West Coast vs Essendon 31-May-2026 Lineups

Sun 31-May-2026

Final Round 12

West Coast Coach: Andrew McQualter

85 12.13

55 8.7

Essendon Coach: Dean Solomon

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

West Coast

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

26 Archer May FPL 4 Kyle Langford FF 24 Nick Bryan FPR

Half forwards

13 Nik Cox HFFL 30 Nate Caddy CHF 9 Sullivan Robey HFFR

Followers

46 Lachlan Blakiston RK 7 Zach Merrett RR 16 Archie Perkins ROV

Centre

28 Xavier Duursma WL 3 Darcy Parish C 44 Archer Day-Wicks WR

Half backs

21 Archie Roberts HBFL 45 Thomas Edwards CHB 2 Jacob Farrow HBFR

Backs

12 Will Setterfield BPL 31 Zach Reid FB 25 Jaxon Prior BPR

Interchange 5

5 Elijah Tsatas INT 41 Saad El-Hawli INT 32 Ben McKay INT 11 Jade Gresham INT 29 Max Kondogiannis INT

2Q3Q4Q

Jake WatermanQ1 - 1:20 - Behind - 1-0 Milan MurdockQ1 - 2:31 - Goal - 7-0 Harley ReidQ1 - 4:50 - Behind - 8-0

RushedQ1 - 6:58 - Behind - 9-0

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

RushedQ2 - 17:35 - Behind - 17-15

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

RushedQ4 - 13:49 - Behind - 84-36

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

Most recent first

Ben McKayBehind
4Q 29:4685-55
Harley ReidBehind
4Q 24:5085-54
Zach MerrettGoal
4Q 22:3084-54
Nate CaddyGoal
4Q 20:1184-48
Nate CaddyGoal
4Q 15:2484-42
RushedBehind
4Q 13:4984-36
Jobe ShanahanBehind
4Q 12:5384-35
Milan MurdockGoal
4Q 9:3483-35
Jake WatermanGoal
4Q 5:0477-35
Thomas EdwardsGoal
4Q 3:0071-35
Jake WatermanBehind
4Q 2:3471-29
Harley ReidBehind
3Q 30:5570-29
Archer Day-WicksGoal
3Q 28:2969-29
Nate CaddyBehind
3Q 24:5569-23
Ben McKayGoal
3Q 22:2669-22
Elliot YeoBehind
3Q 21:1369-16
Harley ReidBehind
3Q 19:0568-16
Tom McCarthyGoal
3Q 17:2967-16
Jake WatermanGoal
3Q 14:3061-16
Willem DuursmaGoal
3Q 7:4155-16
Bailey J. WilliamsGoal
3Q 5:2949-16
Jake WatermanBehind
3Q 3:3943-16
Milan MurdockGoal
3Q 0:5842-16
Harley ReidGoal
2Q 29:2536-16
Jobe ShanahanGoal
2Q 23:5330-16
Ryan MaricBehind
2Q 21:0924-16
Harvey JohnstonGoal
2Q 19:1423-16
Jaxon PriorBehind
2Q 18:0517-16
RushedBehind
2Q 17:3517-15
Archer Day-WicksBehind
2Q 12:1717-14
Archer Day-WicksGoal
2Q 8:2217-13
Nik CoxGoal
2Q 3:3717-7
Archer Day-WicksBehind
1Q 26:4417-1
Elliot YeoBehind
1Q 24:5217-0
Jake WatermanGoal
1Q 19:0316-0
Liam DugganBehind
1Q 11:0010-0
RushedBehind
1Q 6:589-0
Harley ReidBehind
1Q 4:508-0
Milan MurdockGoal
1Q 2:317-0
Jake WatermanBehind
1Q 1:201-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
WCE	2.5	3.1	5.4	2.3	85
ESS	0.1	2.3	2.1	4.2	55

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

2 tied leaders

Milan MurdockWCE

Behinds

Harley ReidWCE

SuperCoach

131

Reuben GinbeyWCE

Tackles

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

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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