2025 AFL Round 2: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 14 March 2025 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 2 of the 2025 AFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at MCG. James Sicily captained the hosts with Dylan Moore as vice-captain. Zach Merrett captained the visitors with Andrew McGrath as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Sam Mitchell and the visitors were coached by Brad Scott.

Hawthorn
Back: T. Barrass, B. Hardwick, M. D'Ambrosio
Half-back: J. Weddle, J. Impey, J. Battle
Centre: D. Moore (vice-capt.), C. Nash, J. Sicily (capt.)
Half-forward: C. MacDonald, H. Morrison, N. Watson
Forward: J. Ginnivan, M. Chol, W. Day
Follower: L. Meek, J. Newcombe, K. Amon
Int.: C. Mackenzie, F. Maginness, J. Scrimshaw, J. Ward
Sub.: S. Frost

Essendon
Back: A. McGrath (vice-capt.), B. McKay, J. Ridley
Half-back: M. Redman, Z. Reid, J. Prior
Centre: N. Martin, J. Caldwell, A. Roberts
Half-forward: N. Caddy, K. Langford, A. Perkins
Forward: H. Jones, S. Draper, I. Kako
Follower: D. Shiel, S. Durham, Z. Merrett (capt.)
Int.: N. Bryan, X. Duursma, B. Hobbs, E. Tsatas
Sub.: J. Gresham

Hawthorn (17.9.111) defeated Essendon (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: D. Moore (3), N. Watson (3), M. Chol (2), J. Ginnivan (2), B. Hardwick (2), M. D'Ambrosio, W. Day, C. MacDonald, F. Maginness, J. Weddle
Essendon: X. Duursma (2), K. Langford (2), Z. Merrett (2), J. Caldwell, S. Draper, J. Gresham, H. Jones, I. Kako, A. Perkins

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Friday 14 March 2025
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 80,735

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Essendon
Score: 17.9.111 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 6 . 1 10 . 4 13 . 7 17 . 9 17 . 9 (111)
Essendon 1 . 4 4 . 5 7 . 11 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin HWTH by 27 HWTH by 35 HWTH by 32 HWTH by 26 HWTH by 26
Duration 32:23 33:26 31:55 33:38 2:11:22

Honour Roll

Coaches: Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn), Brad Scott (Essendon)
Captains: James Sicily (Hawthorn), Zach Merrett (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Dylan Moore (Hawthorn), Andrew McGrath (Essendon)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Dylan Moore HWTH 13 3
Jye Caldwell ESSE 6 2
James Sicily HWTH 6 1

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
10 Amon, Karl RO 84% 0 0 28 21 7 10 0 2 1 3 2 2 5 7
37 Barrass, Tom BPL 87% 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 1
24 Battle, Josh HBFR 89% 0 0 19 14 5 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 10 1
18 Chol, Mabior FF 80% 2 2 8 8 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
16 D'Ambrosio, Massimo BPR 66% 1 0 9 6 3 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0
12 Day, Will FPR 81% 1 1 16 9 7 5 0 4 2 3 1 1 0 2
8 Frost, Sam SUB↑ 49% 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 2 3 0
33 Ginnivan, Jack FPL 83% 2 1 15 10 5 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3
15 Hardwick, Blake FB 94% 2 0 13 8 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
4 Impey, Jarman CHB 78% 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 5 1 1 1 0 1 3
31 MacDonald, Connor HFFL 81% 1 0 23 13 10 8 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
28 Mackenzie, Cam INT 73% 0 0 21 9 12 2 0 3 4 2 2 1 1 2
20 Maginness, Finn INT 76% 1 0 15 6 9 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2
17 Meek, Lloyd RU 86% 0 0 11 3 8 1 33 2 2 5 0 2 0 0
13 Moore, Dylan (vc) WL 94% 3 1 21 17 4 6 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 1
1 Morrison, Harry CHF 84% 0 0 14 10 4 9 0 3 0 3 2 2 3 0
11 Nash, Conor C 75% 0 0 22 9 13 4 0 10 3 4 0 1 1 2
3 Newcombe, Jai RR 83% 0 2 25 20 5 3 0 3 7 5 1 2 1 8
14 Scrimshaw, Jack INT↓ 27% 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
6 Sicily, James (c) WR 96% 0 0 24 18 6 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 1
25 Ward, Josh INT 81% 0 1 22 16 6 5 0 3 3 2 0 0 4 4
34 Watson, Nick HFFR 74% 3 0 13 8 5 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 2
23 Weddle, Josh HBFL 79% 1 0 6 3 3 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 17 9 357 230 127 103 34 58 31 46 23 17 46 48

S. Frost replaced J. Scrimshaw.

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Bryan, Nick INT 63% 0 0 10 8 2 4 29 3 2 0 0 0 1 2
30 Caddy, Nate HFFL 85% 0 1 12 9 3 5 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 5
6 Caldwell, Jye C 75% 1 1 36 18 18 4 0 11 10 7 2 3 0 7
2 Draper, Sam FF 82% 1 2 12 9 3 2 25 5 5 5 2 2 1 4
22 Durham, Sam RR 83% 0 0 23 8 15 3 0 4 4 4 2 2 1 4
28 Duursma, Xavier INT 83% 2 0 19 10 9 4 0 7 1 0 3 0 0 3
11 Gresham, Jade SUB↑ 50% 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
8 Hobbs, Ben INT 64% 0 0 13 3 10 1 0 7 1 2 0 1 0 0
23 Jones, Harry FPL 79% 1 0 14 11 3 6 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2
10 Kako, Isaac FPR 82% 1 2 14 8 6 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 3
4 Langford, Kyle CHF 62% 2 0 11 5 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
37 Martin, Nic WL 95% 0 1 24 16 8 10 0 3 0 4 2 1 1 7
1 McGrath, Andrew (vc) BPL 85% 0 0 27 15 12 9 0 4 1 6 0 2 6 2
32 McKay, Ben FB 96% 0 0 7 5 2 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
7 Merrett, Zach (c) RO 90% 2 0 26 14 12 3 0 3 4 4 0 1 1 4
16 Perkins, Archie HFFR 85% 1 2 22 13 9 5 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 4
25 Prior, Jaxon HBFR 92% 0 0 11 10 1 7 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0
27 Redman, Mason HBFL 92% 0 2 19 12 7 2 0 7 2 2 2 2 5 3
31 Reid, Zach CHB 86% 0 0 11 10 1 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0
14 Ridley, Jordan BPR↓ 43% 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 0 5 1 3 3 0
21 Roberts, Archie WR 86% 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 4 1 3 0 1 2 1
9 Shiel, Dylan RU 85% 0 0 23 14 9 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 2
5 Tsatas, Elijah INT 57% 0 0 18 9 9 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 12 13 392 232 160 93 54 78 50 63 17 23 30 58

J. Gresham replaced J. Ridley.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Sam Mitchell
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
1 A. McGrath (vc) 32 B. McKay 14 J. Ridley 17 L. Meek 28 C. Mackenzie
12 W. Day 18 M. Chol 33 J. Ginnivan 3 J. Newcombe 20 F. Maginness
FORWARD 10 K. Amon 14 J. Scrimshaw
HALF-BACK

25 J. Ward
27 M. Redman 31 Z. Reid 25 J. Prior

8 S. Frost
34 N. Watson 1 H. Morrison 31 C. MacDonald



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



37 N. Martin 6 J. Caldwell 21 A. Roberts



6 J. Sicily (c) 11 C. Nash 13 D. Moore (vc) FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 9 D. Shiel 24 N. Bryan
HALF-FORWARD 22 S. Durham 28 X. Duursma
30 N. Caddy 4 K. Langford 16 A. Perkins 7 Z. Merrett (c) 8 B. Hobbs
24 J. Battle 4 J. Impey 23 J. Weddle

5 E. Tsatas
HALF-BACK

11 J. Gresham
FORWARD



23 H. Jones 2 S. Draper 10 I. Kako



16 M. D'Ambrosio 15 B. Hardwick 37 T. Barrass



BACK



Essendon Coach: Brad Scott

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ESSE Sam Draper behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 04:59
ESSE Isaac Kako goal 0.0.0 - 1.1.7 09:48
HWTH Blake Hardwick goal 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 11:12
HWTH Jack Ginnivan goal 2.0.12 - 1.1.7 12:52
HWTH Josh Ward behind 2.1.13 - 1.1.7 14:22
HWTH Nick Watson goal 3.1.19 - 1.1.7 16:44
ESSE Rushed behind 3.1.19 - 1.2.8 19:08
HWTH Massimo D'Ambrosio goal 4.1.25 - 1.2.8 21:14
HWTH Mabior Chol goal 5.1.31 - 1.2.8 22:26
HWTH Nick Watson goal 6.1.37 - 1.2.8 26:36
ESSE Mason Redman behind 6.1.37 - 1.3.9 28:26
ESSE Nate Caddy behind 6.1.37 - 1.4.10 30:58
Q2 HWTH Jai Newcombe behind 6.2.38 - 1.4.10 01:35
HWTH Jack Ginnivan goal 7.2.44 - 1.4.10 08:02
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 7.2.44 - 2.4.16 09:23
ESSE Xavier Duursma goal 7.2.44 - 3.4.22 12:48
ESSE Zach Merrett goal 7.2.44 - 4.4.28 14:58
HWTH Mabior Chol behind 7.3.45 - 4.4.28 16:43
HWTH Will Day goal 8.3.51 - 4.4.28 20:20
HWTH Dylan Moore behind 8.4.52 - 4.4.28 24:15
HWTH Nick Watson goal 9.4.58 - 4.4.28 25:52
HWTH Blake Hardwick goal 10.4.64 - 4.4.28 28:34
ESSE Archie Perkins behind 10.4.64 - 4.5.29 30:30
Q3 ESSE Kyle Langford goal 10.4.64 - 5.5.35 01:31
ESSE Sam Draper behind 10.4.64 - 5.6.36 04:46
HWTH Jai Newcombe behind 10.5.65 - 5.6.36 05:57
ESSE Harry Jones goal 10.5.65 - 6.6.42 10:17
HWTH Mabior Chol behind 10.6.66 - 6.6.42 12:59
HWTH Mabior Chol goal 11.6.72 - 6.6.42 16:16
ESSE Isaac Kako behind 11.6.72 - 6.7.43 18:41
ESSE Rushed behind 11.6.72 - 6.8.44 19:15
ESSE Archie Perkins goal 11.6.72 - 7.8.50 20:10
ESSE Nic Martin behind 11.6.72 - 7.9.51 23:06
ESSE Mason Redman behind 11.6.72 - 7.10.52 24:22
HWTH Dylan Moore goal 12.6.78 - 7.10.52 24:50
ESSE Isaac Kako behind 12.6.78 - 7.11.53 27:43
HWTH Dylan Moore goal 13.6.84 - 7.11.53 29:26
HWTH Jack Ginnivan behind 13.7.85 - 7.11.53 31:51
Q4 ESSE Jye Caldwell behind 13.7.85 - 7.12.54 01:58
HWTH Connor MacDonald goal 14.7.91 - 7.12.54 03:07
ESSE Jye Caldwell goal 14.7.91 - 8.12.60 05:24
ESSE Archie Perkins behind 14.7.91 - 8.13.61 09:18
ESSE Jade Gresham goal 14.7.91 - 9.13.67 10:16
HWTH Josh Weddle goal 15.7.97 - 9.13.67 12:09
ESSE Sam Draper goal 15.7.97 - 10.13.73 16:42
ESSE Xavier Duursma goal 15.7.97 - 11.13.79 19:32
HWTH Dylan Moore goal 16.7.103 - 11.13.79 20:55
ESSE Zach Merrett goal 16.7.103 - 12.13.85 26:06
HWTH Finn Maginness goal 17.7.109 - 12.13.85 27:49
HWTH Rushed behind 17.8.110 - 12.13.85 29:24
HWTH Will Day behind 17.9.111 - 12.13.85 31:23