Essendon vs Brisbane Lions AFLW 2026 Round 1

Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 12:35 AEST

Final AFLW 2026 · Round 1

Essendon Coach: Natalie Wood

37 6.1

85 12.13

Brisbane Lions Coach: Craig Starcevich

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Brisbane Lions

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

1 Eleanor Hartill FF 28 Charlotte Mullins FPR

Half forwards

30 Marlo Graham HFFL 14 Dakota Davidson CHF 29 Ruby Svarc HFFR

Followers

2 Tahlia Hickie RK 17 Isabel Dawes RR 25 Catherine Svarc ROV

Centre

6 Lily Postlethwaite WL 12 Sophie Conway C 9 Orla O'Dwyer WR

Half backs

10 Natalie Grider HBFL 20 Shannon Campbell CHB 5 Jade Ellenger HBFR

Backs

3 Breanna Koenen BPL 8 Jennifer Dunne FB

Interchange 5

11 Shanae Davison INT 13 Neasa Dooley INT 15 Lily-Rose Williamson INT 22 Sophie Peters INT 24 Claudia Wright INT

Emergencies 3

16 Evie Long EMG 21 Courtney Hodder EMG 23 Rania Crozier EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Dakota Davidson1Q - 5:19 - Goal - 0–6 Charlotte Mullins1Q - 6:26 - Goal - 0–12 Neasa Dooley1Q - 8:24 - Goal - 0–18 Catherine Svarc1Q - 12:35 - Behind - 0–19 Dakota Davidson1Q - 13:37 - Goal - 0–25 Dakota Davidson1Q - 18:18 - Behind - 0–26 Sophie Peters1Q - 19:17 - Goal - 0–32 Eleanor Hartill2Q - 2:46 - Behind - 0–33

Rushed behind2Q - 3:28 - Rushed behind - 0–34

Rushed behind2Q - 5:20 - Rushed behind - 0–35

Bonnie Toogood2Q - 7:47 - Goal - 6–35 Catherine Svarc2Q - 9:02 - Goal - 6–41

Rushed behind2Q - 12:32 - Rushed behind - 6–42

Dakota Davidson2Q - 17:39 - Goal - 6–48 Catherine Svarc2Q - 20:00 - Goal - 6–54 Ruby Svarc3Q - 1:07 - Goal - 6–60 Sophie Alexander3Q - 6:35 - Goal - 12–60 Shanae Davison3Q - 8:00 - Behind - 12–61 Charlotte Mullins3Q - 9:11 - Behind - 12–62 Emily Gough3Q - 13:56 - Goal - 18–62 Bonnie Toogood3Q - 16:08 - Goal - 24–62 Catherine Svarc3Q - 18:03 - Behind - 24–63 Neasa Dooley3Q - 19:07 - Goal - 24–69 Sophie Alexander4Q - 1:12 - Goal - 30–69

Rushed behind4Q - 2:45 - Rushed behind - 31–69

Marlo Graham4Q - 5:58 - Behind - 31–70 Dakota Davidson4Q - 8:15 - Goal - 31–76 Grace Belloni4Q - 10:53 - Goal - 37–76 Ruby Svarc4Q - 14:21 - Behind - 37–77 Ruby Svarc4Q - 17:49 - Behind - 37–78 Dakota Davidson4Q - 18:32 - Behind - 37–79 Marlo Graham4Q - 19:27 - Goal - 37–85

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Marlo GrahamGoal
4Q 19:2737–85
Dakota DavidsonBehind
4Q 18:3237–79
Ruby SvarcBehind
4Q 17:4937–78
Ruby SvarcBehind
4Q 14:2137–77
Grace BelloniGoal
4Q 10:5337–76
Dakota DavidsonGoal
4Q 8:1531–76
Marlo GrahamBehind
4Q 5:5831–70
Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 2:4531–69
Sophie AlexanderGoal
4Q 1:1230–69
Neasa DooleyGoal
3Q 19:0724–69
Catherine SvarcBehind
3Q 18:0324–63
Bonnie ToogoodGoal
3Q 16:0824–62
Emily GoughGoal
3Q 13:5618–62
Charlotte MullinsBehind
3Q 9:1112–62
Shanae DavisonBehind
3Q 8:0012–61
Sophie AlexanderGoal
3Q 6:3512–60
Ruby SvarcGoal
3Q 1:076–60
Catherine SvarcGoal
2Q 20:006–54
Dakota DavidsonGoal
2Q 17:396–48
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 12:326–42
Catherine SvarcGoal
2Q 9:026–41
Bonnie ToogoodGoal
2Q 7:476–35
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 5:200–35
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 3:280–34
Eleanor HartillBehind
2Q 2:460–33
Sophie PetersGoal
1Q 19:170–32
Dakota DavidsonBehind
1Q 18:180–26
Dakota DavidsonGoal
1Q 13:370–25
Catherine SvarcBehind
1Q 12:350–19
Neasa DooleyGoal
1Q 8:240–18
Charlotte MullinsGoal
1Q 6:260–12
Dakota DavidsonGoal
1Q 5:190–6

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
ESS	0	6	24	37	37
BRI	32	54	69	85	85

Match Leaders

Goals

Dakota DavidsonBRI

Behinds

3 tied leaders

Catherine SvarcBRI

Disposals

Madison PrespakisESS

Tackles

Georgia NanscawenESS

Team Stats

ESSBRI

Scoring / Attack

6Goals12

1Behinds13

10Shots at goal27

60Goal accuracy %44.4

25Inside 50s54

5Goal assists5

6Marks inside 507

Possession

240Disposals284

139Kicks177

101Handballs107

109Contested possessions138

123Uncontested possessions146

Clearance / Contest

22Total clearances31

10Centre clearances10

12Stoppage clearances21

55Tackles58

23Hitouts28

7Contested marks5

Other

53Marks57

60Disposal efficiency %58.5

2Bounces4

69Turnovers55

57Clangers49

232Total possessions284

55Intercepts68

41Rebound 50s18

4Tackles inside 5017

26One-percenters28

18Frees for24

24Frees against18

1,003AFL Fantasy1,228

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: BRI 54 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: BRI 35 pts
Lead Changes: 0
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Brisbane Lions beat Essendon by 48 points, 85–37.

This match record does not include quarter scores.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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