Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 7-Aug-1982
Final Round 19
Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
101 14.17
137 20.17
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Waverley Park Essendon by 36

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL5.74.24.61.2101
ESS2.45.65.38.4137

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Mark JacksonMEL
Behinds
4
Gerard HealyMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals20
17Behinds15
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

282Disposals344
195Kicks235
87Handballs109

Clearance / Contest

16Hitouts50

Other

56Marks88
39Frees For30
30Frees Against39

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 36 points, 137–101.

Essendon came from 8 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 52–8 in the final term to take the win.

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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