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Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 4-Aug-1979
Final Round 18
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Carl Ditterich
134 21.8
105 16.9
Essendon Coach: Barry Davis
Essendon logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 29 MEL by 29
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
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

8 Glenn Elliott — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Gaunt — · Position unavailable 30 Peter Hamilton — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable 15 Phil Seaton — · Position unavailable 10 Carl Ditterich — · Position unavailable 21 Jim Durnan — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Moir — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 16 Robert Walters — · Position unavailable 40 Peter Thorne — · Position unavailable 6 Robert Elliott — · Position unavailable 14 Michael Byrne — · Position unavailable 45 Peter Giles — · Position unavailable 22 Ken Whitfort — · Position unavailable 12 Cameron Clayton — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 3 Barry Day — · Position unavailable 38 Peter Bennett — · Position unavailable 2 Alan Reid — · Position unavailable 13 Ken Mansfield — · Position unavailable 37 Ian Marsh — · Position unavailable 48 Craig Barbary — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 39 Neil Clarke — · Position unavailable 21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 42 Russell Muir — · Position unavailable 29 Allan Davis — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 6 Neale Daniher — · Position unavailable 16 Steven Taubert — · Position unavailable 18 Paul Vander Haar — · Position unavailable 26 Robert Shaw — · Position unavailable 9 Shane Heard — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.57.16.17.1134
ESS3.42.35.26.0105

Match Leaders

Goals
9
Robert WaltersMEL
Behinds
3
Greg WellsMEL
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

21Goals16
8Behinds7
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

344Disposals316
253Kicks211
91Handballs105

Clearance / Contest

20Hitouts34

Other

113Marks78
36Frees For43
43Frees Against36

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 29 points, 134–105.

Melbourne extended a 22-point three-quarter-time lead with a 43–36 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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