Essendon v Brisbane Lions – Round 8 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 8Sat, 2 May, 12:35 pm AEST

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79143

11.1322.11

Brisbane by 64

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	1.3 9	4.8 32	5.11 41	11.13 79
BRI	6.2 38	10.5 65	17.8 110	22.11 143

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 0

Recap

Brisbane 22.11 (143) beat Essendon 11.13 (79) at Marvel Stadium in Round 8, a 64-point win.

Brisbane led at every change.

Logan Morris kicked four goals for Brisbane and Kai Lohmann four; Nate Caddy kicked three for Essendon.

Darcy Wilmot led the way with 32 disposals, a goal and 12 marks.

A run of seven straight goals across the second and third quarters stretched the lead from 28 to 70.

Brisbane won the inside-50 count 63–53 and took 163 marks to 78.

Best on ground

More from Round 8

Essendon11.1379

Brisbane Lions22.11143

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

0:57GoalZ. BaileyBRI0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
3:36GoalC. CameronBRI0.0 (0) – 2.0 (12)
4:55BehindL. MorrisBRI0.0 (0) – 2.1 (13)
5:55BehindN. CaddyESS0.1 (1) – 2.1 (13)
8:02GoalP. WrightESS1.1 (7) – 2.1 (13)
10:35GoalZ. BaileyBRI1.1 (7) – 3.1 (19)
13:20GoalC. McKennaBRI1.1 (7) – 4.1 (25)
16:04GoalC. RaynerBRI1.1 (7) – 5.1 (31)
18:55GoalL. MorrisBRI1.1 (7) – 6.1 (37)
25:52RushedEssendonESS1.2 (8) – 6.1 (37)
28:07BehindK. LangfordESS1.3 (9) – 6.1 (37)
29:31BehindK. LohmannBRI1.3 (9) – 6.2 (38)

0:53GoalN. CaddyESS2.3 (15) – 6.2 (38)
2:09RushedEssendonESS2.4 (16) – 6.2 (38)
2:45BehindL. MorrisBRI2.4 (16) – 6.3 (39)
4:26BehindN. CaddyESS2.5 (17) – 6.3 (39)
7:22GoalL. MorrisBRI2.5 (17) – 7.3 (45)
11:04BehindK. LangfordESS2.6 (18) – 7.3 (45)
13:57BehindH. McCluggageBRI2.6 (18) – 7.4 (46)
14:56BehindK. LohmannBRI2.6 (18) – 7.5 (47)
15:34GoalL. MorrisBRI2.6 (18) – 8.5 (53)
17:40GoalL. BlakistonESS3.6 (24) – 8.5 (53)
19:23GoalL. NealeBRI3.6 (24) – 9.5 (59)
21:45BehindP. WrightESS3.7 (25) – 9.5 (59)
22:42GoalN. CaddyESS4.7 (31) – 9.5 (59)
25:22GoalD. WilmotBRI4.7 (31) – 10.5 (65)
27:21BehindJ. NguyenESS4.8 (32) – 10.5 (65)

0:14BehindH. McCluggageBRI4.8 (32) – 10.6 (66)
1:00RushedBrisbaneBRI4.8 (32) – 10.7 (67)
3:06GoalZ. BaileyBRI4.8 (32) – 11.7 (73)
4:23GoalC. RaynerBRI4.8 (32) – 12.7 (79)
5:37GoalK. LohmannBRI4.8 (32) – 13.7 (85)
7:49BehindN. CaddyESS4.9 (33) – 13.7 (85)
9:41BehindN. CaddyESS4.10 (34) – 13.7 (85)
11:16GoalH. McCluggageBRI4.10 (34) – 14.7 (91)
15:21GoalK. LohmannBRI4.10 (34) – 15.7 (97)
18:35GoalK. LohmannBRI4.10 (34) – 16.7 (103)
21:10BehindC. CameronBRI4.10 (34) – 16.8 (104)
23:58GoalT. EdwardsESS5.10 (40) – 16.8 (104)
25:39GoalZ. BaileyBRI5.10 (40) – 17.8 (110)
28:16BehindZ. MerrettESS5.11 (41) – 17.8 (110)