Match Recap
Melbourne
13.15 (93)
vs
Essendon
15.16 (106)
Essendon won by 13
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2.6 (18) | 5.11 (41) | 9.14 (68) | 13.15 (93) | 13.15 (93) |
| Essendon | 3.3 (21) | 8.5 (53) | 12.11 (83) | 15.16 (106) | 15.16 (106) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #47 Ben Beams | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #25 Nathan Brown | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Cameron Bruce | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #21 Steven Febey | 17 | 6 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #18 Brad Green | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Brent Grgic | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #27 Anthony Ingerson | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #36 Andrew Leoncelli | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #35 Anthony McDonald | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #23 James McDonald | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #9 David Neitz | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #7 Stephen Powell | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| #43 Guy Rigoni | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| #24 Russell Robertson | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #5 David Schwarz | 12 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #46 Troy Simmonds | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #42 Peter Walsh | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #31 Paul Wheatley | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #45 Matthew Whelan | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #34 Jeff White | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Shane Woewodin | 18 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #13 Adem Yze | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #27 Steven Alessio | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Paul Barnard | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #22 John Barnes | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #8 Darren Bewick | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #33 Blake Caracella | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Damien Hardwick | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #26 Chris Heffernan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| #5 James Hird | 26 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| #42 Danny Jacobs | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #14 Jason Johnson | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #1 Mark Johnson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | — |
| #13 Michael Long | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Mark Mercuri | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — |
| #24 Joe Misiti | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| #29 Gary Moorcroft | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Michael Prior | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Adam Ramanauskas | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| #7 Dean Solomon | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Dean Wallis | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Sean Wellman | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |