MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 9, 2025

ESSENDON

V

SYDNEY

EssendonESS WIN BY 8

11.5
71

FT

8.15
63

Marvel Stadium

 #AFLDonsSwans

2025-05-10T06:15:00Z

Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	3.1 19	9.1 55	11.4 70	11.5 71
	1.1 7	2.4 16	5.10 40	8.15 63

Best On Ground

Nic MartinN Martin38 disposals

Andrew McGrathA McGrath35 disposals

Nate CaddyN Caddy3 goals

Matthew RobertsM Roberts26 disposals

Chad WarnerC Warner25 disposals

Will HaywardW Hayward2 goals

Team Stats

Essendon

Sydney

Disposals

MATCH

444

348

363.4

2026 AVG.

5451

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

392.4

2026 AVG.

6279

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

118

140

117.7

2026 AVG.

1766

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

140

2026 AVG.

2240

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

234

208

206.3

2026 AVG.

3095

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

209.6

2026 AVG.

3354

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

210

140

157.1

2026 AVG.

2356

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

182.8

2026 AVG.

2925

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

21

17

18.6

2026 AVG.

279

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

21.3

2026 AVG.

341

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

32

32

31.4

2026 AVG.

471

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

36.4

2026 AVG.

583

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

10

5

12.2

2026 AVG.

183

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

13.7

2026 AVG.

219

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

22

27

19.2

2026 AVG.

288

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

22.8

2026 AVG.

364

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

45

61

45.9

2026 AVG.

689

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

61.3

2026 AVG.

981

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

126

92

96.4

2026 AVG.

1446

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

83.1

2026 AVG.

1330

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

10

7

10.5

2026 AVG.

158

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

14.1

2026 AVG.

226

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

10

8

8.3

2026 AVG.

125

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

10.5

2026 AVG.

168

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

60

46

48.6

2026 AVG.

729

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

61.6

2026 AVG.

985

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

35

32

29.9

2026 AVG.

448

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

40.4

2026 AVG.

646

2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Andrew McGrath	18	17	35	11	0	0	0	1	0	0
Archer Day-Wicks	1	5	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Archie Perkins	8	7	15	3	0	0	0	2	1	0
Archie Roberts	11	16	27	7	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Hobbs	5	10	15	2	0	1	0	2	0	0
Ben McKay	6	6	12	7	0	2	3	1	0	0
Dylan Shiel	2	3	5	2	0	0	0	3	0	0
Isaac Kako	3	3	6	1	0	1	0	3	1	0
Jaxon Prior	17	6	23	14	0	2	0	2	0	0
Jye Caldwell	8	14	22	3	0	1	2	4	0	0
Kyle Langford	5	6	11	2	0	0	0	4	0	1
Lewis Hayes	6	10	16	3	0	0	1	2	0	0
Mason Redman	19	13	32	6	0	1	0	0	1	0
Nate Caddy	12	4	16	7	0	1	1	3	3	1
Nic Martin	22	16	38	8	0	2	1	5	0	0
Peter Wright	6	5	11	5	6	0	1	3	0	0
Saad El-Hawli	15	6	21	6	0	1	0	0	1	0
Sam Durham	8	13	21	2	0	2	4	8	1	1
Todd Goldstein	6	13	19	6	29	4	1	0	0	0
Will Setterfield	11	17	28	9	0	1	1	8	0	1
Xavier Duursma	11	8	19	5	0	1	1	4	0	0
Zach Merrett	16	3	19	3	0	0	1	2	2	0
Zach Reid	18	9	27	14	0	0	0	1	0	0

Sydney

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Aaron Francis	4	4	8	3	0	0	2	0	0	2
Angus Sheldrick	7	6	13	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ben Paton	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Braeden Campbell	11	4	15	7	0	0	1	2	1	1
Brodie Grundy	10	13	23	2	32	3	3	5	1	1
Caiden Cleary	2	8	10	2	0	0	1	3	0	0
Chad Warner	13	12	25	3	0	2	2	4	0	2
Corey Warner	7	4	11	4	0	0	2	0	1	0
Dane Rampe	6	4	10	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Hayden McLean	4	3	7	2	0	1	1	2	1	1
Isaac Heeney	11	8	19	3	0	1	1	6	0	2
Jake Lloyd	10	12	22	5	0	0	2	1	0	1
James Jordon	6	3	9	2	0	0	1	8	0	0
James Rowbottom	14	7	21	4	0	3	1	4	0	0
Joel Hamling	3	3	6	0	0	2	2	1	0	1
Justin McInerney	15	7	22	5	0	2	0	0	1	1
Matthew Roberts	17	9	26	8	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Blakey	21	1	22	13	0	1	0	3	0	0
Oliver Florent	13	4	17	5	0	1	0	1	0	0
Riley Bice	8	9	17	4	0	0	0	3	0	0
Sam Wicks	5	8	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom McCartin	10	5	15	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Hayward	9	5	14	2	0	1	1	2	2	1

Team Line-Ups

Essendon

Sydney

IN Lewis Hayes, Archer Day-Wicks, Dylan Shiel, Saad El-Hawli, Jye Caldwell OUT Jordan Ridley (Injured), Jade Gresham (Injured), Jye Menzie (Omitted), Elijah Tsatas (Omitted), Harrison Jones (Injured)

IN Ben Paton OUT Lewis Melican (Suspension)

FB 1 Andrew McGrath 32 Ben McKay 18 Lewis Hayes FF 19 Will Hayward 10 Aaron Francis 33 Caiden Cleary HB 27 Mason Redman 31 Zach Reid 25 Jaxon Prior HF 16 Braeden Campbell 29 Joel Hamling 17 James Jordon C 21 Archie Roberts 7 Zach Merrett 44 Archer Day-Wicks C 14 Oliver Florent 5 Isaac Heeney 44 Jake Lloyd HF 16 Archie Perkins 30 Nate Caddy 37 Nic Martin HB 15 Sam Wicks 22 Nick Blakey 24 Dane Rampe FF 4 Kyle Langford 20 Peter Wright 10 Isaac Kako FB 25 Ben Paton 30 Tom McCartin 34 Matthew Roberts

FOLLOWERS
17	Todd Goldstein
12	Will Setterfield
22	Sam Durham

SUB
9	Dylan Shiel

INTERCHANGE
8	Ben Hobbs
41	Saad El-Hawli
6	Jye Caldwell
28	Xavier Duursma

FOLLOWERS
4	Brodie Grundy
1	Chad Warner
27	Justin McInerney

SUB
12	Angus Sheldrick

INTERCHANGE
26	Riley Bice
8	James Rowbottom
37	Corey Warner
2	Hayden McLean

Essendon
IN	L. Hayes, A. Day-Wicks, D. Shiel, S. El-Hawli, J. Caldwell
OUT	J. Ridley, J. Gresham, J. Menzie, E. Tsatas, H. Jones
B A. McGrath, B. McKay, L. Hayes HB M. Redman, Z. Reid, J. Prior C A. Roberts, Z. Merrett, A. Day-Wicks HF A. Perkins, N. Caddy, N. Martin F K. Langford, P. Wright, I. Kako FOL T. Goldstein, W. Setterfield, S. Durham SUB D. Shiel I/C B. Hobbs, S. El-Hawli, J. Caldwell, X. Duursma
Sydney
IN	B. Paton
OUT	L. Melican
B B. Paton, T. McCartin, M. Roberts HB S. Wicks, N. Blakey, D. Rampe C O. Florent, I. Heeney, J. Lloyd HF B. Campbell, J. Hamling, J. Jordon F W. Hayward, A. Francis, C. Cleary FOL B. Grundy, C. Warner, J. McInerney SUB A. Sheldrick I/C R. Bice, J. Rowbottom, C. Warner, H. McLean

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/5/25	North Melbourne	W 65 - 62
25/4/25	Collingwood	L 107 - 66
18/4/25	West Coast	W 75 - 77
12/4/25	Melbourne	W 57 - 96
27/3/25	Port Adelaide	W 72 - 60

Sydney

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/5/25	GWS	W 87 - 73
27/4/25	Gold Coast	L 117 - 79
20/4/25	Port Adelaide	L 77 - 85
11/4/25	Collingwood	L 109 - 78
5/4/25	North Melbourne	W 52 - 117