Match Recap
Melbourne
21.8 (134)
vs
Essendon
16.9 (105)
Melbourne won by 29
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1.5 (11) | 8.6 (54) | 14.7 (91) | 21.8 (134) | 21.8 (134) |
| Essendon | 3.4 (22) | 5.7 (37) | 10.9 (69) | 16.9 (105) | 16.9 (105) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Garry Baker | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Michael Byrne | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Cameron Clayton | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Carl Ditterich | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Jim Durnan | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Glenn Elliott | 24 | 10 | 34 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Robert Elliott | 10 | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Robert Flower | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Laurie Fowler | 17 | 5 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Graham Gaunt | 22 | 6 | 28 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #45 Peter Giles | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Peter Hamilton | 16 | 11 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #43 Greg Hutchison | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Andrew Moir | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Phil Seaton | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Steven Smith | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #40 Peter Thorne | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Robert Walters | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Greg Wells | 24 | 5 | 29 | 9 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Ken Whitfort | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #48 Craig Barbary | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #38 Peter Bennett | 17 | 7 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #39 Neil Clarke | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Max Crow | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Neale Daniher | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Terry Daniher | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Allan Davis | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Barry Day | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Garry Foulds | 22 | 9 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Shane Heard | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Simon Madden | 11 | 7 | 18 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #13 Ken Mansfield | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #37 Ian Marsh | 15 | 5 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #42 Russell Muir | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Alan Reid | 15 | 7 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Robert Shaw | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Steven Taubert | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Paul Vander Haar | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Tim Watson | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |