2026 AFL Season Round 20: Essendon v Greater Western Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 2026 between Essendon and Greater Western Sydney during round twenty of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Essendon hosted Greater Western Sydney at Marvel Stadium. Andrew McGrath captained the hosts. Toby Greene captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dean Solomon and the visitors were coached by Adam Kingsley.

Essendon (10.7.67) defeated Greater Western Sydney (8.16.64).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Essendon v Greater Western Sydney
Date: Sunday 19 July 2026
Time: 4:40 PM
Venue: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 14,601

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Greater Western Sydney
Score: 10.7.67 - 8.16.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 3 . 6 7 . 6 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Greater Western Sydney 2 . 3 2 . 9 5 . 12 8 . 16 8 . 16 (64)
Margin ESSE by 1 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 3
Duration 29:32 26:05 33:35 32:03 2:01:15

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Essendon) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Greater Western Sydney) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Andrew McGrath
Coach: Dean Solomon (caretaker)

Greater Western Sydney

Captain: Toby Greene
Coach: Adam Kingsley

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Zach Merrett ESSE 7 3
Dyson Sharp ESSE 15 2
Clayton Oliver GWSY 10 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
34 Artemis, Jaxon INT 76% 0 1 11 5 6 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 3
24 Bryan, Nick RU 76% 2 0 17 11 6 3 31 2 8 1 6 0 0 1
30 Caddy, Nate CHF 16% 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Caldwell, Jye INT 68% 0 0 17 5 12 4 0 7 3 1 0 1 1 2
36 Clarke, Angus WL 76% 0 0 13 8 5 8 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4
44 Day-Wicks, Archer FPR 79% 0 2 15 6 9 4 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 3
22 Durham, Sam C 84% 0 1 25 11 14 4 0 2 7 4 3 2 0 8
28 Duursma, Xavier INT 76% 0 0 11 3 8 0 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 1
33 El Achkar, Hussien INT 66% 1 1 8 3 5 0 0 6 1 3 3 0 0 1
2 Farrow, Jacob WR 87% 2 0 20 10 10 6 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1
10 Kako, Isaac FPL 80% 0 0 12 4 8 1 0 7 1 3 0 1 0 2
29 Kondogiannis, Max INT 76% 0 1 8 3 5 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0
4 Langford, Kyle HBFL 86% 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1
1 McGrath, Andrew (c) BPL 83% 0 0 18 6 12 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 2
7 Merrett, Zach RR 83% 1 0 35 17 18 2 0 5 3 1 4 0 4 6
25 Prior, Jaxon HFFR 89% 0 0 20 18 2 6 0 2 1 3 0 0 9 1
27 Redman, Mason CHB 87% 1 0 17 15 2 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 6 0
31 Reid, Zach FB 97% 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 1
14 Ridley, Jordan BPR 72% 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 1
21 Roberts, Archie HBFR 85% 0 0 27 19 8 5 0 0 1 7 0 0 4 4
9 Robey, Sullivan RO 84% 1 0 17 9 8 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 3 3
15 Sharp, Dyson HFFL 79% 1 0 23 10 13 3 0 5 7 4 2 1 0 3
20 Wright, Peter FF 97% 1 0 15 5 10 2 10 1 2 2 3 1 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 10 7 367 196 171 72 41 71 45 48 27 15 38 49

Greater Western Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
9 Angwin, Ryan WL 85% 1 0 21 7 14 6 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 2
7 Ash, Lachie CHB 82% 0 0 23 14 9 5 0 5 1 6 0 2 2 6
14 Bedford, Toby FPL 85% 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2
46 Brown, Callum FPR 80% 1 1 16 10 6 4 9 5 1 6 2 3 0 1
5 Cadman, Aaron CHF 89% 0 3 6 4 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
17 Callaghan, Finn RO 82% 0 0 27 11 16 3 0 5 0 5 0 2 8 3
3 Coniglio, Stephen HFFL 81% 1 0 15 9 6 4 0 5 3 2 1 1 2 3
37 Fonti, Joe INT 77% 0 0 17 10 7 5 0 3 0 5 2 4 3 0
4 Greene, Toby (c) RR 39% 2 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
35 Gruzewski, Max INT 70% 1 1 10 7 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
43 Hamilton, Riley HFFR 73% 0 2 7 3 4 3 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 1
27 Himmelberg, Harry HBFL 81% 0 0 16 11 5 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2
39 Idun, Connor BPL 100% 0 0 24 9 15 5 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 2
25 Laverde, Jayden BPR 82% 0 0 16 6 10 5 0 2 0 5 1 2 2 2
41 Madden, Nick RU 71% 0 0 14 1 13 3 28 2 3 5 2 3 0 1
33 O'Halloran, Xavier INT 79% 0 1 17 5 12 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 2 2
10 Oliver, Clayton C 77% 0 0 23 6 17 1 0 6 8 5 0 3 4 2
28 Ough, Jack INT 34% 1 0 17 8 9 0 0 2 6 1 3 0 0 4
24 Rowston, Harry INT 75% 1 0 17 8 9 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2
18 Stone, Conor WR 85% 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1
20 Stringer, Jake FF 97% 0 7 14 13 1 5 0 6 1 3 2 2 0 5
15 Taylor, Sam FB 91% 0 0 14 10 4 7 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 0
6 Whitfield, Lachie HBFR 83% 0 0 23 14 9 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (23 players) 8 16 368 183 185 85 37 78 28 61 15 27 37 46

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

Essendon Coach: Dean Solomon
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
39 C. Idun 15 S. Taylor 25 J. Laverde 24 N. Bryan 34 J. Artemis
44 A. Day-Wicks 20 P. Wright 10 I. Kako 7 Z. Merrett 6 J. Caldwell
FORWARD 9 S. Robey 28 X. Duursma
HALF-BACK

33 H. El Achkar
27 H. Himmelberg 7 L. Ash 6 L. Whitfield

29 M. Kondogiannis
25 J. Prior 30 N. Caddy 15 D. Sharp



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 R. Angwin 10 C. Oliver 18 C. Stone



2 J. Farrow 22 S. Durham 36 A. Clarke FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 41 N. Madden 37 J. Fonti
HALF-FORWARD 4 T. Greene (c) 35 M. Gruzewski
3 S. Coniglio 5 A. Cadman 43 R. Hamilton 17 F. Callaghan 33 X. O'Halloran
21 A. Roberts 27 M. Redman 4 K. Langford

28 J. Ough
HALF-BACK

24 H. Rowston
FORWARD



14 T. Bedford 20 J. Stringer 46 C. Brown



14 J. Ridley 31 Z. Reid 1 A. McGrath (c)



BACK



Greater Western Sydney Coach: Adam Kingsley

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GWSY Jake Stringer behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:40
ESSE Archer Day-Wicks behind 0.1.1 - 0.1.1 03:48
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 0.1.1 - 0.2.2 05:26
GWSY Toby Greene goal 0.1.1 - 1.2.8 08:24
ESSE Max Kondogiannis behind 0.2.2 - 1.2.8 11:24
ESSE Dyson Sharp goal 1.2.8 - 1.2.8 12:37
GWSY Aaron Cadman behind 1.2.8 - 1.3.9 18:12
ESSE Hussien El Achkar behind 1.3.9 - 1.3.9 21:35
GWSY Toby Greene goal 1.3.9 - 2.3.15 22:36
ESSE Sam Durham behind 1.4.10 - 2.3.15 26:35
ESSE Zach Merrett goal 2.4.16 - 2.3.15 28:36
Q2 GWSY Max Gruzewski behind 2.4.16 - 2.4.16 02:01
GWSY Aaron Cadman behind 2.4.16 - 2.5.17 03:44
ESSE Jaxon Artemis behind 2.5.17 - 2.5.17 05:28
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 2.5.17 - 2.6.18 06:55
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 2.5.17 - 2.7.19 08:45
ESSE Rushed behind 2.6.18 - 2.7.19 12:40
ESSE Nick Bryan goal 3.6.24 - 2.7.19 15:00
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 3.6.24 - 2.8.20 18:05
GWSY Callum Brown behind 3.6.24 - 2.9.21 22:07
Q3 GWSY Rushed behind 3.6.24 - 2.10.22 03:15
ESSE Jacob Farrow goal 4.6.30 - 2.10.22 06:23
ESSE Nick Bryan goal 5.6.36 - 2.10.22 08:25
ESSE Hussien El Achkar goal 6.6.42 - 2.10.22 11:33
ESSE Mason Redman goal 7.6.48 - 2.10.22 13:24
GWSY Stephen Coniglio goal 7.6.48 - 3.10.28 14:29
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 7.6.48 - 3.11.29 16:04
GWSY Riley Hamilton behind 7.6.48 - 3.12.30 22:37
GWSY Max Gruzewski goal 7.6.48 - 4.12.36 26:20
GWSY Harry Rowston goal 7.6.48 - 5.12.42 30:30
Q4 GWSY Aaron Cadman behind 7.6.48 - 5.13.43 00:46
ESSE Jacob Farrow goal 8.6.54 - 5.13.43 02:36
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 8.6.54 - 5.14.44 07:16
GWSY Ryan Angwin goal 8.6.54 - 6.14.50 08:07
GWSY Riley Hamilton behind 8.6.54 - 6.15.51 11:23
GWSY Callum Brown goal 8.6.54 - 7.15.57 16:55
GWSY Xavier O'Halloran behind 8.6.54 - 7.16.58 19:24
ESSE Sullivan Robey goal 9.6.60 - 7.16.58 20:58
GWSY Jack Ough goal 9.6.60 - 8.16.64 22:55
ESSE Peter Wright goal 10.6.66 - 8.16.64 25:04
ESSE Archer Day-Wicks behind 10.7.67 - 8.16.64 31:59