Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 28-Aug-1999
Final Round 22
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
116 17.14
99 15.9
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
M.C.G. Essendon by 17

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.25.34.85.1116
MEL7.25.31.12.399

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Steven AlessioESS
Behinds
3
4 tied leaders
Matthew LloydESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Andrew LeoncelliMEL

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

17Goals15
13Behinds8
49Inside 50s52
11Marks Inside 5014
5Behinds Rushed1

Possession

292Disposals264
174Kicks174
118Handballs90
130Contested Possessions145
180Uncontested Possessions130

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances38
36Tackles32
36Hitouts31
11Contested Marks11

Other

64Marks54
24Frees For25
25Frees Against24
31Rebound 50s25
25Clangers35
37One Percenters21
7Bounces6

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 17 points, 116–99.

Essendon extended a 1-point three-quarter-time lead with a 31–15 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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