Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- David NeitzBehind4Q 26:30120-108
- Nathan BrownGoal4Q 24:54120-107
- 4Q 22:33120-101
- Shane WoewodinGoal4Q 19:32120-95
- Paul BarnardGoal4Q 18:23120-89
- 4Q 15:27114-89
- David NeitzGoal4Q 11:26114-83
- Peter VardyBehind4Q 8:44114-77
- David NeitzGoal4Q 4:56114-76
- Shane WoewodinBehind4Q 3:47114-70
- RushedBehind4Q 2:03114-69
- Mark McVeighBehind3Q 29:34113-69
- Peter VardyGoal3Q 25:51112-69
- David HilleBehind3Q 24:37112-63
- Adam RamanauskasGoal3Q 23:18111-63
- Adam RamanauskasGoal3Q 22:08105-63
- Brad GreenGoal3Q 18:3099-63
- Mark McVeighGoal3Q 17:3199-57
- RushedBehind3Q 16:5793-57
- Sean WellmanBehind3Q 15:2093-56
- Shane WoewodinGoal3Q 14:1892-56
- Sean WellmanBehind3Q 13:0292-50
- David NeitzBehind3Q 11:4691-50
- 3Q 10:4691-49
- Andrew LeoncelliBehind3Q 9:1791-43
- David NeitzGoal3Q 7:0391-42
- Scott LucasGoal3Q 5:1991-36
- Brad GreenBehind3Q 4:0085-36
- Adam RamanauskasGoal3Q 1:4085-35
- Cameron BruceGoal2Q 28:5779-35
- Blake CaracellaBehind2Q 27:1479-29
- Mark BoltonGoal2Q 25:2778-29
- Paul SalmonGoal2Q 23:3372-29
- Mark McVeighBehind2Q 19:3666-29
- Mark McVeighBehind2Q 19:1165-29
- Mark MercuriGoal2Q 17:0564-29
- Mark MercuriGoal2Q 13:3358-29
- RushedBehind2Q 10:1652-29
- 2Q 7:1052-28
- Paul BarnardBehind2Q 6:0252-22
- Chris HeffernanGoal2Q 4:1351-22
- Paul BarnardBehind2Q 1:2545-22
- RushedBehind1Q 30:1644-22
- Dean RioliGoal1Q 25:5643-22
- Paul BarnardGoal1Q 22:3737-22
- Nathan BrownBehind1Q 21:2031-22
- David SchwarzGoal1Q 20:0331-21
- Scott LucasBehind1Q 17:2331-15
- Chris HeffernanGoal1Q 15:2930-15
- Mark McVeighGoal1Q 12:4924-15
- David HilleGoal1Q 11:2618-15
- Russell RobertsonBehind1Q 9:4112-15
- Justin BlumfieldGoal1Q 7:1012-14
- David NeitzGoal1Q 6:116-14
- Mark McVeighGoal1Q 3:546-8
- David NeitzGoal1Q 2:390-8
- Andrew LeoncelliBehind1Q 1:220-2
- Adem YzeBehind1Q 0:220-1
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Melbourne by 12 points, 120–108.
Essendon took a 44-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 12 by the final siren, scoring 39 points to 7 in the final term.
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