Hawthorn v Essendon, Round 1 2025
2025 AFLRound 1
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAW | 6.1 37 | 10.4 64 | 13.7 85 | 17.9 111 |
| ESS | 1.4 10 | 4.5 29 | 7.11 53 | 12.13 85 |
MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 27°Lead changes 1
Recap
Hawthorn too strong for Essendon
Hawthorn 17.9 (111) beat Essendon 12.13 (85) at MCG in Round 1, a 26-point win.
Hawthorn led at every change.
Dylan Moore kicked three goals for Hawthorn and Nick Watson three; Xavier Duursma kicked two for Essendon.
Karl Amon led the way with 28 disposals and 10 marks.
A run of seven straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 7-point deficit into a 34-point lead.
Essendon won the inside-50 count 58–48 but kicked 12.13.
In context
- Hawthorn’s first win over Essendon since 2021.
- Milestone: Conor Nash’s 100th game.
- AFL debut for Isaac Kako.
- First game for Essendon: Jaxon Prior.
- A career-high 36 disposals for Jye Caldwell (previous best 32).
- A career-high 10 tackles for Conor Nash (previous best 9).
Best on ground
Hawthorn · #10 · 84% game time
- 28
- D
- 0
- G
- 10
- M
- 2
- T
1 clearances · 7 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 111
Brownlow votes2025 count
Score worm
Hawthorn aheadEssendon aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 7 goals in a row to HawthornQ1 11:12 – Q2 8:02
- Hawthorn lead by 37Q4 3:07
HawthornGoals
- D. Moore 3.1
- N. Watson 3
- M. Chol 2.2
- J. Ginnivan 2.1
- B. Hardwick 2
- W. Day 1.1
- M. D'Ambrosio 1
- C. Macdonald 1
- F. Maginness 1
- J. Weddle 1
EssendonGoals
- X. Duursma 2
- K. Langford 2
- Z. Merrett 2
- S. Draper 1.2
- I. Kako 1.2
- A. Perkins 1.2
- J. Caldwell 1.1
- J. Gresham 1
- H. Jones 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Nick Foot, Jamie Broadbent, Robert Findlay, Martin Rodger
HawthornFinal team
EssendonFinal team
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Essendon won the inside-50 count 58–48 but kicked 12.13.
HAWAttackESS
- Inside 50s 58
- Scoring shots 12.1325
- Accuracy 48%
48
2617.9
65%
The ball
- Disposals 392
- Contested possessions 150
- Clearances 50
- Marks 93
- Tackles 78
- Free kicks 17
- Biggest lead 7
357
126
31
103
58
23
37
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Hawthorn17.9111
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10K. Amon | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 31C. Macdonald | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |
| 6J. Sicily | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25J. WardInt | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13D. Moore | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11C. Nash | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 102 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12W. Day | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15B. Hardwick | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 34N. Watson | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3J. Newcombe | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 88 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
| 17L. Meek | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 33 | |
| 20F. MaginnessInt | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1H. Morrison | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24J. Battle | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37T. Barrass | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18M. Chol | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28C. MackenzieInt | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33J. Ginnivan | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4J. Impey | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23J. Weddle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16M. D'Ambrosio | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8S. FrostSub | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14J. ScrimshawInt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 357 | 17 | 8 | 103 | 58 | 31 | 1601 | 230 | 127 | 48 | 34 |
Essendon12.1385
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6J. Caldwell | 36 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 146 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 0 | |
| 7Z. Merrett | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 28X. DuursmaInt | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16A. Perkins | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2S. Draper | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | |
| 37N. Martin | 24 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1A. McGrath | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24N. BryanInt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | |
| 9D. Shiel | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27M. Redman | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22S. Durham | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |
| 23H. Jones | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10I. Kako | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21A. Roberts | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11J. GreshamSub | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5E. TsatasInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8B. HobbsInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31Z. Reid | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30N. Caddy | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 25J. Prior | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4K. Langford | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32B. McKay | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14J. Ridley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 392 | 12 | 11 | 93 | 78 | 50 | 1692 | 232 | 160 | 58 | 54 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterHAW 6.1 (37) · ESS 1.4 (10)
- 4:59BehindS. DraperESS0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
- 9:48GoalI. KakoESS0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
- 11:12GoalB. HardwickHAW1.0 (6) – 1.1 (7)
- 12:52GoalJ. GinnivanHAWLead change2.0 (12) – 1.1 (7)
- 14:22BehindJ. WardHAW2.1 (13) – 1.1 (7)
- 16:44GoalN. WatsonHAW3.1 (19) – 1.1 (7)
- 19:08RushedEssendonESS3.1 (19) – 1.2 (8)
- 21:14GoalM. D'AmbrosioHAW4.1 (25) – 1.2 (8)
- 22:26GoalM. CholHAW5.1 (31) – 1.2 (8)
- 26:36GoalN. WatsonHAW6.1 (37) – 1.2 (8)
- 28:26BehindM. RedmanESS6.1 (37) – 1.3 (9)
- 30:58BehindN. CaddyESS6.1 (37) – 1.4 (10)
Second quarterHAW 4.3 (27) · ESS 3.1 (19)
- 1:35BehindJ. NewcombeHAW6.2 (38) – 1.4 (10)
- 8:02GoalJ. GinnivanHAW7.2 (44) – 1.4 (10)
- 9:23GoalK. LangfordESS7.2 (44) – 2.4 (16)
- 12:48GoalX. DuursmaESS7.2 (44) – 3.4 (22)
- 14:58GoalZ. MerrettESS7.2 (44) – 4.4 (28)
- 16:43BehindM. CholHAW7.3 (45) – 4.4 (28)
- 20:20GoalW. DayHAW8.3 (51) – 4.4 (28)
- 24:15BehindD. MooreHAW8.4 (52) – 4.4 (28)
- 25:52GoalN. WatsonHAW9.4 (58) – 4.4 (28)
- 28:34GoalB. HardwickHAW10.4 (64) – 4.4 (28)
- 30:30BehindA. PerkinsESS10.4 (64) – 4.5 (29)
Third quarterHAW 3.3 (21) · ESS 3.6 (24)
- 1:31GoalK. LangfordESS10.4 (64) – 5.5 (35)
- 4:46BehindS. DraperESS10.4 (64) – 5.6 (36)
- 5:57BehindJ. NewcombeHAW10.5 (65) – 5.6 (36)
- 10:17GoalH. JonesESS10.5 (65) – 6.6 (42)
- 12:59BehindM. CholHAW10.6 (66) – 6.6 (42)
- 16:16GoalM. CholHAW11.6 (72) – 6.6 (42)
- 18:41BehindI. KakoESS11.6 (72) – 6.7 (43)
- 19:15RushedEssendonESS11.6 (72) – 6.8 (44)
- 20:10GoalA. PerkinsESS11.6 (72) – 7.8 (50)
- 23:06BehindN. MartinESS11.6 (72) – 7.9 (51)
- 24:22BehindM. RedmanESS11.6 (72) – 7.10 (52)
- 24:50GoalD. MooreHAW12.6 (78) – 7.10 (52)
- 27:43BehindI. KakoESS12.6 (78) – 7.11 (53)
- 29:26GoalD. MooreHAW13.6 (84) – 7.11 (53)
- 31:51BehindJ. GinnivanHAW13.7 (85) – 7.11 (53)
Last quarterHAW 4.2 (26) · ESS 5.2 (32)
- 1:58BehindJ. CaldwellESS13.7 (85) – 7.12 (54)
- 3:07GoalC. MacdonaldHAW14.7 (91) – 7.12 (54)
- 5:24GoalJ. CaldwellESS14.7 (91) – 8.12 (60)
- 9:18BehindA. PerkinsESS14.7 (91) – 8.13 (61)
- 10:16GoalJ. GreshamESS14.7 (91) – 9.13 (67)
- 12:09GoalJ. WeddleHAW15.7 (97) – 9.13 (67)
- 16:42GoalS. DraperESS15.7 (97) – 10.13 (73)
- 19:32GoalX. DuursmaESS15.7 (97) – 11.13 (79)
- 20:55GoalD. MooreHAW16.7 (103) – 11.13 (79)
- 26:06GoalZ. MerrettESS16.7 (103) – 12.13 (85)
- 27:49GoalF. MaginnessHAW17.7 (109) – 12.13 (85)
- 29:24RushedHawthornHAW17.8 (110) – 12.13 (85)
- 31:23BehindW. DayHAW17.9 (111) – 12.13 (85)