Match Recap
Essendon
18.17 (125)
vs
Melbourne
12.17 (89)
Essendon won by 36
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0.3 (3) | 10.10 (70) | 12.11 (83) | 18.17 (125) | 18.17 (125) |
| Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | 5.7 (37) | 11.15 (81) | 12.17 (89) | 12.17 (89) |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Robin Close | 15 | — | 15 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Peter Daniel | 15 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Barry Davis | 26 | 1 | 27 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 John Ellis | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 4 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Geoff Gosper | 17 | 2 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Gary Grainger | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Bob Greenwood | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Don Gross | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #44 Len Halley | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #40 Wayne Headlam | 12 | — | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #38 Eddie Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Charlie Payne | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Ian Payne | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Bryan Pirouet | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Geoff Pryor | 19 | 1 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Paul Sproule | 14 | 7 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #43 Robert Thompson | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 John Williams | 15 | 2 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Stan Alves | 15 | 9 | 24 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Barry Bourke | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #40 Lloyd Burgmann | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Paul Callery | 17 | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Ray Carr | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Denis Clark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Frank Davis | 13 | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Ross Dillon | 13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Derek Feldmann | 17 | 3 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 John Forster | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Gary Hardeman | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Peter Keenan | 14 | — | 14 | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Robert McKenzie | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Graham Molloy | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Greg Parke | 13 | 4 | 17 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Rod Payne | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Tony Sullivan | 8 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Max Walker | 11 | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Peter Weekes | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Greg Wells | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |