MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 23, 2024

ESSENDON

V

SYDNEY

SydneySYD WIN BY 39

8.11
59

FT

15.8
98

Marvel Stadium

 #AFLDonsSwans

2024-08-16T09:40:00Z

Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	3.1 19	4.5 29	5.10 40	8.11 59
	2.2 14	3.4 22	9.7 61	15.8 98

Best On Ground

Nic MartinN Martin32 disposals
3 goals

Jye CaldwellJ Caldwell31 disposals
1 goal

Harrison JonesH Jones1 goal

Callum MillsC Mills26 disposals

Errol GuldenE Gulden25 disposals

Will HaywardW Hayward3 goals

Team Stats

Essendon

Sydney

Disposals

MATCH

389

354

338

2026 AVG.

338

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

372.7

2026 AVG.

1118

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

139

119

105

2026 AVG.

105

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

131.7

2026 AVG.

395

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

217

228

175

2026 AVG.

175

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

200.3

2026 AVG.

601

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

172

126

163

2026 AVG.

163

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

172.3

2026 AVG.

517

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

17

10

20

2026 AVG.

20

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

17.7

2026 AVG.

53

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

31

32

28

2026 AVG.

28

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

33.3

2026 AVG.

100

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

13

13

12

2026 AVG.

12

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

12.3

2026 AVG.

37

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

18

19

16

2026 AVG.

16

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

21

2026 AVG.

63

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

54

48

40

2026 AVG.

40

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

63.3

2026 AVG.

190

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

100

115

75

2026 AVG.

75

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

71.3

2026 AVG.

214

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

12

10

7

2026 AVG.

7

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

11.3

2026 AVG.

34

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

12

8

5

2026 AVG.

5

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

7.7

2026 AVG.

23

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

47

41

46

2026 AVG.

46

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

61.7

2026 AVG.

185

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

30

26

25

2026 AVG.

25

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

37.3

2026 AVG.

112

2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Andrew McGrath	18	11	29	10	0	0	0	1	0	0
Archie Perkins	11	2	13	3	0	1	0	2	0	0
Archie Roberts	13	12	25	6	0	2	0	3	0	0
Ben Hobbs	5	7	12	3	0	1	1	2	0	1
Ben McKay	12	7	19	9	0	1	0	2	0	0
Darcy Parish	15	11	26	6	0	0	1	4	0	0
Dylan Shiel	14	16	30	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
Harrison Jones	4	4	8	3	0	1	1	1	1	0
Jade Gresham	4	7	11	3	0	1	0	1	0	1
Jake Kelly	6	4	10	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jake Stringer	8	4	12	2	0	0	1	3	1	2
Jayden Laverde	12	10	22	7	0	3	0	1	0	0
Jye Caldwell	16	15	31	7	0	2	3	5	1	1
Jye Menzie	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Langford	9	5	14	2	0	3	0	2	1	2
Mason Redman	12	7	19	5	0	0	1	4	0	0
Nate Caddy	6	5	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nic Martin	15	17	32	5	0	0	1	3	3	0
Nick Bryan	5	5	10	2	18	1	0	3	0	0
Sam Draper	9	2	11	3	12	0	0	2	1	1
Sam Durham	9	7	16	4	0	0	0	4	0	0
Sam Weideman	4	5	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Merrett	8	9	17	4	0	1	0	2	0	1

Sydney

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Braeden Campbell	11	2	13	6	0	1	0	5	2	1
Brodie Grundy	2	7	9	0	19	0	1	2	0	0
Caiden Cleary	9	2	11	2	0	2	0	2	1	1
Callum Mills	15	11	26	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Warner	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dane Rampe	8	1	9	8	0	0	0	5	0	0
Errol Gulden	20	5	25	6	0	1	1	2	0	0
Harry Cunningham	10	1	11	6	0	0	0	1	0	0
Hayden McLean	10	7	17	6	6	0	0	1	0	0
Isaac Heeney	13	9	22	6	0	1	3	2	3	1
Jake Lloyd	13	8	21	5	0	0	0	3	0	0
James Jordon	5	10	15	4	0	0	1	2	0	0
James Rowbottom	8	9	17	2	0	0	0	5	0	0
Joel Amartey	6	2	8	4	1	0	3	0	2	0
Lewis Melican	7	6	13	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Logan McDonald	10	4	14	6	0	0	2	1	0	1
Luke Parker	10	5	15	6	0	1	1	0	3	1
Matthew Roberts	14	7	21	7	0	0	0	4	0	0
Nick Blakey	15	4	19	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Oliver Florent	16	7	23	10	0	0	3	0	1	1
Taylor Adams	4	10	14	2	0	1	0	2	0	0
Tom McCartin	12	2	14	10	0	0	1	0	0	0
Will Hayward	10	6	16	7	0	1	0	3	3	0

Team Line-Ups

Essendon

Sydney

IN Archie Perkins, Sam Weideman OUT Nikolas Cox (Injured), Alwyn Davey Jnr (Omitted)

IN Lewis Melican, Corey Warner OUT Chad Warner (Injured), Robbie Fox (Injured)

FB 29 Jake Kelly 32 Ben McKay 25 Jayden Laverde FF 6 Logan McDonald 36 Joel Amartey 19 Will Hayward HB 37 Nic Martin 27 Mason Redman 1 Andrew McGrath HF 26 Luke Parker 33 Caiden Cleary 17 James Jordon C 16 Archie Perkins 3 Darcy Parish 21 Archie Roberts C 44 Jake Lloyd 14 Callum Mills 21 Errol Gulden HF 10 Sam Weideman 30 Nate Caddy 22 Sam Durham HB 43 Lewis Melican 7 Harry Cunningham 14 Oliver Florent FF 4 Kyle Langford 24 Nick Bryan 11 Jade Gresham FB 24 Dane Rampe 30 Tom McCartin 22 Nick Blakey

FOLLOWERS
2	Sam Draper
6	Jye Caldwell
7	Zach Merrett

SUB
29	Jye Menzie

INTERCHANGE
8	Ben Hobbs
9	Dylan Shiel
23	Harrison Jones
20	Jake Stringer

FOLLOWERS
4	Brodie Grundy
5	Isaac Heeney
8	James Rowbottom

SUB
37	Corey Warner

INTERCHANGE
34	Matthew Roberts
16	Braeden Campbell
3	Taylor Adams
2	Hayden McLean

Essendon
IN	A. Perkins, S. Weideman
OUT	N. Cox, A. Davey Jnr
B J. Kelly, B. McKay, J. Laverde HB N. Martin, M. Redman, A. McGrath C A. Perkins, D. Parish, A. Roberts HF S. Weideman, N. Caddy, S. Durham F K. Langford, N. Bryan, J. Gresham FOL S. Draper, J. Caldwell, Z. Merrett SUB J. Menzie I/C B. Hobbs, D. Shiel, H. Jones, J. Stringer
Sydney
IN	L. Melican, C. Warner
OUT	C. Warner, R. Fox
B D. Rampe, T. McCartin, N. Blakey HB L. Melican, H. Cunningham, O. Florent C J. Lloyd, C. Mills, E. Gulden HF L. Parker, C. Cleary, J. Jordon F L. McDonald, J. Amartey, W. Hayward FOL B. Grundy, I. Heeney, J. Rowbottom SUB C. Warner I/C M. Roberts, B. Campbell, T. Adams, H. McLean

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/8/24	Gold Coast	L 86 - 87
4/8/24	Fremantle	W 90 - 89
27/7/24	St Kilda	L 108 - 55
19/7/24	Adelaide	L 113 - 115
13/7/24	Melbourne	L 84 - 67

Sydney

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/8/24	Collingwood	W 89 - 86
3/8/24	Port Adelaide	L 148 - 36
28/7/24	Bulldogs	L 48 - 87
21/7/24	Brisbane	L 79 - 77
13/7/24	North Melbourne	W 138 - 59