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Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 27-Jul-1946
Final Round 14
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes
78 9.24
73 10.13
Essendon Coach: Cec Ruddell
Essendon logo
Punt Rd Melbourne by 5 MEL by 5
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The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

28 Adrian Dullard — · Position unavailable 30 Alby Rodda — · Position unavailable 34 Arnold Byfield — · Position unavailable 19 Bill Scanlan — · Position unavailable 5 Billy Deans — · Position unavailable 25 Col McLean — · Position unavailable 21 Don Cordner — · Position unavailable 27 Ernie ORourke — · Position unavailable 17 Frank Kennedy — · Position unavailable 16 George Bickford — · Position unavailable 11 Gordon Bowman — · Position unavailable 12 Jack Mueller — · Position unavailable 37 Jim Mitchell — · Position unavailable 32 Len Dockett — · Position unavailable 4 Norm Smith — · Position unavailable 3 Ron Irwin — · Position unavailable 2 Roy Dowsing — · Position unavailable 22 Shane McGrath — · Position unavailable 31 Stan Rule — · Position unavailable 18 Wally Lock — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

13 Bert Harper — · Position unavailable 23 Bill Brittingham — · Position unavailable 21 Cec Ruddell — · Position unavailable 6 George Hassell — · Position unavailable 25 Gordon Abbott — · Position unavailable 22 Gordon Lane — · Position unavailable 5 Harold Lambert — · Position unavailable 32 Harry Equid — · Position unavailable 1 Herbie Tonkes — · Position unavailable 19 Jack Cassin — · Position unavailable 24 Jack Jones — · Position unavailable 26 Jack Lyons — · Position unavailable 2 Keith Rawle — · Position unavailable 10 Laurie Dearle — · Position unavailable 18 Les Gardiner — · Position unavailable 35 Percy Bushby — · Position unavailable 16 Ray Bower — · Position unavailable 17 Ray Powell — · Position unavailable 27 Ron Jory — · Position unavailable 15 Wally Buttsworth — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.54.61.90.478
ESS3.22.42.33.473

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Bill BrittinghamESS
Behinds
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

9Goals10
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 5 points, 78–73.

Melbourne took a 23-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 5 by the final siren, scoring 22 points to 4 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

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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