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Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 23-Apr-1977
Final Round 4
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Bill Stephen
124 19.10
120 16.24
Melbourne Coach: Bob Skilton
Melbourne logo
Windy Hill Essendon by 4 ESS by 4
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

4 Ron Andrews — · Position unavailable 24 Stephen Robins — · Position unavailable 23 Peter Hickmott — · Position unavailable 12 Brian Walsh — · Position unavailable 33 Andrew Wilson — · Position unavailable 38 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 17 Colin Boyd — · Position unavailable 42 Russell Muir — · Position unavailable 36 Denis Scanlon — · Position unavailable 6 Ken Roberts — · Position unavailable 15 Geoff Burdett — · Position unavailable 2 Rob Newton — · Position unavailable 26 Robert Shaw — · Position unavailable 1 Neville Fields — · Position unavailable 29 Gary Young — · Position unavailable 22 Larry Watson — · Position unavailable 35 William Berry — · Position unavailable 39 Neil Clarke — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

13 Henry Coles — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Sullivan — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 16 Peter Keays — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Moir — · Position unavailable 27 Colin Graham — · Position unavailable 33 Gary Hardeman — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable 20 Paul Hurst — · Position unavailable 6 Ross Brewer — · Position unavailable 21 Allan Davis — · Position unavailable 22 Frank Giampaolo — · Position unavailable 41 Chris Woodman — · Position unavailable 28 Anthony Dullard — · Position unavailable 10 Craig McKellar — · Position unavailable 17 Shane Grambeau — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 5 Chris Aitken — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS5.76.12.06.2124
MEL1.46.54.105.5120

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Brian WalshESS
Behinds
6
Ross BrewerMEL
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Tackles
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Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

19Goals16
9Behinds22
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

258Disposals272
187Kicks200
71Handballs72

Clearance / Contest

38Hitouts16

Other

58Marks43

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 4 points, 124–120.

Essendon extended a 1-point three-quarter-time lead with a 38–35 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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