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Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Fri 03 Oct 2025 · 19:15 AEST
Final AFLW 2025 · Round 8
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Mick Stinear
36 5.6
22 3.4
Essendon Coach: Natalie Wood
Essendon logo
IKON Park Melbourne by 14 MEL by 14
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Tayla Harris1Q - 0:53 - Goal - 6–0 Georgia Gall1Q - 3:06 - Goal - 12–0 Eden Zanker1Q - 7:49 - Behind - 13–0 Tayla Harris1Q - 8:17 - Goal - 19–0 Grace Brooker1Q - 11:39 - Goal - 19–6 Ryleigh Wotherspoon2Q - 9:52 - Goal - 25–6 Lily Johnson2Q - 13:34 - Behind - 26–6 Sophie Alexander2Q - 16:13 - Behind - 26–7 Daria Bannister3Q - 0:39 - Behind - 26–8 Megan Fitzsimon3Q - 6:16 - Goal - 32–8 Tayla Harris3Q - 8:11 - Behind - 33–8 Grace Brooker3Q - 12:44 - Behind - 33–9 Eden Zanker4Q - 3:53 - Behind - 34–9 Georgia Gee4Q - 7:40 - Goal - 34–15
Rushed behind4Q - 13:02 - Rushed behind - 35–15
Rushed behind4Q - 15:56 - Rushed behind - 35–16
Holly Ridewood4Q - 16:34 - Goal - 35–22 Kate Hore4Q - 18:58 - Behind - 36–22

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Kate HoreBehind
    4Q 18:5836–22
  • Holly RidewoodGoal
    4Q 16:3435–22
  • Rushed behindRushed behind
    4Q 15:5635–16
  • Rushed behindRushed behind
    4Q 13:0235–15
  • Georgia GeeGoal
    4Q 7:4034–15
  • Eden ZankerBehind
    4Q 3:5334–9
  • Grace BrookerBehind
    3Q 12:4433–9
  • Tayla HarrisBehind
    3Q 8:1133–8
  • Megan FitzsimonGoal
    3Q 6:1632–8
  • Daria BannisterBehind
    3Q 0:3926–8
  • Sophie AlexanderBehind
    2Q 16:1326–7
  • Lily JohnsonBehind
    2Q 13:3426–6
  • Ryleigh WotherspoonGoal
    2Q 9:5225–6
  • Grace BrookerGoal
    1Q 11:3919–6
  • Tayla HarrisGoal
    1Q 8:1719–0
  • Eden ZankerBehind
    1Q 7:4913–0
  • Georgia GallGoal
    1Q 3:0612–0
  • Tayla HarrisGoal
    1Q 0:536–0

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.

Understanding historical coverage

Player Statistics

Every player, every statistic

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#22
MEL Wing Left
24 14 10 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 0.0% 2 62.5% 375 1 6 6 6 19 25 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 91 91%
#13
MEL Half Back Flank Right
24 21 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2 83.3% 611 0 8 1 10 16 26 14 0 0 1 1 2 4 9 0 3 4 0 111 85%
#5
MEL Centre
20 12 8 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 65.0% 289 0 4 7 11 9 20 6 0 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 1 4 79 80%
#10
MEL Ruck Rover
19 10 9 3 8 0 1 0 1 3 0.0% 4 73.7% 187 0 4 5 12 8 20 1 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 3 1 1 1 88 94%
#24
MEL Half Forward Flank Left
18 11 7 3 6 1 0 0 0 3 33.3% 6 61.1% 276 0 5 4 10 8 18 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 3 78 82%
#7
MEL Full Forward
17 11 6 2 5 2 1 7 1 3 66.7% 4 52.9% 303 0 3 3 6 8 14 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 1 1 89 78%
#4
MEL Wing Right
16 15 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 2 68.8% 177 0 4 3 4 7 11 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 2 70 68%
#29
MEL Half Forward Flank Right
15 9 6 3 4 0 2 2 0 2 0.0% 6 66.7% 284 1 5 3 8 7 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 6 1 2 63 96%
#30
MEL Rover
14 4 10 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 85.7% 121 0 2 4 7 7 14 6 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 62 71%
#15
MEL Ruck
13 4 9 2 2 0 0 17 0 0 0.0% 1 69.2% 90 0 1 2 6 6 12 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 60 67%
#20
MEL Interchange
11 2 9 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 27.3% 41 0 4 1 7 4 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 43 61%
#11
MEL Interchange
11 8 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 72.7% 215 1 5 3 3 6 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 44 77%
#9
MEL Forward Pocket Right
9 6 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 25.0% 2 44.4% 117 0 3 2 4 5 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 49 83%
#19
MEL Back Pocket Left
8 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 50.0% 113 0 3 3 4 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 33 83%
#12
MEL Interchange
8 5 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 50.0% 1 62.5% 44 0 2 2 5 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 42 64%
#6
MEL Centre Half Forward
7 6 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 42.9% 134 0 1 3 1 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 40 82%
#33
MEL Interchange
7 4 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0.0% 2 57.1% 127 0 0 0 3 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 31 50%
#17
MEL Full Back
7 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 51 0 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 40 84%
#32
MEL Centre Half Back
6 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 33.3% 83 0 4 3 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 31 87%
#23
MEL Half Back Flank Left
6 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 100.0% 93 0 3 1 6 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 24 55%
#3
MEL Interchange
5 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2 60.0% 33 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 62%
Melbourne logo
Team totals MEL
265 162 103 49 86 5 6 26 3 20 25.0% — 65.3% — 3 69 58 118 142 260 73 5 6 4 17 21 40 23 24 45 18 21 1199 —

#4
ESS Centre
29 12 17 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2 48.3% 321 0 5 2 8 22 30 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 93 80%
#17
ESS Centre Half Back
21 9 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 71.4% 252 0 5 3 6 15 21 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 61 76%
#5
ESS Ruck Rover
21 8 13 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2 76.2% 113 0 5 7 12 12 24 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 2 3 3 95 80%
#6
ESS Half Back Flank Left
21 16 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 71.4% 421 0 7 2 6 10 16 7 0 0 1 0 1 4 5 0 3 2 1 74 86%
#8
ESS Full Forward
19 13 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 68.4% 254 0 9 5 8 10 18 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 87 87%
#21
ESS Wing Right
18 14 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0% 1 55.6% 229 0 6 1 6 9 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 73 60%
#23
ESS Wing Left
17 4 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 41.2% 68 0 3 4 10 8 18 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 53 81%
#7
ESS Interchange
16 10 6 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 62.5% 151 0 6 4 5 12 17 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 68 72%
#10
ESS Interchange
15 6 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 100.0% 1 53.3% 192 0 6 4 11 7 18 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 2 41 85%
#24
ESS Centre Half Forward
15 10 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 0.0% 3 33.3% 255 0 3 3 11 6 17 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 6 3 1 62 81%
#20
ESS Rover
14 10 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 64.3% 221 2 1 2 5 11 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 74 73%
#2
ESS Forward Pocket Right
12 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 100.0% 2 75.0% 140 0 3 2 3 10 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 41 97%
#30
ESS Ruck
12 6 6 3 4 0 0 10 0 0 0.0% 4 83.3% 85 0 1 3 6 7 13 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 61 80%
#15
ESS Interchange
11 3 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 90.9% 53 0 2 0 9 2 11 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 57 69%
#16
ESS Back Pocket Left
11 6 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 54.5% 78 0 2 2 4 7 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 53 95%
#28
ESS Half Back Flank Right
10 4 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 40.0% 60 0 2 1 6 4 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 48 73%
#14
ESS Full Back
8 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 87.5% 172 0 1 3 0 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 27 80%
#33
ESS Interchange
7 2 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0.0% 1 85.7% 26 0 1 1 3 4 7 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 27 47%
#3
ESS Half Forward Flank Left
5 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0.0% 1 40.0% 33 0 2 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 21 76%
#32
ESS Half Forward Flank Right
4 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 50.0% 3 75.0% 46 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22 73%
#36
ESS Interchange
3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 100.0% 91 0 2 0 3 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 17 50%
Essendon logo
Team totals ESS
289 153 136 48 70 3 4 12 1 8 37.5% — 63.0% — 2 73 52 126 167 293 69 5 2 5 12 17 26 34 5 43 21 18 1155 —

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