Match Recap
Melbourne
9.14 (68)
vs
Essendon
15.6 (96)
Essendon won by 28
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | 4.9 (33) | 9.13 (67) | 9.14 (68) | 9.14 (68) |
| Essendon | 4.4 (28) | 8.4 (52) | 11.4 (70) | 15.6 (96) | 15.6 (96) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Stan Alves | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Barry Bourke | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Frank Davis | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Brian Dixon | 23 | 3 | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Ray Groom | 21 | 1 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Gary Hardeman | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Tassie Johnson | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Brent Jones | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Bryan Kenneally | 17 | 6 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ted Lees | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Hassa Mann | 28 | 5 | 33 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Graham Osborne | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Ken Osborne | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Greg Parke | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Brian Roet | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #37 Darryl Schwarz | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Neville Stone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Tony Sullivan | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 John Townsend | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Barrie Vagg | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Russell Blew | 24 | 1 | 25 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Greg Brown | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Robin Close | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Ian Crowley | 10 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #45 Peter Daniel | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Barry Davis | 23 | 6 | 29 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 John Ellis | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Alec Epis | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 21 | 2 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Ted Fordham | 18 | 2 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Ken Fraser | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Geoff Gosper | 28 | 3 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Don Gross | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Bruce Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Don McKenzie | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Alan Noonan | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Geoff Pryor | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 David Shaw | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #47 Robert Thompson | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 John Williams | 19 | — | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |