Match Recap
Essendon
10.9 (69)
vs
Melbourne
13.17 (95)
Melbourne won by 26
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2.1 (13) | 4.3 (27) | 8.6 (54) | 10.9 (69) | 10.9 (69) |
| Melbourne | 1.6 (12) | 6.14 (50) | 9.16 (70) | 13.17 (95) | 13.17 (95) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score (uncapped raw shown in pill, max 100).
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 James Hird | 22 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 100 | 84 |
| #33 Adam McPhee | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 100 | 64 |
| #25 Scott Lucas | 17 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 100 | 63 |
| #28 Justin Murphy | 12 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | — | 100 | 62 |
| #39 Ben Haynes | 16 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 88 | 58 |
| #12 Andrew Welsh | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 96 | 55 |
| #18 Matthew Lloyd | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 100 | 51 |
| #7 Dean Solomon | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 94 | 45 |
| #11 Damien Peverill | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 87 | 44 |
| #27 Matthew Allan | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 65 | 39 |
| #23 Mark Bolton | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 100 | 35 |
| #14 Jason Johnson | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 97 | 34 |
| #19 David Hille | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 71 | 29 |
| #10 Mark McVeigh | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 100 | 26 |
| #16 Kepler Bradley | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 78 | 25 |
| #3 Aaron Henneman | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 100 | 23 |
| #1 Mark Johnson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 81 | 22 |
| #34 Brent Stanton | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 62 | 21 |
| #24 Joe Misiti | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 27 | 17 |
| #9 Adam Ramanauskas | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 73 | 16 |
| #37 Marcus Bullen | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 11 |
| #42 Nathan Lovett-Murray | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 41 | 9 |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 Cameron Bruce | 13 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 100 | 86 |
| #18 Brad Green | 20 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 100 | 83 |
| #31 Paul Wheatley | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 100 | 74 |
| #13 Adem Yze | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 70 |
| #25 Nathan Brown | 18 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 68 |
| #9 David Neitz | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 100 | 65 |
| #7 Brad Miller | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 100 | 59 |
| #34 Jeff White | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 87 | 59 |
| #20 Troy Broadbridge | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 100 | 51 |
| #27 Jared Rivers | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 100 | 50 |
| #1 Chris Heffernan | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 79 | 48 |
| #23 James McDonald | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 57 | 46 |
| #45 Matthew Whelan | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 100 | 42 |
| #5 Brock McLean | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 72 | 34 |
| #36 Aaron Davey | 8 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 100 | 27 |
| #19 Peter Vardy | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 89 | 23 |
| #4 Ben Holland | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 44 | 21 |
| #28 Phillip Read | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 53 | 19 |
| #24 Russell Robertson | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 66 | 17 |
| #8 Alistair Nicholson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 100 | 12 |
| #42 Peter Walsh | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 41 | 12 |
| #6 Scott Thompson | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 22 | 9 |