MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 3, 2021

ESSENDON

V

ST KILDA

EssendonESS WIN BY 75

22.11
143

FT

9.14
68

Marvel Stadium

 #AFLDonsSaints

2021-04-03T05:35:00Z

Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	6.4 40	12.6 78	16.10 106	22.11 143
	3.3 21	4.5 29	6.9 45	9.14 68

Best On Ground

Jordan RidleyJ Ridley35 disposals

Darcy ParishD Parish34 disposals

Cale HookerC Hooker5 goals

Jack SteeleJ Steele35 disposals
1 goal

Sebastian RossS Ross18 disposals

Jack HigginsJ Higgins3 goals

Team Stats

Essendon

St Kilda

Disposals

MATCH

443

326

354.9

2026 AVG.

8162

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

390.6

2026 AVG.

8983

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

124

120

118.6

2026 AVG.

2728

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

130.1

2026 AVG.

2993

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

255

192

200.9

2026 AVG.

4621

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

223.8

2026 AVG.

5148

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

188

134

154

2026 AVG.

3541

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

166.7

2026 AVG.

3835

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

22

18

19.4

2026 AVG.

447

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

18.8

2026 AVG.

432

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

33

27

32.3

2026 AVG.

744

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

37.3

2026 AVG.

859

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

18

15

11.4

2026 AVG.

263

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

13.2

2026 AVG.

303

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

15

12

20.9

2026 AVG.

481

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

24.2

2026 AVG.

556

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

56

53

45.6

2026 AVG.

1049

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

52.2

2026 AVG.

1201

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

136

95

90

2026 AVG.

2070

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

98.7

2026 AVG.

2270

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

17

15

10.3

2026 AVG.

237

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

12.8

2026 AVG.

294

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

9

19

7.3

2026 AVG.

167

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

8.9

2026 AVG.

204

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

54

32

53.7

2026 AVG.

1236

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

56.6

2026 AVG.

1302

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

22

31

33.2

2026 AVG.

763

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

30.5

2026 AVG.

702

2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Aaron Francis	12	8	20	10	0	0	0	4	0	0
Alec Waterman	9	3	12	4	0	1	0	2	2	2
Andrew McGrath	12	11	23	6	0	2	0	2	1	0
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti	9	4	13	5	0	2	0	3	3	1
Archie Perkins	8	6	14	1	0	0	1	3	0	1
B. Zerk-Thatcher	8	7	15	3	1	1	2	1	0	0
Brayden Ham	12	13	25	9	0	1	2	1	0	0
Cale Hooker	9	4	13	6	0	1	1	1	5	2
Darcy Parish	17	17	34	9	0	0	1	2	0	0
Devon Smith	12	14	26	8	0	1	1	5	1	1
Harrison Jones	6	3	9	5	0	2	1	2	2	0
Jake Stringer	10	2	12	4	0	3	1	2	4	0
Jayden Laverde	8	8	16	5	0	0	1	2	0	0
Jordan Ridley	22	13	35	10	0	0	2	2	0	0
Kyle Langford	11	11	22	8	1	0	2	1	0	0
Mason Redman	8	2	10	2	0	1	0	2	1	0
Matt Guelfi	9	9	18	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
Nick Hind	19	6	25	9	0	0	1	1	0	0
Nikolas Cox	8	9	17	4	1	1	0	3	1	1
Peter Wright	8	6	14	4	19	3	1	2	0	1
Tom Cutler	11	2	13	6	0	0	0	1	0	0
Will Snelling	9	14	23	6	0	2	0	6	2	1
Zach Merrett	18	16	34	7	0	1	1	4	0	0

St Kilda

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Ben Long	2	4	6	3	0	0	2	1	0	0
Brad Crouch	7	8	15	3	0	1	1	5	1	2
Bradley Hill	8	8	16	5	0	0	1	0	0	0
Callum Wilkie	10	3	13	4	0	1	2	0	0	0
Dan Butler	5	2	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Daniel McKenzie	6	2	8	3	0	0	2	1	0	0
Dougal Howard	9	4	13	5	1	1	0	1	0	0
Hunter Clark	7	10	17	1	0	2	0	3	0	0
Jack Billings	14	3	17	7	0	1	1	0	2	1
Jack Higgins	8	9	17	6	0	4	0	2	3	0
Jack Lonie	9	8	17	5	0	0	0	1	0	1
Jack Sinclair	9	5	14	3	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jack Steele	18	17	35	5	0	2	1	4	1	1
Jade Gresham	4	2	6	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
Jake Carlisle	8	5	13	6	15	1	1	0	0	2
Josh Battle	6	4	10	4	0	1	0	2	0	1
Mason Wood	8	6	14	5	0	0	1	2	0	0
Max King	7	1	8	5	1	1	1	1	1	2
Nicholas Coffield	11	4	15	6	0	1	2	1	0	0
Sebastian Ross	9	9	18	2	0	0	1	1	0	1
Shaun McKernan	5	7	12	2	14	0	2	2	0	0
Tim Membrey	10	7	17	9	0	2	0	2	1	2
Zak Jones	12	6	18	4	0	0	0	1	0	0

Team Line-Ups

Essendon

St Kilda

IN Alec Waterman, Archie Perkins, B. Zerk-Thatcher, Jake Stringer, Matt Guelfi OUT Dylan Shiel (Injured), Jye Caldwell (Injured), Martin Gleeson (Omitted), Ned Cahill (Omitted), Sam Draper (Injured)

IN Brad Crouch, Daniel McKenzie, Jake Carlisle, Mason Wood OUT Jack Bytel (Omitted), Jimmy Webster (Injured), Paul Hunter (Omitted), Thomas Highmore (Omitted)

FB 25 Jayden Laverde 25 B. Zerk-Thatcher 10 Aaron Francis FF 36 Daniel McKenzie 12 Max King 28 Tim Membrey HB 35 Matt Guelfi 14 Jordan Ridley 19 Nick Hind HF 16 Dan Butler 1 Jack Higgins 11 Jade Gresham C 20 Jake Stringer 7 Zach Merrett 13 Nikolas Cox C 14 Jack Billings 3 Zak Jones 8 Bradley Hill HF 5 Devon Smith 26 Cale Hooker 11 Will Snelling HB 35 Jack Sinclair 24 Josh Battle 11 Hunter Clark FF 43 A. McDonald-Tipungwuti 4 Kyle Langford 45 Alec Waterman FB 2 Jake Carlisle 20 Dougal Howard 44 Callum Wilkie

FOLLOWERS
20	Peter Wright
3	Darcy Parish
33	Brayden Ham

INTERCHANGE
1	Andrew McGrath
16	Archie Perkins
23	Harrison Jones
27	Mason Redman
12	Tom Cutler

FOLLOWERS
27	Shaun McKernan
6	Sebastian Ross
9	Jack Steele

INTERCHANGE
17	Nicholas Coffield
5	Brad Crouch
13	Jack Lonie
32	Mason Wood
22	Ben Long

Essendon
IN	A. Waterman, A. Perkins, B. Zerk-Thatcher, J. Stringer, M. Guelfi
OUT	D. Shiel, J. Caldwell, M. Gleeson, N. Cahill, S. Draper
B J. Laverde, B. Zerk-Thatcher, A. Francis HB M. Guelfi, J. Ridley, N. Hind C J. Stringer, Z. Merrett, N. Cox HF D. Smith, C. Hooker, W. Snelling F A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, K. Langford, A. Waterman FOL P. Wright, D. Parish, B. Ham I/C A. McGrath, A. Perkins, H. Jones, M. Redman, T. Cutler
St Kilda
IN	B. Crouch, D. McKenzie, J. Carlisle, M. Wood
OUT	J. Bytel, J. Webster, P. Hunter, T. Highmore
B J. Carlisle, D. Howard, C. Wilkie HB J. Sinclair, J. Battle, H. Clark C J. Billings, Z. Jones, B. Hill HF D. Butler, J. Higgins, J. Gresham F D. McKenzie, M. King, T. Membrey FOL S. McKernan, S. Ross, J. Steele I/C N. Coffield, B. Crouch, J. Lonie, M. Wood, B. Long

Preview

Previous 5 Games

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
27/3/21	Port Adelaide	L 119 - 65
20/3/21	Hawthorn	L 91 - 92
19/9/20	Melbourne	L 49 - 68
12/9/20	Port Adelaide	L 79 - 29
6/9/20	Geelong	L 108 - 42

St Kilda

DATE	OPP	RESULT
27/3/21	Melbourne	L 73 - 91
21/3/21	GWS	W 78 - 86
9/10/20	Richmond	L 80 - 49
3/10/20	Bulldogs	W 67 - 64
18/9/20	GWS	W 82 - 30