MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 2, 2026
PORT ADELAIDE
V
ESSENDON
PORT WIN BY 63
20.13
133
133
FT
10.10
70
70
Adelaide Oval
2026-03-22T04:15:00Z
Preview
Port Adelaide vs Essendon – Round 2, 2026
The Port Adelaide Power face the Essendon Bombers in Round 2 of the 2026 AFL season. Follow the live scores, team lists, match statistics and key moments from the game at Adelaide Oval.
Previous 5 Games
Port Adelaide
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 15/3/26 | North Melbourne | L 113 - 67 |
| 22/8/25 | Gold Coast | W 71 - 67 |
| 16/8/25 | Carlton | L 118 - 64 |
| 9/8/25 | Fremantle | L 86 - 92 |
| 3/8/25 | Geelong | L 153 - 65 |
Essendon
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 13/3/26 | Hawthorn | L 83 - 145 |
| 27/8/25 | Gold Coast | L 153 - 58 |
| 21/8/25 | Carlton | L 56 - 90 |
| 15/8/25 | St Kilda | L 75 - 77 |
| 8/8/25 | Geelong | L 109 - 65 |
Match Summary
Score Breakdown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.5 41 |
10.7 67 |
15.10 100 |
20.13 133 |
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1.3 9 |
2.6 18 |
5.8 38 |
10.10 70 |
Best On Ground
Team Stats
Port Adelaide
Essendon
Player Stats
Port Adelaide
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliir Aliir | 21 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Rozee | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Durdin | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Darcy Byrne-Jones | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Esava Ratugolea | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewan Mackinlay | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Lukosius | 11 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jack Watkins | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Whitlock | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Mead | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Wehr | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jase Burgoyne | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Horne-Francis | 21 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Joe Berry | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Joe Richards | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Jordon Sweet | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kane Farrell | 15 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Evans | 18 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Bergman | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch Georgiades | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Todd Marshall | 15 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willem Drew | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Zak Butters | 26 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Essendon
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McGrath | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Perkins | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Archie Roberts | 15 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben McKay | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Fiorini | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darcy Parish | 8 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyson Sharp | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hussien El Achkar | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Kako | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaxon Prior | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Nguyen | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jye Caldwell | 14 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Langford | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lachie Blakiston | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Redman | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Kondogiannis | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Caddy | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Peter Wright | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Durham | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Duursma | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Merrett | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Reid | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zak Johnson | 17 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Lists
Port Adelaide
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| IN | J. Mead, J. Lukosius, J. Sweet | ||||||||||||||||
| OUT | L. Jones, O. Lord, D. Visentini | ||||||||||||||||
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Essendon
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| IN | I. Kako | ||||||||||||||||
| OUT | A. May | ||||||||||||||||
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