Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Russell RobertsonBehind4Q 29:2671-88
- Matthew LloydGoal4Q 23:3470-88
- Dean RioliGoal4Q 22:5570-82
- RushedBehind4Q 19:4870-76
- Dean SolomonBehind4Q 14:3870-75
- Matthew LloydGoal4Q 12:5270-74
- Cameron BruceBehind4Q 11:2170-68
- Peter WalshGoal4Q 9:4069-68
- Brad GreenGoal4Q 5:4963-68
- Daniel WardBehind4Q 3:0157-68
- Joe MisitiBehind3Q 23:3656-68
- Brad GreenBehind3Q 15:3456-67
- Joe MisitiGoal3Q 13:0255-67
- Matthew LloydGoal3Q 10:4755-61
- Scott LucasBehind3Q 4:2855-55
- Travis JohnstoneGoal3Q 0:2055-54
- Russell RobertsonBehind2Q 28:5749-54
- Matthew LloydBehind2Q 23:3248-54
- Adam RamanauskasGoal2Q 20:5848-53
- 2Q 19:2648-47
- Steven AlessioGoal2Q 17:5942-47
- Steven ArmstrongGoal2Q 15:1142-41
- Paul BarnardBehind2Q 13:4136-41
- RushedBehind2Q 13:0236-40
- Cameron BruceBehind2Q 11:2536-39
- Daniel WardGoal2Q 10:1635-39
- Steven ArmstrongBehind2Q 9:3029-39
- Joe MisitiBehind2Q 7:2228-39
- Cameron BruceGoal2Q 5:3528-38
- Russell RobertsonBehind2Q 4:4322-38
- 2Q 3:5221-38
- Adem YzeGoal2Q 2:5215-38
- Scott LucasBehind1Q 24:429-38
- Mark BoltonGoal1Q 22:509-37
- RushedBehind1Q 22:239-31
- Mark MercuriGoal1Q 16:048-31
- Brad MillerBehind1Q 14:338-25
- Damian CupidoGoal1Q 12:007-25
- Travis JohnstoneBehind1Q 10:477-19
- RushedBehind1Q 8:406-19
- Damian CupidoGoal1Q 5:396-18
- Damian CupidoGoal1Q 3:276-12
- Guy RigoniGoal1Q 1:536-6
- Steven AlessioGoal1Q 0:370-6
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Melbourne by 17 points, 88–71.
Essendon extended a 12-point three-quarter-time lead with a 20–15 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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Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.
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