Match Recap
Essendon
16.21 (117)
vs
Melbourne
15.10 (100)
Essendon won by 17
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3.7 (25) | 7.13 (55) | 14.17 (101) | 16.21 (117) | 16.21 (117) |
| Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | 9.7 (61) | 11.10 (76) | 15.10 (100) | 15.10 (100) |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Robert Amos | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Ron Andrews | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Steve Beaumont | 18 | 9 | 27 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Greg Bell | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Robin Close | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Neville Fields | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Barry Grinter | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #41 Dean Hartigan | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Graeme Hatcher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Peter Hickmott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Simon Madden | 14 | — | 14 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Laurie Moloney | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Graham Moss | 19 | 7 | 26 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Rob Newton | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Alan Noonan | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Gary Parkes | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #43 Ray Smith | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Des Tuddenham | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #39 Pat Wellington | 25 | 7 | 32 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Stan Alves | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Garry Baker | 14 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Ross Brewer | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #37 Ted Carroll | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Wayne Delmenico | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Carl Ditterich | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Anthony Dullard | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Robert Flower | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Laurie Fowler | 22 | — | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Frank Giampaolo | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Gary Guy | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Gary Hardeman | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Paul Hurst | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Peter Keenan | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Marty Lyons | 6 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Mal Owens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Kim Smith | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Steven Smith | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Tony Sullivan | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Greg Wells | 20 | 6 | 26 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |