We take a look at some of the key stats from our Round 18 game against the Essendon Bombers.
 | We had five more hitouts to advantage than EssendonDespite being -10 in terms of hitouts, we had five more hitouts to advantage. We were +20 in terms of first possession and +14 in terms of clearances. Martin had 15 hitouts to advantage and Mitch Robinson and Rocky had 15 clearances between them.
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 | Points against us91-points against is a Season best defensively and the fewest points against us since Round 20 last year. Inaccuracy helped us with Essendon's accuracy in front of goal being 41%. |
 | Our accuracy in front of goalIt was our best day in front of goal for the year (74% accuracy). We kicked 10.2 from set shots, 6.4 from shots on the run and 4.1 from snap shots. This was helped by having 21 shots at goal from the corridor - of which we kicked 18.3. |
 | Number of Essendon's intercept marksEssendon took 21 intercept marks for the day, 12 of which were contested. Essendon's Goddard had seven intercept marks and Francis had four. |
 | Stefan MartinAccording to the AFL Player Ratings, Martin had a career best game. Also in the ratings, Josh Walker had his best game for the Club with four goals. See below:
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