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Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 27-Aug-1966
Final Round 18
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: John Coleman
84 11.18
49 7.7
Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith
Melbourne logo
Windy Hill Essendon by 35 ESS by 35
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

23 Ken Fraser — · Position unavailable 11 John Birt — · Position unavailable 32 Barry Davis — · Position unavailable 1 Jack Clarke — · Position unavailable 29 Kevin Egan — · Position unavailable 10 Alan Noonan — · Position unavailable 24 Don McKenzie — · Position unavailable 22 John Williams — · Position unavailable 3 Ian Payne — · Position unavailable 6 Geoff Gosper — · Position unavailable 20 Ted Fordham — · Position unavailable 35 Geoff Pryor — · Position unavailable 5 David Shaw — · Position unavailable 18 Greg Brown — · Position unavailable 31 Hugh Mitchell — · Position unavailable 19 John Somerville — · Position unavailable 17 Darryl Gerlach — · Position unavailable 7 Charlie Payne — · Position unavailable 28 Alec Epis — · Position unavailable 26 Bob Wilson — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

10 Ken Emselle — · Position unavailable 29 Hassa Mann — · Position unavailable 31 Ray Groom — · Position unavailable 35 Don Williams — · Position unavailable 14 Barry Bourke — · Position unavailable 9 Brian Dixon — · Position unavailable 19 Terry Leahy — · Position unavailable 15 Stan Alves — · Position unavailable 18 Neville Stone — · Position unavailable 7 Graham Osborne — · Position unavailable 30 Ken Rowe — · Position unavailable 6 Frank Davis — · Position unavailable 22 Bryan Kenneally — · Position unavailable 8 Tassie Johnson — · Position unavailable 52 Bob Langford — · Position unavailable 34 Brent Jones — · Position unavailable 32 Barrie Vagg — · Position unavailable 4 Peter Smith — · Position unavailable 37 Bernie Massey — · Position unavailable 51 Ken Osborne — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.22.44.62.684
MEL5.30.22.00.249

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Ted FordhamESS
Behinds
5
Ted FordhamESS
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Tackles
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Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

11Goals7
18Behinds6
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

282Disposals239
240Kicks205
42Handballs34

Clearance / Contest

24Hitouts36

Other

71Marks64

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 35 points, 84–49.

Essendon extended a 19-point three-quarter-time lead with a 18–2 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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