Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 8-May-1999
Final Round 7
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
134 20.14
113 17.11
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. Melbourne by 21

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL6.16.45.23.7134
ESS6.26.24.41.3113

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
4
2 tied leaders
Jeff FarmerMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
Andrew LeoncelliMEL

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

20Goals17
14Behinds7
57Inside 50s51
14Marks Inside 5010
5Behinds Rushed1

Possession

264Disposals277
187Kicks183
77Handballs94
117Contested Possessions114
154Uncontested Possessions168

Clearance / Contest

50Clearances39
27Tackles23
44Hitouts14
13Contested Marks8

Other

72Marks75
21Frees For13
13Frees Against21
28Rebound 50s34
17Clangers22
7One Percenters12
10Bounces9

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 21 points, 134–113.

Melbourne extended a 5-point three-quarter-time lead with a 25–9 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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