8	19	4	0	0	0	1	1	3

Team Line-Ups

Essendon

Richmond

IN Jye Menzie, Michael Hurley, Zach Reid OUT Ben Hobbs (Medi-Sub), Kyle Langford (Injured), Nick Bryan (Omitted)

IN Jack Ross OUT Jack Graham

FB 15 Jayden Laverde 18 Michael Hurley 30 B. Zerk-Thatcher FF 19 Tom J. Lynch 38 Noah Cumberland 8 Jack Riewoldt HB 27 Mason Redman 29 Jake Kelly 14 Jordan Ridley HF 10 Shane Edwards 15 Jayden Short 29 Shai Bolton C 22 Sam Durham 42 Massimo D'Ambrosio 21 Dyson Heppell C 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 9 Trent Cotchin 50 Marlion Pickett HF 35 Matt Guelfi 9 Dylan Shiel 1 Andrew McGrath HB 7 Liam Baker 1 Nick Vlastuin 17 Daniel Rioli FF 20 Peter Wright 25 Jake Stringer 16 Archie Perkins FB 35 Nathan Broad 6 Robbie Tarrant 21 Noah Balta

FOLLOWERS
2	Sam Draper
7	Zach Merrett
6	Jye Caldwell

INTERCHANGE
3	Darcy Parish
19	Nick Hind
31	Zach Reid
37	Nic Martin

EMERGENCIES
47	Jye Menzie

FOLLOWERS
25	Toby Nankervis
3	Dion Prestia
40	Tyler Sonsie

INTERCHANGE
5	Jack Ross
28	Josh Gibcus
46	Ben Miller
10	Maurice Rioli

EMERGENCIES
11	Jason Castagna

Essendon
IN	J. Menzie, M. Hurley, Z. Reid
OUT	B. Hobbs, K. Langford, N. Bryan
B J. Laverde, M. Hurley, B. Zerk-Thatcher HB M. Redman, J. Kelly, J. Ridley C S. Durham, M. D'Ambrosio, D. Heppell HF M. Guelfi, D. Shiel, A. McGrath F P. Wright, J. Stringer, A. Perkins FOL S. Draper, Z. Merrett, J. Caldwell I/C D. Parish, N. Hind, Z. Reid, N. Martin EMG J. Menzie, . , .
Richmond
IN	J. Ross
OUT	J. Graham (Injured)
B N. Broad, R. Tarrant, N. Balta HB L. Baker, N. Vlastuin, D. Rioli C K. McIntosh, T. Cotchin, M. Pickett HF S. Edwards, J. Short, S. Bolton F T. Lynch, N. Cumberland, J. Riewoldt FOL T. Nankervis, D. Prestia, T. Sonsie I/C J. Ross, J. Gibcus, B. Miller, M. Rioli EMG J. Castagna, . , .

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
14/8/22	Port Adelaide	L 62 - 146
6/8/22	GWS	L 96 - 69
31/7/22	North Melbourne	W 114 - 66
24/7/22	Collingwood	L 80 - 76
17/7/22	Gold Coast	W 103 - 55

Richmond

DATE	OPP	RESULT
14/8/22	Hawthorn	W 128 - 67
6/8/22	Port Adelaide	W 71 - 109
31/7/22	Brisbane	W 104 - 97
22/7/22	Fremantle	W 52 - 52
16/7/22	North Melbourne	L 92 - 88