Match Recap
Melbourne
20.14 (134)
vs
Essendon
17.11 (113)
Melbourne won by 21
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6.1 (37) | 12.5 (77) | 17.7 (109) | 20.14 (134) | 20.14 (134) |
| Essendon | 6.2 (38) | 12.4 (76) | 16.8 (104) | 17.11 (113) | 17.11 (113) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #47 Ben Beams | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Nick Carter | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Jeff Farmer | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| #21 Steven Febey | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #15 Paul Hopgood | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #27 Anthony Ingerson | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Darren Kowal | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #36 Andrew Leoncelli | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| #45 Troy Longmuir | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| #23 James McDonald | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| #9 David Neitz | 13 | — | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #44 Alistair Nicholson | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| #43 Guy Rigoni | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| #5 David Schwarz | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #10 Marcus Seecamp | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #2 Stephen Tingay | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #12 Todd Viney | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| #42 Peter Walsh | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #26 Daniel Ward | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Jeff White | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Shane Woewodin | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #13 Adem Yze | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #27 Steven Alessio | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #16 Paul Barnard | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Peter Berbakov | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Darren Bewick | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Justin Blumfield | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Blake Caracella | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Simon Eastaugh | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #30 Mark Fraser | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #11 Damien Hardwick | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #26 Chris Heffernan | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 9 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #2 Mark Mercuri | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Joe Misiti | 18 | 10 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #29 Gary Moorcroft | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #15 Michael Prior | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #43 Dean Rioli | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #7 Dean Solomon | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Michael Symons | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #21 Dean Wallis | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Sean Wellman | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #35 Barry Young | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |