Match Recap
Melbourne
10.11 (71)
vs
Essendon
12.9 (81)
Essendon won by 10
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1.5 (11) | 4.6 (30) | 6.9 (45) | 10.11 (71) | 10.11 (71) |
| Essendon | 1.1 (7) | 4.4 (28) | 9.7 (61) | 12.9 (81) | 12.9 (81) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Stan Alves | 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Ray Biffin | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Barry Bourke | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Ross Brewer | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Paul Callery | 16 | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Denis Clark | 17 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Mike Collins | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Frank Davis | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #39 Peter Dilnot | 14 | — | 14 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Carl Ditterich | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Gary Hardeman | 16 | 2 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Peter Keenan | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Stephen Kerley | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Graham Osborne | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Greg Parke | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Henry Ritterman | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Tony Sullivan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Glenn Swan | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 John Tilbrook | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Greg Wells | 32 | 2 | 34 | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Robin Close | 14 | — | 14 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Peter Daniel | 9 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #40 Hugh Delahunty | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Neville Fields | 21 | 6 | 27 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 17 | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Don Gross | 9 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Wayne Headlam | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Don McKenzie | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Laurie Moloney | 10 | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Graham Moss | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Alan Noonan | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Gary Parkes | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Greg Perry | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Geoff Pryor | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Ken Roberts | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Ray Smith | 20 | 1 | 21 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Des Tuddenham | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #39 Pat Wellington | 11 | — | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 John Williams | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Andrew Wilson | 32 | 4 | 36 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |