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Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 23-Aug-1980
Final Round 21
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Carl Ditterich
101 14.17
122 18.14
Essendon Coach: Barry Davis
Essendon logo
M.C.G. Essendon by 21 ESS by 21
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

9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 33 Tony Elshaug — · Position unavailable 13 Wayne Gordon — · Position unavailable 4 Peter Giles — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 23 Kelly ODonnell — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 19 Bill Nettlefold — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Moir — · Position unavailable 14 Michael Byrne — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 18 Maurice Wingate — · Position unavailable 6 Robert Elliott — · Position unavailable 24 Tony Martyn — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable 7 Phillip Pinnell — · Position unavailable 21 Jim Durnan — · Position unavailable 17 Michael Seddon — · Position unavailable 28 Anthony Dullard — · 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

34 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 23 Grant Fowler — · Position unavailable 6 Neale Daniher — · Position unavailable 37 Ian Marsh — · Position unavailable 2 Alan Reid — · Position unavailable 11 Alan Stoneham — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 18 Paul Vander Haar — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 26 Robert Shaw — · Position unavailable 9 Shane Heard — · Position unavailable 30 Neil Besanko — · Position unavailable 21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 47 Mark Eustice — · Position unavailable 22 Wayne Foreman — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 29 David Burke — · Position unavailable 17 Stephen Carey — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL6.52.23.33.7101
ESS5.74.25.34.2122

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Simon MaddenESS
Behinds
4
Kelly ODonnellMEL
SuperCoach
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals18
17Behinds13
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

337Disposals358
215Kicks236
122Handballs122

Clearance / Contest

28Hitouts29

Other

74Marks48
35Frees For35
35Frees Against35

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 21 points, 122–101.

Essendon extended a 20-point three-quarter-time lead with a 26–25 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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