Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Fri 03 Oct 2025 · 19:15 AEST
Final AFLW 2025 · Round 8
Melbourne Coach: Mick Stinear
36 5.6
22 3.4
Essendon Coach: Natalie Wood
IKON Park Melbourne by 14

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1926333636
ESS6792222

Match Leaders

Goals
2
Tayla HarrisMEL
Behinds
2
Eden ZankerMEL
Disposals
29
Madison PrespakisESS
Tackles
12
Georgia NanscawenESS

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

5Goals3
6Behinds4
20Shots at goal8
25Goal accuracy %37.5
40Inside 50s26
3Goal assists1
6Marks inside 502

Possession

265Disposals289
162Kicks153
103Handballs136
118Contested possessions126
142Uncontested possessions167

Clearance / Contest

21Total clearances17
4Centre clearances5
17Stoppage clearances12
86Tackles70
26Hitouts12
5Contested marks5

Other

49Marks48
65.3Disposal efficiency %63
3Bounces2
69Turnovers73
58Clangers52
260Total possessions293
73Intercepts69
23Rebound 50s34
24Tackles inside 505
45One-percenters43
18Frees for21
21Frees against18
1,199AFL Fantasy1,155

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 25 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 19 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 14 points, 36–22.

This match record does not include quarter scores.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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