Match Recap
Melbourne
13.6 (84)
vs
Essendon
10.7 (67)
Melbourne won by 17
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3.2 (20) | 6.6 (42) | 8.6 (54) | 13.6 (84) | 13.6 (84) |
| Essendon | 3.3 (21) | 4.5 (29) | 5.7 (37) | 10.7 (67) | 10.7 (67) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Trent Rivers | 15 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 80 |
| #15 Ed Langdon | 15 | 16 | 31 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 64 |
| #1 Steven May | 19 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 91 | 60 |
| #30 Alex Neal-Bullen | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | 85 | 57 |
| #13 Clayton Oliver | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 75 | 55 |
| #36 Kysaiah Pickett | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — | 77 | 54 |
| #4 Judd McVee | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 80 | 52 |
| #39 Koltyn Tholstrup | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 80 | 51 |
| #18 Jake Melksham | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 79 | 49 |
| #8 Jake Lever | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 90 | 47 |
| #7 Jack Viney | 11 | 9 | 20 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 74 | 46 |
| #6 Caleb Windsor | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 83 | 46 |
| #2 Jacob van Rooyen | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 80 | 40 |
| #42 Daniel Turner | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 68 | 40 |
| #31 Bayley Fritsch | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 90 | 39 |
| #25 Tom McDonald | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 96 | 37 |
| Andy Moniz-Wakefield | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 62 | 31 |
| #32 Tom Sparrow | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 77 | 31 |
| #3 Christian Salem | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 85 | 30 |
| #17 Jake Bowey | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 79 | 28 |
| #35 Harry Petty | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 84 | 28 |
| #37 Kade Chandler | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 81 | 24 |
| Taj Woewodin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 2 |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #37 Nic Martin | 21 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 89 |
| #6 Jye Caldwell | 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 85 | 75 |
| #2 Sam Draper | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | — | 80 | 67 |
| #14 Jordan Ridley | 23 | 6 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 100 | 67 |
| #9 Dylan Shiel | 16 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 70 | 65 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 14 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 83 | 62 |
| #32 Ben McKay | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 100 | 55 |
| #22 Sam Durham | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | 75 | 54 |
| #28 Xavier Duursma | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 78 | 53 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 18 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 76 | 53 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 97 | 50 |
| #25 Jake Stringer | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | 78 | 48 |
| #29 Jake Kelly | 14 | 4 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 87 | 44 |
| #23 Harry Jones | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 79 | 37 |
| #13 Nik Cox | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 81 | 37 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 77 | 36 |
| #21 Dyson Heppell | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 72 | 36 |
| #16 Archie Perkins | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 62 | 33 |
| #11 Jade Gresham | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 93 | 30 |
| #30 Nate Caddy | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 79 | 23 |
| #35 Matt Guelfi | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 82 | 21 |
| Peter Wright | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 49 | 14 |
| Nick Hind | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 13 |