GWS Giants v Essendon, Round 9 2026
2026 AFLRound 9
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS | 4.0 24 | 5.2 32 | 11.5 71 | 16.7 103 |
| ESS | 3.2 20 | 7.5 47 | 11.7 73 | 13.11 89 |
ENGIE Stadium, SydneySunny, 22°Lead changes 4
Recap
GWS storm back from 26 down to beat Essendon
GWS 16.7 (103) beat Essendon 13.11 (89) at ENGIE Stadium in Round 9, a 14-point win after trailing by 26.
GWS trailed by 2 at three-quarter time, then kicked 5.2 to 2.4 in the last quarter.
Toby Greene kicked three goals for GWS and Jake Stringer three; Peter Wright kicked three for Essendon.
Lachie Whitfield led the way with 35 disposals.
A run of four straight goals in the third quarter cut the deficit from 26 to 2.
Essendon won the inside-50 count 61–46 but couldn’t convert it.
In context
- Milestone: Sam Durham’s 100th game.
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
GWS aheadEssendon aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 4 goals in a row to EssendonQ2 6:37 – 21:54
- GWS down by 26Q3 16:34
- 4 goals in a row to GWSQ3 18:09 – 26:48
- H. Himmelberg kicks the match-winnerQ4 17:23
- 4 goals in a row to GWSQ4 14:45 – 24:52
GWSGoals
- T. Greene 3.1
- J. Stringer 3
- J. Riccardi 2.1
- B. Daniels 2
- P. Gothard 2
- M. Gruzewski 2
- A. Cadman 1.2
- H. Himmelberg 1
EssendonGoals
- P. Wright 3.3
- A. May 3
- N. Caddy 2.1
- X. Duursma 2.1
- D. Parish 1.1
- M. Redman 1.1
- A. Perkins 1
- Field umpires
- Brendan Hosking, Paul Rebeschini, Eleni Tee, Jordan Fry
GWS GiantsFinal team
EssendonFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesE. Tsatas, W. Setterfield, T. Edwards
In
- +Mason Redman
- +Archer May
- +Archie Perkins
- +Nick Bryan
- +Zak Johnson
- +Darcy Parish
Out
- −Ben McKay · Omitted
- −Jye Caldwell · Injured
- −Saad El-Hawli · Injured
- −Jade Gresham · Omitted
- −Max Kondogiannis · Omitted
- −Thomas Edwards · Omitted
Milestones
- Sam Durham · 100th game
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.
Essendon won the inside-50 count 61–46 but couldn’t convert it.
GWSAttackESS
- Inside 50s 61
- Scoring shots 13.1124
- Accuracy 54%
46
2316.7
70%
The ball
- Disposals 379
- Contested possessions 139
- Clearances 37
- Marks 104
- Tackles 52
- Free kicks 22
- Biggest lead 26
370
135
41
90
49
17
15
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
GWS Giants16.7103
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6L. Whitfield | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7L. Ash | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4T. Greene | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 99 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 17F. Callaghan | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 95 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| 39C. Idun | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25J. Laverde | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10C. Oliver | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32K. Briggs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 33 | |
| 16B. Daniels | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1H. Thomas | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20J. Stringer | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5A. Cadman | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44J. Buckley | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27H. Himmelberg | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14T. Bedford | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26J. Riccardi | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3S. Coniglio | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30J. LeakeInt | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11P. GothardInt | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37J. Fonti | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 35M. GruzewskiInt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13O. HannafordInt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31T. McMullinInt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 370 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 49 | 41 | 1508 | 211 | 159 | 46 | 38 |
Essendon13.1189
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21A. Roberts | 42 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7Z. Merrett | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 111 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| 20P. Wright | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 21 | |
| 22S. Durham | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 93 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16A. Perkins | 19 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 27M. Redman | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3D. ParishInt | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9S. Robey | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 79 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| 30N. Caddy | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1A. McGrath | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28X. DuursmaInt | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26A. May | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15D. Sharp | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 46L. Blakiston | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24N. BryanInt | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| 25J. Prior | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4K. Langford | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42J. Nguyen | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 44A. Day-WicksInt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13N. Cox | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 40Z. JohnsonInt | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2J. Farrow | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31Z. Reid | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | 379 | 13 | 10 | 104 | 52 | 37 | 1614 | 236 | 143 | 61 | 41 |
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 quarterGWS 4.0 (24) · ESS 3.2 (20)
- 4:47GoalT. GreeneGWS1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
- 6:32GoalM. RedmanESSLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
- 11:27GoalM. GruzewskiGWS2.0 (12) – 1.0 (6)
- 13:52GoalX. DuursmaESSLevel2.0 (12) – 2.0 (12)
- 17:47GoalX. DuursmaESSLead change2.0 (12) – 3.0 (18)
- 22:52BehindP. WrightESS2.0 (12) – 3.1 (19)
- 24:54GoalJ. StringerGWS3.0 (18) – 3.1 (19)
- 28:46BehindX. DuursmaESS3.0 (18) – 3.2 (20)
- 29:45GoalJ. RiccardiGWSLead change4.0 (24) – 3.2 (20)
Second quarterGWS 1.2 (8) · ESS 4.3 (27)
- 2:05BehindN. CaddyESS4.0 (24) – 3.3 (21)
- 3:48GoalT. GreeneGWS5.0 (30) – 3.3 (21)
- 6:37GoalP. WrightESS5.0 (30) – 4.3 (27)
- 8:47BehindK. LangfordESS5.0 (30) – 4.4 (28)
- 10:26GoalN. CaddyESSLead change5.0 (30) – 5.4 (34)
- 14:57GoalD. ParishESS5.0 (30) – 6.4 (40)
- 17:55RushedEssendonESS5.0 (30) – 6.5 (41)
- 21:54GoalA. MayESS5.0 (30) – 7.5 (47)
- 25:36BehindT. GreeneGWS5.1 (31) – 7.5 (47)
- 26:24BehindT. McMullinGWS5.2 (32) – 7.5 (47)
Third quarterGWS 6.3 (39) · ESS 4.2 (26)
- 1:53BehindP. WrightESS5.2 (32) – 7.6 (48)
- 2:57BehindA. CadmanGWS5.3 (33) – 7.6 (48)
- 5:06BehindA. CadmanGWS5.4 (34) – 7.6 (48)
- 6:11BehindM. RedmanESS5.4 (34) – 7.7 (49)
- 6:44GoalJ. StringerGWS6.4 (40) – 7.7 (49)
- 8:39GoalN. CaddyESS6.4 (40) – 8.7 (55)
- 13:41GoalP. WrightESS6.4 (40) – 9.7 (61)
- 15:14BehindJ. RiccardiGWS6.5 (41) – 9.7 (61)
- 16:34GoalA. PerkinsESS6.5 (41) – 10.7 (67)
- 18:09GoalJ. RiccardiGWS7.5 (47) – 10.7 (67)
- 21:32GoalP. GothardGWS8.5 (53) – 10.7 (67)
- 25:00GoalB. DanielsGWS9.5 (59) – 10.7 (67)
- 26:48GoalM. GruzewskiGWS10.5 (65) – 10.7 (67)
- 28:46GoalA. MayESS10.5 (65) – 11.7 (73)
- 33:31GoalJ. StringerGWS11.5 (71) – 11.7 (73)
Last quarterGWS 5.2 (32) · ESS 2.4 (16)
- 4:15BehindD. ParishESS11.5 (71) – 11.8 (74)
- 5:24GoalA. MayESS11.5 (71) – 12.8 (80)
- 7:31GoalT. GreeneGWS12.5 (77) – 12.8 (80)
- 13:29GoalP. WrightESS12.5 (77) – 13.8 (86)
- 14:45GoalA. CadmanGWS13.5 (83) – 13.8 (86)
- 16:20BehindJ. NguyenESS13.5 (83) – 13.9 (87)
- 17:23GoalH. HimmelbergGWSLead change14.5 (89) – 13.9 (87)
- 18:27GoalB. DanielsGWS15.5 (95) – 13.9 (87)
- 20:20BehindK. LangfordESS15.5 (95) – 13.10 (88)
- 21:35RushedGWSGWS15.6 (96) – 13.10 (88)
- 23:07BehindT. BedfordGWS15.7 (97) – 13.10 (88)
- 24:52GoalP. GothardGWS16.7 (103) – 13.10 (88)
- 28:06BehindP. WrightESS16.7 (103) – 13.11 (89)