Match Recap
Melbourne
19.20 (134)
vs
Essendon
16.13 (109)
Melbourne won by 25
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3.3 (21) | 7.9 (51) | 15.14 (104) | 19.20 (134) | 19.20 (134) |
| Essendon | 3.5 (23) | 6.7 (43) | 10.11 (71) | 16.13 (109) | 16.13 (109) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Stan Alves | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Ray Biffin | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Ross Brewer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Des Campbell | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Anthony Dullard | 9 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Shane Fitzsimmons | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Laurie Fowler | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Frank Giampaolo | 26 | 5 | 31 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #50 Colin Graham | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Gary Guy | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Gary Hardeman | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Paul Hurst | 8 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Peter Keays | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Peter Keenan | 13 | 4 | 17 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Marty Lyons | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Barry Ough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #43 Ray Smith | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Steven Smith | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Greg Wells | 23 | 1 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #38 Terry Wilkins | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Robert Amos | 20 | — | 20 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Ron Andrews | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Steve Beaumont | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Maurice Boyse | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Jim Demetriou | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Russell Ellen | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Neville Fields | 23 | 3 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 23 | 1 | 24 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #38 Garry Foulds | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Barry Grinter | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Graeme Hatcher | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Graham Moss | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Rob Newton | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Alan Noonan | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Gary Parkes | 10 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Robert Shaw | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Trevor Tyler | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Brian Walsh | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #39 Pat Wellington | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Andrew Wilson | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |