Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 20-May-2001
Final Round 8
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
79 11.13
85 12.13
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. Essendon by 6

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Matthew LloydQ1 - 1:39 - Behind - 0-1 Brad GreenQ1 - 6:05 - Goal - 6-1 Brad GreenQ1 - 12:07 - Goal - 13-1 Brad GreenQ1 - 16:55 - Behind - 14-1 Matthew LloydQ1 - 23:19 - Goal - 15-7 Dean RioliQ1 - 24:59 - Goal - 15-13 David NeitzQ1 - 27:55 - Goal - 21-13 Adem YzeQ2 - 1:24 - Behind - 22-13 James HirdQ2 - 5:07 - Goal - 22-20 James HirdQ2 - 9:31 - Goal - 23-26 Matthew LloydQ2 - 11:31 - Behind - 23-27 Scott LucasQ2 - 12:50 - Behind - 23-28 Scott LucasQ2 - 13:43 - Goal - 23-34 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 25:34 - Behind - 25-34 Adem YzeQ3 - 3:35 - Goal - 31-34 James HirdQ3 - 4:30 - Goal - 31-40 David NeitzQ3 - 5:52 - Goal - 37-40 Matthew LloydQ3 - 7:41 - Behind - 37-41 James HirdQ3 - 8:38 - Goal - 37-47 Brad GreenQ3 - 10:38 - Goal - 43-47 Justin BlumfieldQ3 - 12:20 - Behind - 43-48 Brad GreenQ3 - 13:51 - Behind - 44-48 Matthew LloydQ3 - 15:23 - Goal - 44-54 Jason JohnsonQ3 - 20:36 - Behind - 45-56 Cameron BruceQ3 - 22:34 - Behind - 46-56 Troy BroadbridgeQ3 - 25:41 - Goal - 52-57 Matthew LloydQ3 - 29:02 - Goal - 52-63 Cameron BruceQ3 - 31:34 - Behind - 53-63 David NeitzQ4 - 3:16 - Goal - 59-63 Jason JohnsonQ4 - 8:10 - Goal - 59-69 Cameron BruceQ4 - 11:12 - Behind - 60-70 Mark BoltonQ4 - 12:23 - Goal - 60-76 Sean WellmanQ4 - 16:17 - Behind - 60-77 Scott LucasQ4 - 18:54 - Behind - 60-78 Damien PeverillQ4 - 19:31 - Behind - 60-79 Russell RobertsonQ4 - 21:10 - Behind - 61-79 Dean RioliQ4 - 22:04 - Goal - 61-85 Adem YzeQ4 - 23:55 - Goal - 67-85 Nathan BrownQ4 - 25:45 - Goal - 73-85 Russell RobertsonQ4 - 28:29 - Goal - 79-85

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.30.44.44.279
ESS2.13.34.53.485

Match Leaders

Goals
4
James HirdESS
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Cameron BruceMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
7
Danny JacobsESS

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals12
8Behinds9
56Inside 50s46
17Marks Inside 5011
5Behinds Rushed5

Possession

297Disposals294
207Kicks192
90Handballs102
126Contested Possessions135
168Uncontested Possessions159

Clearance / Contest

33Clearances30
37Tackles44
25Hitouts23
17Contested Marks18

Other

94Marks90
16Frees For21
21Frees Against16
27Rebound 50s39
26Clangers30
29One Percenters25
12Bounces11

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 24 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 18 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 6 points, 85–79.

Essendon took a 10-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 6 by the final siren, scoring 26 points to 22 in the final term.

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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