Match Recap
Melbourne
14.15 (99)
vs
Essendon
10.10 (70)
Melbourne won by 29
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3.5 (23) | 4.8 (32) | 9.12 (66) | 14.15 (99) | 14.15 (99) |
| Essendon | 0.4 (4) | 3.5 (23) | 8.5 (53) | 10.10 (70) | 10.10 (70) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score (uncapped raw shown in pill, max 100).
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Clayton Oliver | 20 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 95 |
| #10 Angus Brayshaw | 24 | 10 | 34 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 87 | 83 |
| #11 Max Gawn | 18 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | 86 | 78 |
| #5 Christian Petracca | 11 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 92 | 58 |
| #15 Ed Langdon | 16 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 56 |
| #17 Jake Bowey | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 82 | 51 |
| #26 Sam Weideman | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 78 | 50 |
| #1 Steven May | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 100 | 49 |
| #7 Jack Viney | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 74 | 47 |
| #4 James Harmes | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 68 | 46 |
| #31 Bayley Fritsch | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 92 | 46 |
| #6 Luke Jackson | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 78 | 43 |
| #23 James Jordon | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 81 | 38 |
| #24 Trent Rivers | 12 | 6 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 62 | 37 |
| #32 Tom Sparrow | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 60 | 34 |
| #44 Joel Smith | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 91 | 32 |
| #29 Jayden Hunt | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 77 | 30 |
| #9 Charlie Spargo | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 67 | 29 |
| #36 Kysaiah Pickett | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 85 | 27 |
| #20 Adam Tomlinson | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 100 | 27 |
| #25 Tom McDonald | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 67 | 26 |
| #30 Alex Neal-Bullen | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 84 | 26 |
| #12 Toby Bedford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Dylan Shiel | 9 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | — | 78 | 65 |
| #6 Jye Caldwell | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 76 | 59 |
| #3 Darcy Parish | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 81 | 58 |
| #14 Jordan Ridley | 18 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 90 | 56 |
| #20 Peter Wright | 10 | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 93 | 54 |
| #19 Nick Hind | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 84 | 53 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 81 | 50 |
| #12 Tom Cutler | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 95 | 49 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 82 | 48 |
| #34 Andrew Phillips | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 63 | 44 |
| #25 Jake Stringer | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 82 | 44 |
| #37 Nic Martin | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 86 | 43 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 85 | 39 |
| #15 Jayden Laverde | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 82 | 35 |
| #35 Matt Guelfi | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 84 | 34 |
| #33 Brayden Ham | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 78 | 31 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 78 | 30 |
| #22 Sam Durham | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 75 | 28 |
| #17 James Stewart | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 88 | 25 |
| #40 Tex Wanganeen | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 74 | 21 |
| #2 Sam Draper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 63 | 20 |
| #29 Jake Kelly | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 100 | 19 |
| #5 Devon Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |