Richmond v Essendon, Round 11 2026
2026 AFLRound 11
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC | 4.5 29 | 7.7 49 | 8.10 58 | 10.14 74 |
| ESS | 2.2 14 | 5.4 34 | 6.10 46 | 7.14 56 |
MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 17°Lead changes 2
Recap
Richmond beat Essendon by 18
Richmond 10.14 (74) beat Essendon 7.14 (56) at MCG in Round 11, a 18-point win.
Richmond led at every change.
Tom Lynch kicked two goals for Richmond and Steely Green two; Archer May kicked three for Essendon.
Jayden Short led the way with 30 disposals and a goal.
A run of four straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 5-point deficit into a 22-point lead.
In context
- Essendon’s 6th loss in a row.
- Milestone: Jayden Short’s 200th game.
- A career-high 12 marks for Zach Merrett (previous best 11).
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Richmond aheadEssendon aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 4 goals in a row to RichmondQ1 16:14 – Q2 2:15
- Richmond lead by 22Q2 4:06
RichmondGoals
- T. Lynch 2.2
- S. Green 2.1
- J. Ross 1.2
- J. Short 1.1
- S. Cumming 1
- J. Faull 1
- M. Lefau 1
- N. Roberts-Thomson 1
EssendonGoals
- A. May 3.1
- N. Caddy 2.3
- J. Caldwell 1
- Z. Merrett 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Brett Rosebury, Tom Bryce, Andrew Heffernan, Peter Bailes
RichmondFinal team
Interchange
- 36Trezise
- 47Hayes-Brown
- 2Hopper
- 45Burton
- 29Alger
EmergenciesS. Ryan, K. Smith, L. Fawcett
In
- +Mykelti Lefau
- +Jasper Alger
Out
- −Campbell Gray · Injured
- −Liam Fawcett · Omitted
Milestones
- Jayden Short · 200th game
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.
RICAttackESS
- Inside 50s 45
- Scoring shots 7.1421
- Accuracy 33%
41
2410.14
42%
The ball
- Disposals 392
- Contested possessions 110
- Clearances 26
- Marks 125
- Tackles 44
- Free kicks 20
- Biggest lead 5
361
109
32
102
52
26
22
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Richmond10.1474
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15J. Short | 30 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33P. Retschko | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| 14T. Taranto | 30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 127 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | |
| 44S. Campbell | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5J. Ross | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 48S. Green | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 82 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19T. Lynch | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 40T. Sonsie | 22 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42M. Lefau | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12B. Miller | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2J. HopperInt | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36J. TreziseInt | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22S. Cumming | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21N. Balta | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| 35N. Broad | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1N. Vlastuin | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29J. AlgerInt | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11L. Trainor | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47O. Hayes-BrownInt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24S. Grlj | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 45T. BurtonInt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27N. Roberts-Thomson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8J. Faull | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 361 | 10 | 11 | 102 | 52 | 32 | 1489 | 208 | 153 | 41 | 8 |
Essendon7.1456
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Z. Merrett | 36 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 148 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3D. Parish | 41 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 129 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 0 | |
| 27M. Redman | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21A. Roberts | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | |
| 4K. Langford | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26A. May | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24N. BryanInt | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 | |
| 25J. Prior | 22 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16A. Perkins | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 32B. McKay | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2J. FarrowInt | 18 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9S. Robey | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46L. Blakiston | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 31Z. Reid | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45T. Edwards | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28X. Duursma | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30N. Caddy | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11J. Gresham | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6J. CaldwellInt | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44A. Day-WicksInt | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1A. McGrath | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22S. Durham | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35M. GuelfiInt | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 392 | 7 | 12 | 125 | 44 | 26 | 1597 | 231 | 161 | 45 | 35 |
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 quarterRIC 4.5 (29) · ESS 2.2 (14)
- 3:35BehindT. TarantoRIC0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
- 5:36BehindD. ParishESSLevel0.1 (1) – 0.1 (1)
- 6:21BehindJ. ShortRIC0.2 (2) – 0.1 (1)
- 8:24GoalS. CummingRIC1.2 (8) – 0.1 (1)
- 10:06GoalN. CaddyESS1.2 (8) – 1.1 (7)
- 11:36BehindN. CaddyESSLevel1.2 (8) – 1.2 (8)
- 12:21RushedRichmondRIC1.3 (9) – 1.2 (8)
- 12:54GoalA. MayESSLead change1.3 (9) – 2.2 (14)
- 16:14GoalS. GreenRICLead change2.3 (15) – 2.2 (14)
- 18:38BehindJ. RossRIC2.4 (16) – 2.2 (14)
- 19:55GoalJ. FaullRIC3.4 (22) – 2.2 (14)
- 26:10GoalS. GreenRIC4.4 (28) – 2.2 (14)
- 29:39BehindS. CampbellRIC4.5 (29) – 2.2 (14)
Second quarterRIC 3.2 (20) · ESS 3.2 (20)
- 2:15GoalJ. RossRIC5.5 (35) – 2.2 (14)
- 4:06BehindJ. RossRIC5.6 (36) – 2.2 (14)
- 8:40GoalZ. MerrettESS5.6 (36) – 3.2 (20)
- 11:41BehindN. BaltaRIC5.7 (37) – 3.2 (20)
- 14:26BehindS. RobeyESS5.7 (37) – 3.3 (21)
- 17:03GoalN. CaddyESS5.7 (37) – 4.3 (27)
- 21:23GoalT. LynchRIC6.7 (43) – 4.3 (27)
- 23:33GoalM. LefauRIC7.7 (49) – 4.3 (27)
- 24:46RushedEssendonESS7.7 (49) – 4.4 (28)
- 27:12GoalA. MayESS7.7 (49) – 5.4 (34)
Third quarterRIC 1.3 (9) · ESS 1.6 (12)
- 1:05GoalJ. ShortRIC8.7 (55) – 5.4 (34)
- 3:08BehindT. LynchRIC8.8 (56) – 5.4 (34)
- 4:59BehindA. PerkinsESS8.8 (56) – 5.5 (35)
- 6:48BehindT. LynchRIC8.9 (57) – 5.5 (35)
- 8:26BehindN. CaddyESS8.9 (57) – 5.6 (36)
- 11:10BehindJ. FarrowESS8.9 (57) – 5.7 (37)
- 13:07BehindA. MayESS8.9 (57) – 5.8 (38)
- 14:38RushedRichmondRIC8.10 (58) – 5.8 (38)
- 17:54BehindD. ParishESS8.10 (58) – 5.9 (39)
- 21:55GoalA. MayESS8.10 (58) – 6.9 (45)
- 25:59BehindJ. PriorESS8.10 (58) – 6.10 (46)
Last quarterRIC 2.4 (16) · ESS 1.4 (10)
- 3:17BehindJ. AlgerRIC8.11 (59) – 6.10 (46)
- 5:10GoalJ. CaldwellESS8.11 (59) – 7.10 (52)
- 7:27RushedRichmondRIC8.12 (60) – 7.10 (52)
- 10:16GoalT. LynchRIC9.12 (66) – 7.10 (52)
- 13:05BehindN. CaddyESS9.12 (66) – 7.11 (53)
- 14:30BehindS. GreenRIC9.13 (67) – 7.11 (53)
- 19:57BehindJ. GreshamESS9.13 (67) – 7.12 (54)
- 21:59GoalN. Roberts-ThomsonRIC10.13 (73) – 7.12 (54)
- 23:46RushedEssendonESS10.13 (73) – 7.13 (55)
- 26:02BehindT. SonsieRIC10.14 (74) – 7.13 (55)
- 28:47BehindA. Day-WicksESS10.14 (74) – 7.14 (56)