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Greater Western Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Sat 09-May-2026
Final Round 9
Greater Western Sydney logo
Greater Western Sydney Coach: Adam Kingsley
103 16.7
89 13.11
Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
Essendon logo
Sydney Showground Greater Western Sydney by 14 GWS by 14
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Toby GreeneQ1 - 4:47 - Goal - 6-0 Mason RedmanQ1 - 6:32 - Goal - 6-6 Max GruzewskiQ1 - 11:27 - Goal - 12-6 Xavier DuursmaQ1 - 13:52 - Goal - 12-12 Xavier DuursmaQ1 - 17:47 - Goal - 12-18 Peter WrightQ1 - 22:52 - Behind - 12-19 Jake StringerQ1 - 24:54 - Goal - 18-19 Xavier DuursmaQ1 - 28:46 - Behind - 18-20 Jake RiccardiQ1 - 29:45 - Goal - 24-20 Nate CaddyQ2 - 2:05 - Behind - 24-21 Toby GreeneQ2 - 3:48 - Goal - 30-21 Peter WrightQ2 - 6:37 - Goal - 30-27 Kyle LangfordQ2 - 8:47 - Behind - 30-28 Nate CaddyQ2 - 10:26 - Goal - 30-34 Darcy ParishQ2 - 14:57 - Goal - 30-40
RushedQ2 - 17:55 - Behind - 30-41
Archer MayQ2 - 21:54 - Goal - 30-47 Toby GreeneQ2 - 25:36 - Behind - 31-47 Toby McMullinQ2 - 26:24 - Behind - 32-47 Peter WrightQ3 - 1:53 - Behind - 32-48 Aaron CadmanQ3 - 2:57 - Behind - 33-48 Aaron CadmanQ3 - 5:06 - Behind - 34-48 Mason RedmanQ3 - 6:11 - Behind - 34-49 Jake StringerQ3 - 6:44 - Goal - 40-49 Nate CaddyQ3 - 8:39 - Goal - 40-55 Peter WrightQ3 - 13:41 - Goal - 40-61 Jake RiccardiQ3 - 15:14 - Behind - 41-61 Archie PerkinsQ3 - 16:34 - Goal - 41-67 Jake RiccardiQ3 - 18:09 - Goal - 47-67 Phoenix GothardQ3 - 21:32 - Goal - 53-67 Brent DanielsQ3 - 25:00 - Goal - 59-67 Max GruzewskiQ3 - 26:48 - Goal - 65-67 Archer MayQ3 - 28:46 - Goal - 65-73 Jake StringerQ3 - 33:31 - Goal - 71-73 Darcy ParishQ4 - 4:15 - Behind - 71-74 Archer MayQ4 - 5:24 - Goal - 71-80 Toby GreeneQ4 - 7:31 - Goal - 77-80 Peter WrightQ4 - 13:29 - Goal - 77-86 Aaron CadmanQ4 - 14:45 - Goal - 83-86 Jayden NguyenQ4 - 16:20 - Behind - 83-87 Harry HimmelbergQ4 - 17:23 - Goal - 89-87 Brent DanielsQ4 - 18:27 - Goal - 95-87 Kyle LangfordQ4 - 20:20 - Behind - 95-88
RushedQ4 - 21:35 - Behind - 96-88
Toby BedfordQ4 - 23:07 - Behind - 97-88 Phoenix GothardQ4 - 24:52 - Goal - 103-88 Peter WrightQ4 - 28:06 - Behind - 103-89

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Peter WrightBehind
    4Q 28:06103-89
  • Phoenix GothardGoal
    4Q 24:52103-88
  • Toby BedfordBehind
    4Q 23:0797-88
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 21:3596-88
  • Kyle LangfordBehind
    4Q 20:2095-88
  • Brent DanielsGoal
    4Q 18:2795-87
  • Harry HimmelbergGoal
    4Q 17:2389-87
  • Jayden NguyenBehind
    4Q 16:2083-87
  • Aaron CadmanGoal
    4Q 14:4583-86
  • Peter WrightGoal
    4Q 13:2977-86
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    4Q 7:3177-80
  • Archer MayGoal
    4Q 5:2471-80
  • Darcy ParishBehind
    4Q 4:1571-74
  • Jake StringerGoal
    3Q 33:3171-73
  • Archer MayGoal
    3Q 28:4665-73
  • Max GruzewskiGoal
    3Q 26:4865-67
  • Brent DanielsGoal
    3Q 25:0059-67
  • Phoenix GothardGoal
    3Q 21:3253-67
  • Jake RiccardiGoal
    3Q 18:0947-67
  • Archie PerkinsGoal
    3Q 16:3441-67
  • Jake RiccardiBehind
    3Q 15:1441-61
  • Peter WrightGoal
    3Q 13:4140-61
  • Nate CaddyGoal
    3Q 8:3940-55
  • Jake StringerGoal
    3Q 6:4440-49
  • Mason RedmanBehind
    3Q 6:1134-49
  • Aaron CadmanBehind
    3Q 5:0634-48
  • Aaron CadmanBehind
    3Q 2:5733-48
  • Peter WrightBehind
    3Q 1:5332-48
  • Toby McMullinBehind
    2Q 26:2432-47
  • Toby GreeneBehind
    2Q 25:3631-47
  • Archer MayGoal
    2Q 21:5430-47
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 17:5530-41
  • Darcy ParishGoal
    2Q 14:5730-40
  • Nate CaddyGoal
    2Q 10:2630-34
  • Kyle LangfordBehind
    2Q 8:4730-28
  • Peter WrightGoal
    2Q 6:3730-27
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    2Q 3:4830-21
  • Nate CaddyBehind
    2Q 2:0524-21
  • Jake RiccardiGoal
    1Q 29:4524-20
  • Xavier DuursmaBehind
    1Q 28:4618-20
  • Jake StringerGoal
    1Q 24:5418-19
  • Peter WrightBehind
    1Q 22:5212-19
  • Xavier DuursmaGoal
    1Q 17:4712-18
  • Xavier DuursmaGoal
    1Q 13:5212-12
  • Max GruzewskiGoal
    1Q 11:2712-6
  • Mason RedmanGoal
    1Q 6:326-6
  • Toby GreeneGoal
    1Q 4:476-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GWS4.01.26.35.2103
ESS3.24.34.22.489

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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Greater Western SydneyEssendon

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
4 tied leaders
Toby GreeneGWS
Behinds
3
Peter WrightESS
SuperCoach
151
Archie RobertsESS
Tackles
7
Clayton OliverGWS

Team Stats

GWSESS

Scoring / Attack

16Goals13
7Behinds11
24Shots At Goal24
46Inside 50s61
12Goal Assists10
99Score Involvements97
13Marks Inside 5013
1Behinds Rushed1

Possession

370Disposals379
211Kicks236
159Handballs143
135Contested Possessions139
230Uncontested Possessions240
6,025Metres Gained6,083
96Ground Ball Gets87

Clearance / Contest

41Clearances37
16Centre Clearances12
25Stoppage Clearances25
49Tackles52
38Hitouts41
8Hitouts To Advantage12
256Pressure Acts268
8Contested Marks12

Other

147Effective Kicks159
11Marks on the Lead15
11Tackles Inside 5010
239AFL Player Rating Points217
11Kick-ins Played On6
94Defensive 50 Possessions88
151Defensive Midfield Possessions125
81Attacking Midfield Possessions127
39Attacking 50 Possessions39
90Marks104
17Frees For22
22Frees Against17
48Rebound 50s30
71Clangers50
60One Percenters30
14Bounces3
1,659Supercoach Points1,640
1,508Dream Team Points1,614
70Turnovers63
21Hitout To Advantage Rate29
42Spoils19
65Intercepts70
10Intercept Marks14
11Kick Ins7

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 26 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 26 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Greater Western Sydney beat Essendon by 14 points, 103–89.

Greater Western Sydney came from 2 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 32–16 in the final term to take the win.

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.

Understanding historical coverage

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AFL event locations

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Recorded events

Some scoring sequences have no unambiguous explicit result. The replay shows a partial recorded tally from that point.

Some recorded actions have no verified ground location. They remain in the replay; connecting arrows stop at these gaps.

Greater Western Sydney—
Recorded score
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    The passage

      The red ball follows recorded disposals and touches; its flight is illustrative. Goals use the verified attacking end. Ball-ups and throw-ins follow the feed’s recorded restart type. Where the umpire’s location is missing, the restart path is estimated from the first recorded touch and labelled. Pressure and other statistical events update the action panel without moving the ball to that player. Long idle gaps are shortened; the clock always refers to recorded match time. Restarts briefly hold the clock before play continues. Same-time events remain available under “At this moment”, and the score updates when its event arrives. Passage trail pauses playback to show earlier recorded locations. Missing player locations stay unconnected.

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      Distance to goal

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      Conversion = goals ÷ attempts with a known outcome. Unknown outcomes are excluded from that percentage. Distances and angles are estimates; small samples can be misleading.

      Shot locations

      Recorded ground view

      Greater Western Sydney Essendon

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      Attacking directions

      Attempts in match order

        How to read these maps

        Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

        Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.

        The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

        Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

        Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

        Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

        Map definitions and coverage in the data glossary

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