Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 7-Sep-1991
Final Elimination Final
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
113 17.11
75 11.9
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Waverley Park Melbourne by 38

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.23.36.27.4113
ESS5.62.12.22.075

Match Leaders

Goals
8
Allen JakovichMEL
Behinds
3
Tim WatsonESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
5 tied leaders
Todd VineyMEL

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

17Goals11
7Behinds9
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

288Disposals292
213Kicks189
75Handballs103

Clearance / Contest

36Tackles25
12Hitouts8

Other

82Marks58
36Frees For25
25Frees Against36

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 38 points, 113–75.

Melbourne extended a 4-point three-quarter-time lead with a 46–12 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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