Brisbane Lions v Essendon – Round 18 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 18Sun, 12 July, 4:40 pm AEST

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14959

22.178.11

Brisbane by 90

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
BRI	5.6 36	9.10 64	16.14 110	22.17 149
ESS	0.3 3	1.6 12	1.9 15	8.11 59

Gabba, BrisbaneMostly sunny, 24°Lead changes 0

Recap

Brisbane 22.17 (149) beat Essendon 8.11 (59) at Gabba in Round 18, a 90-point win.

Brisbane led at every change.

Will Ashcroft kicked three goals for Brisbane and Kai Lohmann three; Peter Wright kicked three for Essendon.

Will Ashcroft led the way with 33 disposals, three goals and 8 clearances.

A run of eight straight goals across the first and second quarters stretched the lead from 1 to 53.

Brisbane won the inside-50 count 69–39 and won the clearances 44–30.

Best on ground

More from Round 18

Brisbane Lions22.17149

Essendon8.1159

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

0:18BehindC. McKennaBRI0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
1:48GoalC. CameronBRI1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
7:38RushedBrisbaneBRI1.2 (8) – 0.0 (0)
10:56BehindE. HipwoodBRI1.3 (9) – 0.0 (0)
12:13BehindL. MorrisBRI1.4 (10) – 0.0 (0)
15:28GoalK. LohmannBRI2.4 (16) – 0.0 (0)
17:49RushedBrisbaneBRI2.5 (17) – 0.0 (0)
19:19GoalK. LohmannBRI3.5 (23) – 0.0 (0)
20:41GoalW. AshcroftBRI4.5 (29) – 0.0 (0)
21:50RushedEssendonESS4.5 (29) – 0.1 (1)
22:16GoalH. McCluggageBRI5.5 (35) – 0.1 (1)
24:15RushedBrisbaneBRI5.6 (36) – 0.1 (1)
26:50BehindM. KondogiannisESS5.6 (36) – 0.2 (2)
29:17BehindA. PerkinsESS5.6 (36) – 0.3 (3)

1:09BehindL. MorrisBRI5.7 (37) – 0.3 (3)
3:35GoalL. AshcroftBRI6.7 (43) – 0.3 (3)
6:53GoalC. McKennaBRI7.7 (49) – 0.3 (3)
9:19RushedEssendonESS7.7 (49) – 0.4 (4)
10:47BehindC. CameronBRI7.8 (50) – 0.4 (4)
16:20RushedBrisbaneBRI7.9 (51) – 0.4 (4)
18:54BehindP. WrightESS7.9 (51) – 0.5 (5)
20:37GoalK. LohmannBRI8.9 (57) – 0.5 (5)
22:49BehindW. AshcroftBRI8.10 (58) – 0.5 (5)
24:36GoalP. WrightESS8.10 (58) – 1.5 (11)
26:38BehindP. WrightESS8.10 (58) – 1.6 (12)
29:42GoalZ. BaileyBRI9.10 (64) – 1.6 (12)

1:15GoalE. HipwoodBRI10.10 (70) – 1.6 (12)
2:51GoalL. MorrisBRI11.10 (76) – 1.6 (12)
3:58BehindN. CaddyESS11.10 (76) – 1.7 (13)
5:53GoalS. DraperBRI12.10 (82) – 1.7 (13)
7:40GoalE. HipwoodBRI13.10 (88) – 1.7 (13)
11:43GoalJ. DunkleyBRI14.10 (94) – 1.7 (13)
14:17BehindK. LohmannBRI14.11 (95) – 1.7 (13)
17:07BehindL. MorrisBRI14.12 (96) – 1.7 (13)
19:14RushedEssendonESS14.12 (96) – 1.8 (14)
19:58BehindC. McKennaBRI14.13 (97) – 1.8 (14)
22:15GoalL. MorrisBRI15.13 (103) – 1.8 (14)
25:06BehindA. Day-WicksESS15.13 (103) – 1.9 (15)
26:44BehindW. AshcroftBRI15.14 (104) – 1.9 (15)
28:17GoalL. AshcroftBRI16.14 (110) – 1.9 (15)