Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 7-May-2000
Final Round 9
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
93 13.15
106 15.16
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. Essendon by 13

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.63.54.34.193
ESS3.35.24.63.5106

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
2
6 tied leaders
David SchwarzMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
7
Chris HeffernanESS

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals15
12Behinds13
67Inside 50s58
14Marks Inside 5016
1Behinds Rushed5

Possession

327Disposals317
201Kicks206
126Handballs111
126Contested Possessions127
196Uncontested Possessions183

Clearance / Contest

30Clearances36
25Tackles38
29Hitouts27
16Contested Marks19

Other

89Marks89
24Frees For26
26Frees Against24
37Rebound 50s48
39Clangers20
23One Percenters22
15Bounces10

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 13 points, 106–93.

Essendon took a 15-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 13 by the final siren, scoring 25 points to 23 in the 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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