Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- David NeitzBehind4Q 27:01112-75
- Paul BarnardGoal4Q 24:41112-74
- RushedBehind4Q 24:00106-74
- Joe MisitiBehind4Q 22:21106-73
- Mark McVeighGoal4Q 20:54105-73
- David NeitzGoal4Q 19:0299-73
- Dean RioliGoal4Q 12:3799-67
- David NeitzBehind4Q 10:4693-67
- Adem YzeGoal4Q 8:4693-66
- Mark McVeighGoal4Q 7:3193-60
- David HilleBehind4Q 6:1187-60
- Damian CupidoBehind4Q 5:0486-60
- Cameron BruceBehind4Q 2:4485-60
- Damian CupidoGoal3Q 27:4285-59
- 3Q 24:3779-59
- RushedBehind3Q 24:0579-53
- Mark JohnsonGoal3Q 23:0979-52
- Jason JohnsonGoal3Q 21:5173-52
- Brad GreenGoal3Q 20:2267-52
- Steven ArmstrongBehind3Q 19:0367-46
- Matthew LloydGoal3Q 17:1467-45
- Scott LucasGoal3Q 13:3161-45
- Brad GreenGoal3Q 10:4855-45
- Matthew LloydBehind3Q 7:4855-39
- Mark McVeighBehind3Q 6:2354-39
- Matthew WhelanBehind3Q 5:4953-39
- Russell RobertsonBehind3Q 5:0853-38
- Matthew WhelanGoal3Q 3:5753-37
- Dean RioliBehind3Q 0:4353-31
- Matthew LloydGoal2Q 25:0852-31
- Steven AlessioBehind2Q 22:1846-31
- RushedBehind2Q 21:1545-31
- Steven AlessioGoal2Q 15:5045-30
- Jason JohnsonBehind2Q 14:2639-30
- Adam RamanauskasGoal2Q 11:4138-30
- Russell RobertsonBehind2Q 10:0532-30
- Scott LucasGoal2Q 6:2832-29
- Matthew LloydGoal2Q 5:1726-29
- Mark MercuriGoal2Q 2:2720-29
- Russell RobertsonBehind2Q 1:0914-29
- Daniel WardBehind1Q 25:3014-28
- 1Q 24:1814-27
- Dean RioliBehind1Q 23:4714-21
- Dean SolomonGoal1Q 21:5613-21
- Adam RamanauskasGoal1Q 18:377-21
- Brad GreenGoal1Q 15:081-21
- Paul WheatleyGoal1Q 12:571-15
- Travis JohnstoneGoal1Q 9:251-9
- Jeff WhiteBehind1Q 7:081-3
- Andrew LeoncelliBehind1Q 3:591-2
- Brad GreenBehind1Q 2:151-1
- Dean RioliBehind1Q 0:371-0
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Melbourne by 37 points, 112–75.
Essendon extended a 26-point three-quarter-time lead with a 27–16 final term.
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