Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 2-Sep-2000
Final Grand Final
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
135 19.21
75 11.9
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
M.C.G. Essendon by 60

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS4.86.86.13.4135
MEL3.32.23.33.175

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
4
2 tied leaders
Scott LucasESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
8
Chris HeffernanESS

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

19Goals11
18Behinds8
72Inside 50s44
16Marks Inside 5010
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

332Disposals265
226Kicks171
106Handballs94
148Contested Possessions111
185Uncontested Possessions154

Clearance / Contest

34Clearances36
50Tackles30
18Hitouts39
26Contested Marks15

Other

100Marks73
21Frees For21
21Frees Against21
30Rebound 50s42
30Clangers36
32One Percenters15
11Bounces13

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 60 points, 135–75.

Essendon extended a 57-point three-quarter-time lead with a 22–19 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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