Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 4-Sep-2004
Final Elimination Final
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
99 15.9
104 15.14
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
M.C.G. Essendon by 5

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Brock McLeanQ1 - 4:09 - Behind - 1-1 Mark BoltonQ1 - 5:00 - Goal - 1-7 Adem YzeQ1 - 7:24 - Goal - 7-7 James HirdQ1 - 10:54 - Goal - 7-13 Matthew LloydQ1 - 12:19 - Goal - 7-19 Jobe WatsonQ1 - 15:11 - Goal - 7-25 Matthew LloydQ1 - 17:59 - Goal - 7-31 Travis JohnstoneQ1 - 19:09 - Goal - 13-31 Travis JohnstoneQ1 - 23:28 - Goal - 19-31 James HirdQ1 - 25:59 - Behind - 19-32 Brad GreenQ1 - 27:43 - Goal - 25-32 Cameron BruceQ1 - 29:19 - Goal - 31-32 Adem YzeQ1 - 30:30 - Behind - 32-32 Damien PeverillQ2 - 3:20 - Behind - 32-33 Adem YzeQ2 - 5:19 - Behind - 33-33 James McDonaldQ2 - 5:50 - Behind - 34-33 Adem YzeQ2 - 8:36 - Goal - 40-33 Mark JohnsonQ2 - 9:47 - Behind - 40-34 Mark JohnsonQ2 - 11:07 - Goal - 40-40 Matthew LloydQ2 - 12:05 - Goal - 40-46 Jason JohnsonQ2 - 14:09 - Behind - 41-47 Jason JohnsonQ2 - 16:02 - Goal - 41-53 Matthew LloydQ2 - 18:51 - Behind - 41-54 Mark McVeighQ2 - 20:31 - Goal - 41-60 James HirdQ2 - 24:04 - Goal - 41-66 Matthew LloydQ2 - 26:49 - Goal - 41-72 Guy RigoniQ3 - 1:35 - Goal - 47-72 Matthew LloydQ3 - 4:11 - Behind - 47-73 Jeff WhiteQ3 - 5:36 - Goal - 53-73 Brad GreenQ3 - 8:55 - Goal - 59-73 Adem YzeQ3 - 11:04 - Behind - 60-74 Russell RobertsonQ3 - 12:27 - Goal - 66-74 Matthew LloydQ3 - 15:29 - Behind - 66-75 Phillip ReadQ3 - 20:41 - Goal - 72-75 Adem YzeQ3 - 22:01 - Goal - 78-75 Russell RobertsonQ3 - 23:23 - Goal - 84-75 Matthew LloydQ4 - 0:57 - Behind - 84-77 Matthew LloydQ4 - 4:07 - Behind - 84-78 David HilleQ4 - 7:13 - Goal - 84-84 Russell RobertsonQ4 - 12:12 - Goal - 90-84 Scott LucasQ4 - 13:52 - Goal - 90-90 Guy RigoniQ4 - 16:07 - Behind - 91-90 David HilleQ4 - 17:53 - Goal - 91-96 Phillip ReadQ4 - 19:41 - Goal - 97-96 David HilleQ4 - 22:00 - Goal - 97-103 Mark JohnsonQ4 - 24:19 - Behind - 97-104 Adem YzeQ4 - 26:09 - Behind - 98-104

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL5.21.37.12.399
ESS5.26.40.44.4104

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
5
Matthew LloydESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
6 tied leaders
Matthew WhelanMEL

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

15Goals15
7Behinds10
57Inside 50s54
11Goal Assists9
16Marks Inside 5016
2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

310Disposals334
209Kicks186
101Handballs148
108Contested Possessions134
196Uncontested Possessions200

Clearance / Contest

30Clearances37
53Tackles46
25Hitouts35
13Contested Marks14

Other

109Marks76
12Frees For14
14Frees Against12
42Rebound 50s37
40Clangers41
45One Percenters51
19Bounces13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 31 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 26 pts
Lead Changes
6
Score Ties
8

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 5 points, 104–99.

Essendon came from 8 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 28–15 in the final term to take the win.

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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