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Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 31-Aug-1974
Final Round 22
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Des Tuddenham
137 20.17
103 15.13
Melbourne Coach: Bob Skilton
Melbourne logo
Windy Hill Essendon by 34 ESS by 34
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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS5.47.25.33.8137
MEL5.20.45.65.1103

Match Leaders

Goals
3
5 tied leaders
Alan NoonanESS
Behinds
5
Gary FitzpatrickESS
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Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

20Goals15
17Behinds13
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

309Disposals265
231Kicks215
78Handballs50

Clearance / Contest

0Hitouts0

Other

70Marks71

Match Summary

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How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 34 points, 137–103.

Essendon took a 39-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 34 by the final siren, scoring 31 points to 26 in the final term.

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