Essendon v Adelaide Crows – Round 2 2025 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2025 AFLRound 2Sat, 22 Mar, 1:20 pm AEDT

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100161

15.1025.11

Adelaide by 61

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	3.2 20	5.4 34	9.7 61	15.10 100
ADE	5.5 35	11.8 74	18.10 118	25.11 161

MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 21°Lead changes 1

Recap

Adelaide 25.11 (161) beat Essendon 15.10 (100) at MCG in Round 2, a 61-point win.

Adelaide led at every change.

Ben Keays kicked four goals for Adelaide and Josh Rachele four; Zach Merrett kicked four for Essendon.

Jordan Dawson led the way with 33 disposals.

A run of six straight goals in the third quarter stretched the lead from 27 to 61.

Adelaide won the inside-50 count 63–48 and took 129 marks to 59.

Best on ground

More from Round 2

Essendon15.10100

Adelaide Crows25.11161

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

0:29BehindZ. MerrettESS0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
2:18GoalS. DraperESS1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
3:36BehindI. RankineADE1.1 (7) – 0.1 (1)
4:26BehindB. KeaysADE1.1 (7) – 0.2 (2)
5:57RushedEssendonESS1.2 (8) – 0.2 (2)
7:28GoalW. MileraADELevel1.2 (8) – 1.2 (8)
9:01BehindB. KeaysADELead change1.2 (8) – 1.3 (9)
9:56GoalB. KeaysADE1.2 (8) – 2.3 (15)
13:58GoalJ. RacheleADE1.2 (8) – 3.3 (21)
18:04GoalD. FogartyADE1.2 (8) – 4.3 (27)
20:14BehindJ. RacheleADE1.2 (8) – 4.4 (28)
21:12GoalT. EdwardsESS2.2 (14) – 4.4 (28)
24:42GoalS. DraperESS3.2 (20) – 4.4 (28)
28:19BehindT. WalkerADE3.2 (20) – 4.5 (29)
30:24GoalA. Neal-BullenADE3.2 (20) – 5.5 (35)

2:16GoalD. FogartyADE3.2 (20) – 6.5 (41)
3:40BehindN. MartinESS3.3 (21) – 6.5 (41)
5:03GoalB. KeaysADE3.3 (21) – 7.5 (47)
6:44GoalR. ThilthorpeADE3.3 (21) – 8.5 (53)
10:56BehindW. MileraADE3.3 (21) – 8.6 (54)
13:02BehindJ. GreshamESS3.4 (22) – 8.6 (54)
13:18GoalZ. MerrettESS4.4 (28) – 8.6 (54)
15:39GoalN. MartinESS5.4 (34) – 8.6 (54)
17:50BehindJ. RacheleADE5.4 (34) – 8.7 (55)
19:31GoalM. HingeADE5.4 (34) – 9.7 (61)
21:17GoalI. RankineADE5.4 (34) – 10.7 (67)
23:15BehindD. FogartyADE5.4 (34) – 10.8 (68)
26:11GoalJ. RacheleADE5.4 (34) – 11.8 (74)

2:01GoalJ. CaldwellESS6.4 (40) – 11.8 (74)
3:21BehindN. BryanESS6.5 (41) – 11.8 (74)
3:59GoalJ. GreshamESS7.5 (47) – 11.8 (74)
6:01GoalB. KeaysADE7.5 (47) – 12.8 (80)
8:22BehindN. CaddyESS7.6 (48) – 12.8 (80)
12:26GoalB. KeaysADE7.6 (48) – 13.8 (86)
14:34GoalT. WalkerADE7.6 (48) – 14.8 (92)
16:37GoalD. CurtinADE7.6 (48) – 15.8 (98)
18:26BehindT. EdwardsESS7.7 (49) – 15.8 (98)
20:34GoalJ. RacheleADE7.7 (49) – 16.8 (104)
22:03GoalI. RankineADE7.7 (49) – 17.8 (110)
24:30GoalI. KakoESS8.7 (55) – 17.8 (110)
29:16GoalZ. MerrettESS9.7 (61) – 17.8 (110)
31:42BehindR. ThilthorpeADE9.7 (61) – 17.9 (111)
32:25RushedAdelaideADE9.7 (61) – 17.10 (112)
34:49GoalR. ThilthorpeADE9.7 (61) – 18.10 (118)