West Coast vs Essendon Match Centre

Sun 31-May-2026
Final Round 12
West Coast Coach: Andrew McQualter
85 12.13
55 8.7
Essendon Coach: Dean Solomon
Perth Stadium West Coast by 30

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Jake WatermanQ1 - 1:20 - Behind - 1-0 Milan MurdockQ1 - 2:31 - Goal - 7-0 Harley ReidQ1 - 4:50 - Behind - 8-0 Liam DugganQ1 - 11:00 - Behind - 10-0 Jake WatermanQ1 - 19:03 - Goal - 16-0 Elliot YeoQ1 - 24:52 - Behind - 17-0 Archer Day-WicksQ1 - 26:44 - Behind - 17-1 Nik CoxQ2 - 3:37 - Goal - 17-7 Archer Day-WicksQ2 - 8:22 - Goal - 17-13 Archer Day-WicksQ2 - 12:17 - Behind - 17-14 Jaxon PriorQ2 - 18:05 - Behind - 17-16 Harvey JohnstonQ2 - 19:14 - Goal - 23-16 Ryan MaricQ2 - 21:09 - Behind - 24-16 Jobe ShanahanQ2 - 23:53 - Goal - 30-16 Harley ReidQ2 - 29:25 - Goal - 36-16 Milan MurdockQ3 - 0:58 - Goal - 42-16 Jake WatermanQ3 - 3:39 - Behind - 43-16 Bailey J. WilliamsQ3 - 5:29 - Goal - 49-16 Willem DuursmaQ3 - 7:41 - Goal - 55-16 Jake WatermanQ3 - 14:30 - Goal - 61-16 Tom McCarthyQ3 - 17:29 - Goal - 67-16 Harley ReidQ3 - 19:05 - Behind - 68-16 Elliot YeoQ3 - 21:13 - Behind - 69-16 Ben McKayQ3 - 22:26 - Goal - 69-22 Nate CaddyQ3 - 24:55 - Behind - 69-23 Archer Day-WicksQ3 - 28:29 - Goal - 69-29 Harley ReidQ3 - 30:55 - Behind - 70-29 Jake WatermanQ4 - 2:34 - Behind - 71-29 Thomas EdwardsQ4 - 3:00 - Goal - 71-35 Jake WatermanQ4 - 5:04 - Goal - 77-35 Milan MurdockQ4 - 9:34 - Goal - 83-35 Jobe ShanahanQ4 - 12:53 - Behind - 84-35 Nate CaddyQ4 - 15:24 - Goal - 84-42 Nate CaddyQ4 - 20:11 - Goal - 84-48 Zach MerrettQ4 - 22:30 - Goal - 84-54 Harley ReidQ4 - 24:50 - Behind - 85-54 Ben McKayQ4 - 29:46 - Behind - 85-55

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WCE2.53.15.42.385
ESS0.12.32.14.255

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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West CoastEssendon

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

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Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Milan MurdockWCE
Behinds
4
Harley ReidWCE
SuperCoach
131
Reuben GinbeyWCE
Tackles
6
3 tied leaders
Tom ColeWCE

Team Stats

WCEESS

Scoring / Attack

12Goals8
13Behinds7
29Shots At Goal21
55Inside 50s40
9Goal Assists7
100Score Involvements62
16Marks Inside 506
1Behinds Rushed2

Possession

389Disposals373
218Kicks200
171Handballs173
124Contested Possessions126
259Uncontested Possessions231
6,115Metres Gained5,765
85Ground Ball Gets89

Clearance / Contest

23Clearances45
9Centre Clearances13
14Stoppage Clearances32
45Tackles56
28Hitouts34
4Hitouts To Advantage8
252Pressure Acts254
8Contested Marks7

Other

163Effective Kicks116
17Marks on the Lead8
8Tackles Inside 5018
197AFL Player Rating Points170
7Kick-ins Played On13
59Defensive 50 Possessions83
159Defensive Midfield Possessions133
124Attacking Midfield Possessions102
41Attacking 50 Possessions39
99Marks68
25Frees For18
18Frees Against25
32Rebound 50s43
48Clangers69
38One Percenters33
3Bounces4
1,776Supercoach Points1,528
1,556Dream Team Points1,404
60Turnovers79
14Hitout To Advantage Rate24
33Spoils29
81Intercepts60
18Intercept Marks16
7Kick Ins13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
WCE 53 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
WCE 52 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

West Coast beat Essendon by 30 points, 85–55.

West Coast took a 41-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 30 by the final siren, scoring 26 points to 15 in the final term.

Match records and coverage

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