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Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 6-Jul-1997
Final Round 14
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
120 18.12
57 8.9
Melbourne Coach: Greg Hutchison
Melbourne logo
M.C.G. Essendon by 63 ESS by 63
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 21

24 Joe Misiti — · Position unavailable 12 Michael Symons — · Position unavailable 2 Mark Mercuri — · Position unavailable 39 Damien Hardwick — · Position unavailable 22 Ben Doolan — · Position unavailable 33 Blake Caracella — · Position unavailable 25 Scott Lucas — · Position unavailable 10 Gary ODonnell — · Position unavailable 6 Sean Wellman — · Position unavailable 31 Dustin Fletcher — · Position unavailable 47 Ricky Olarenshaw — · Position unavailable 15 Michael Prior — · Position unavailable 21 Dean Wallis — · Position unavailable 18 Matthew Lloyd — · Position unavailable 9 Che Cockatoo-Collins — · Position unavailable 38 Sean Denham — · Position unavailable 23 Peter Cransberg — · Position unavailable 46 Gary Moorcroft — · Position unavailable 19 Peter Somerville — · Position unavailable 3 Ryan OConnor — · Position unavailable 37 Andrew Ukovic — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 21

6 Glenn Lovett — · Position unavailable 21 Steven Febey — · Position unavailable 11 Jim Stynes — · Position unavailable 4 Andrew Obst — · Position unavailable 12 Todd Viney — · Position unavailable 35 Anthony McDonald — · Position unavailable 17 Brett Lovett — · Position unavailable 14 Leigh Newton — · Position unavailable 1 Sean Charles — · Position unavailable 23 Alastair Clarkson — · Position unavailable 15 Paul Hopgood — · Position unavailable 38 Darren OBrien — · Position unavailable 22 Shane Woewodin — · Position unavailable 9 David Neitz — · Position unavailable 13 Adem Yze — · Position unavailable 33 Jeff Farmer — · Position unavailable 27 Anthony Ingerson — · Position unavailable 5 David Schwarz — · Position unavailable 48 Brent Grgic — · Position unavailable 31 Don Cockatoo-Collins — · Position unavailable 29 Shaun Smith — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS4.54.25.45.1120
MEL2.33.22.01.457

Match Leaders

Goals
8
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Peter CransbergESS
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Tackles
3
5 tied leaders
Gary ODonnellESS

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

18Goals8
10Behinds8
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

333Disposals244
211Kicks157
122Handballs87

Clearance / Contest

18Tackles18
11Hitouts12

Other

95Marks64
26Frees For19
19Frees Against26

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 63 points, 120–57.

Essendon extended a 42-point three-quarter-time lead with a 31–10 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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