Essendon v Hawthorn – Round 1 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 1Fri, 13 Mar, 7:40 pm AEDT

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83145

13.521.19

Hawthorn by 62

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	4.3 27	6.3 39	9.5 59	13.5 83
HAW	5.4 34	12.11 83	18.14 122	21.19 145

MCG, MelbourneOvercast, 20°Lead changes 0

Recap

Hawthorn 21.19 (145) beat Essendon 13.5 (83) at MCG in Round 1, a 62-point win.

Hawthorn led at every change.

Jack Gunston kicked five goals for Hawthorn and Nick Watson four; Sam Durham kicked two for Essendon.

Nick Watson led the way with 17 disposals and four goals.

A run of six straight goals in the second quarter stretched the lead from 6 to 43.

Hawthorn won the inside-50 count 69–40 and won the clearances 41–28.

Best on ground

More from Round 1

Essendon13.583

Hawthorn21.19145

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

0:58GoalJ. GunstonHAW0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
2:43BehindJ. NewcombeHAW0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
4:21GoalS. DurhamESS1.0 (6) – 1.1 (7)
6:01GoalC. MacdonaldHAW1.0 (6) – 2.1 (13)
8:19BehindJ. CaldwellESS1.1 (7) – 2.1 (13)
8:56GoalJ. WeddleHAW1.1 (7) – 3.1 (19)
10:19GoalX. DuursmaESS2.1 (13) – 3.1 (19)
13:14GoalN. ReevesHAW2.1 (13) – 4.1 (25)
14:57BehindJ. GunstonHAW2.1 (13) – 4.2 (26)
16:10BehindJ. GinnivanHAW2.1 (13) – 4.3 (27)
18:42GoalD. SharpESS3.1 (19) – 4.3 (27)
20:35GoalC. MacdonaldHAW3.1 (19) – 5.3 (33)
22:28BehindK. LangfordESS3.2 (20) – 5.3 (33)
26:51GoalS. DurhamESS4.2 (26) – 5.3 (33)
28:46RushedHawthornHAW4.2 (26) – 5.4 (34)
29:27BehindB. FioriniESS4.3 (27) – 5.4 (34)

0:58BehindN. WatsonHAW4.3 (27) – 5.5 (35)
3:00GoalJ. GunstonHAW4.3 (27) – 6.5 (41)
5:22BehindD. MooreHAW4.3 (27) – 6.6 (42)
7:23GoalZ. MerrettESS5.3 (33) – 6.6 (42)
9:08BehindM. LewisHAW5.3 (33) – 6.7 (43)
9:38BehindC. MackenzieHAW5.3 (33) – 6.8 (44)
11:16GoalD. SharpESS6.3 (39) – 6.8 (44)
14:45BehindM. CholHAW6.3 (39) – 6.9 (45)
16:08GoalM. CholHAW6.3 (39) – 7.9 (51)
21:12BehindK. AmonHAW6.3 (39) – 7.10 (52)
22:18GoalN. WatsonHAW6.3 (39) – 8.10 (58)
24:31GoalM. D'AmbrosioHAW6.3 (39) – 9.10 (64)
27:27GoalJ. GunstonHAW6.3 (39) – 10.10 (70)
29:11BehindM. CholHAW6.3 (39) – 10.11 (71)
31:31GoalN. ReevesHAW6.3 (39) – 11.11 (77)
32:44GoalN. WatsonHAW6.3 (39) – 12.11 (83)

1:46BehindZ. MerrettESS6.4 (40) – 12.11 (83)
3:56GoalB. FioriniESS7.4 (46) – 12.11 (83)
6:00GoalJ. GunstonHAW7.4 (46) – 13.11 (89)
7:33GoalD. MooreHAW7.4 (46) – 14.11 (95)
8:54GoalN. CaddyESS8.4 (52) – 14.11 (95)
10:52GoalC. NashHAW8.4 (52) – 15.11 (101)
11:57BehindC. MacdonaldHAW8.4 (52) – 15.12 (102)
14:09GoalJ. WeddleHAW8.4 (52) – 16.12 (108)
16:12GoalJ. GinnivanHAW8.4 (52) – 17.12 (114)
18:07BehindN. CaddyESS8.5 (53) – 17.12 (114)
20:57BehindJ. WeddleHAW8.5 (53) – 17.13 (115)
23:04BehindJ. WeddleHAW8.5 (53) – 17.14 (116)
24:40GoalJ. NewcombeHAW8.5 (53) – 18.14 (122)
26:50GoalH. El AchkarESS9.5 (59) – 18.14 (122)