Port Adelaide v Essendon, Round 2 2026
2026 AFLRound 2
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 6.5 41 | 10.7 67 | 15.10 100 | 20.13 133 |
| ESS | 1.3 9 | 2.6 18 | 5.8 38 | 10.10 70 |
Adelaide OvalSunny, 28°Lead changes 2
Recap
Port thrash Essendon by 63
Port 20.13 (133) beat Essendon 10.10 (70) at Adelaide Oval in Round 2, a 63-point win.
Port led at every change.
Jason Horne-Francis kicked three goals for Port and Jack Lukosius three; Nate Caddy kicked four for Essendon.
Zak Butters led the way with 36 disposals and 7 clearances.
A run of nine straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 5-point deficit into a 50-point lead.
Port won the inside-50 count 60–43 and won the clearances 42–26.
In context
- Essendon’s 15th loss in a row, going back to last season.
- Aliir Aliir’s 19 marks are the most by any player in a game this season.
- A career-high 4 goals for Nate Caddy (previous best 3).
Best on ground
Port · #9 · 82% game time
- 36
- D
- 0
- G
- 7
- M
- 6
- T
7 clearances · 9 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 144
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Port aheadEssendon aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 9 goals in a row to PortQ1 8:47 – Q2 11:11
- 6 goals in a row to PortQ3 22:07 – Q4 8:13
- Port lead by 80Q4 9:46
- 4 goals in a row to EssendonQ4 15:30 – 25:40
PortGoals
- J. Horne-Francis 3.2
- J. Lukosius 3.1
- M. Georgiades 2.2
- J. Berry 2.1
- J. Richards 2.1
- C. Durdin 2
- D. Byrne-Jones 1.1
- W. Drew 1.1
- M. Bergman 1
- J. Burgoyne 1
- J. Sweet 1
- J. Watkins 1
EssendonGoals
- N. Caddy 4.3
- I. Kako 1.4
- J. Caldwell 1
- S. Durham 1
- B. Fiorini 1
- K. Langford 1
- A. Perkins 1
- Field umpires
- Leigh Fisher, Curtis Deboy, Nathan Toner, Joseph O'Brien
Port AdelaideFinal team
Interchange
- 33Byrne-Jones
- 15Wehr
- 22Evans
- 5Berry
- 37Watkins
EmergenciesD. Visentini, J. Lai, W. Brodie
In
- +Jackson Mead
- +Jack Lukosius
- +Jordon Sweet
Out
- −Lachie Jones · Injured
- −Ollie Lord · Omitted
- −Dante Visentini · Omitted
EssendonFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesJ. Gresham, A. May, S. El-Hawli
In
- +Isaac Kako
Out
- −Archer May · Omitted
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.
Port won the inside-50 count 60–43 and won the clearances 42–26.
PORAttackESS
- Inside 50s 43
- Scoring shots 10.1020
- Accuracy 50%
60
3320.13
61%
The ball
- Disposals 337
- Contested possessions 120
- Clearances 26
- Marks 58
- Tackles 41
- Free kicks 17
- Biggest lead 5
407
120
42
165
47
13
80
Port Adelaide20.13133
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Z. Butters | 36 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 144 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 0 | |
| 18J. Horne-Francis | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 128 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 35J. Richards | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 105 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| 21A. Aliir | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28W. Drew | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 92 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12J. Lukosius | 16 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 37J. WatkinsInt | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6K. Farrell | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7J. Burgoyne | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22L. EvansInt | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24J. Sweet | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | |
| 4T. Marshall | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5J. BerryInt | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| 31E. Mackinlay | 18 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1C. Rozee | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3J. Mead | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15J. WehrInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19M. Georgiades | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27E. Ratugolea | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33D. Byrne-JonesInt | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44C. Durdin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14M. Bergman | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17J. Whitlock | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Team | 407 | 20 | 13 | 165 | 47 | 42 | 1906 | 284 | 123 | 60 | 30 |
Essendon10.1070
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6J. CaldwellInt | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 106 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7Z. Merrett | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
| 40Z. Johnson | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21A. Roberts | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | |
| 22S. Durham | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | |
| 30N. Caddy | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25J. PriorInt | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20P. Wright | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| 3D. Parish | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1A. McGrath | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| 46L. Blakiston | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | |
| 28X. Duursma | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31Z. Reid | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10I. Kako | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8B. Fiorini | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 42J. Nguyen | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4K. Langford | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16A. PerkinsInt | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29M. KondogiannisInt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32B. McKay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33H. El AchkarInt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27M. Redman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15D. Sharp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 337 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 1264 | 172 | 165 | 43 | 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 quarterPOR 6.5 (41) · ESS 1.3 (9)
- 2:36BehindM. GeorgiadesPOR0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
- 4:56GoalB. FioriniESSLead change0.1 (1) – 1.0 (6)
- 8:47GoalM. GeorgiadesPORLead change1.1 (7) – 1.0 (6)
- 10:10GoalJ. SweetPOR2.1 (13) – 1.0 (6)
- 12:54GoalJ. Horne-FrancisPOR3.1 (19) – 1.0 (6)
- 14:05BehindN. CaddyESS3.1 (19) – 1.1 (7)
- 15:18BehindE. MackinlayPOR3.2 (20) – 1.1 (7)
- 16:34BehindJ. BerryPOR3.3 (21) – 1.1 (7)
- 18:36GoalJ. Horne-FrancisPOR4.3 (27) – 1.1 (7)
- 21:57BehindJ. WhitlockPOR4.4 (28) – 1.1 (7)
- 23:33GoalJ. Horne-FrancisPOR5.4 (34) – 1.1 (7)
- 24:36GoalJ. BerryPOR6.4 (40) – 1.1 (7)
- 26:17BehindW. DrewPOR6.5 (41) – 1.1 (7)
- 28:19BehindI. KakoESS6.5 (41) – 1.2 (8)
- 29:43BehindI. KakoESS6.5 (41) – 1.3 (9)
Second quarterPOR 4.2 (26) · ESS 1.3 (9)
- 1:35GoalJ. LukosiusPOR7.5 (47) – 1.3 (9)
- 5:48BehindN. CaddyESS7.5 (47) – 1.4 (10)
- 7:19RushedEssendonESS7.5 (47) – 1.5 (11)
- 8:44GoalJ. BerryPOR8.5 (53) – 1.5 (11)
- 11:11GoalJ. RichardsPOR9.5 (59) – 1.5 (11)
- 18:08BehindJ. Horne-FrancisPOR9.6 (60) – 1.5 (11)
- 20:06BehindJ. LukosiusPOR9.7 (61) – 1.5 (11)
- 21:56GoalS. DurhamESS9.7 (61) – 2.5 (17)
- 27:12GoalC. DurdinPOR10.7 (67) – 2.5 (17)
- 30:06RushedEssendonESS10.7 (67) – 2.6 (18)
Third quarterPOR 5.3 (33) · ESS 3.2 (20)
- 1:08GoalN. CaddyESS10.7 (67) – 3.6 (24)
- 2:43BehindM. GeorgiadesPOR10.8 (68) – 3.6 (24)
- 3:35GoalN. CaddyESS10.8 (68) – 4.6 (30)
- 6:56GoalW. DrewPOR11.8 (74) – 4.6 (30)
- 9:28GoalM. BergmanPOR12.8 (80) – 4.6 (30)
- 11:49BehindI. KakoESS12.8 (80) – 4.7 (31)
- 15:19GoalK. LangfordESS12.8 (80) – 5.7 (37)
- 22:07GoalM. GeorgiadesPOR13.8 (86) – 5.7 (37)
- 23:57GoalC. DurdinPOR14.8 (92) – 5.7 (37)
- 25:44BehindI. KakoESS14.8 (92) – 5.8 (38)
- 27:35BehindJ. RichardsPOR14.9 (93) – 5.8 (38)
- 28:36GoalJ. RichardsPOR15.9 (99) – 5.8 (38)
- 32:45BehindD. Byrne-JonesPOR15.10 (100) – 5.8 (38)
Last quarterPOR 5.3 (33) · ESS 5.2 (32)
- 1:33GoalJ. WatkinsPOR16.10 (106) – 5.8 (38)
- 4:34GoalJ. BurgoynePOR17.10 (112) – 5.8 (38)
- 6:50RushedEssendonESS17.10 (112) – 5.9 (39)
- 8:13GoalJ. LukosiusPOR18.10 (118) – 5.9 (39)
- 9:46BehindZ. ButtersPOR18.11 (119) – 5.9 (39)
- 11:40GoalA. PerkinsESS18.11 (119) – 6.9 (45)
- 13:31GoalD. Byrne-JonesPOR19.11 (125) – 6.9 (45)
- 15:30GoalN. CaddyESS19.11 (125) – 7.9 (51)
- 16:48GoalI. KakoESS19.11 (125) – 8.9 (57)
- 18:18BehindN. CaddyESS19.11 (125) – 8.10 (58)
- 19:55BehindJ. Horne-FrancisPOR19.12 (126) – 8.10 (58)
- 23:09GoalN. CaddyESS19.12 (126) – 9.10 (64)
- 25:40GoalJ. CaldwellESS19.12 (126) – 10.10 (70)
- 27:59GoalJ. LukosiusPOR20.12 (132) – 10.10 (70)
- 31:28BehindZ. ButtersPOR20.13 (133) – 10.10 (70)