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Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 26-Mar-2005
Final Round 1
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
103 15.13
57 8.9
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 46 MEL by 46
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Brent MoloneyQ1 - 3:09 - Goal - 6-0 Adem YzeQ1 - 4:25 - Goal - 12-0 Aaron HennemanQ1 - 6:42 - Behind - 12-1 David NeitzQ1 - 7:50 - Behind - 13-1 Aaron HennemanQ1 - 8:51 - Goal - 13-7
RushedQ1 - 10:13 - Behind - 13-8
RushedQ1 - 12:16 - Behind - 13-9
Aaron HennemanQ1 - 14:09 - Goal - 13-15 Damien PeverillQ1 - 19:04 - Behind - 13-16 Brock McLeanQ1 - 22:37 - Behind - 14-16 Aaron DaveyQ1 - 24:06 - Goal - 20-16 Jason WinderlichQ1 - 27:25 - Goal - 20-22 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 2:45 - Goal - 26-22 Adem YzeQ2 - 4:19 - Behind - 27-22 Adam McPheeQ2 - 5:01 - Behind - 27-23 David NeitzQ2 - 6:22 - Goal - 33-23
RushedQ2 - 8:23 - Behind - 34-23
Brad MillerQ2 - 9:39 - Goal - 40-23 Scott LucasQ2 - 10:47 - Goal - 40-29 Angus MonfriesQ2 - 12:25 - Behind - 40-30 Jeff WhiteQ2 - 13:49 - Goal - 46-30 Chris HeffernanQ2 - 16:29 - Behind - 47-30 Scott LucasQ2 - 18:58 - Goal - 47-36 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 20:02 - Behind - 48-36 Aaron DaveyQ2 - 21:46 - Goal - 54-36 Brent StantonQ2 - 24:55 - Goal - 54-42 Brad GreenQ2 - 28:48 - Behind - 55-42 James McDonaldQ2 - 29:17 - Behind - 56-42 James McDonaldQ2 - 29:58 - Goal - 62-42 Brad GreenQ3 - 5:16 - Goal - 68-42 Adem YzeQ3 - 7:21 - Goal - 74-42 Scott LucasQ3 - 9:45 - Behind - 74-43
RushedQ3 - 13:17 - Behind - 74-44
Guy RigoniQ3 - 15:50 - Behind - 75-44 Adem YzeQ3 - 18:26 - Goal - 81-44 Aaron DaveyQ3 - 20:36 - Behind - 82-44 Adem YzeQ3 - 24:49 - Behind - 83-44 Aaron DaveyQ4 - 0:16 - Behind - 84-44 Scott LucasQ4 - 3:45 - Goal - 84-50 Adem YzeQ4 - 8:59 - Goal - 90-50 Jason JohnsonQ4 - 10:55 - Goal - 90-56 Brad MillerQ4 - 14:53 - Goal - 96-56
RushedQ4 - 19:18 - Behind - 96-57
Travis JohnstoneQ4 - 20:47 - Behind - 97-57 Travis JohnstoneQ4 - 23:29 - Goal - 103-57

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Travis JohnstoneGoal
    4Q 23:29103-57
  • Travis JohnstoneBehind
    4Q 20:4797-57
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 19:1896-57
  • Brad MillerGoal
    4Q 14:5396-56
  • Jason JohnsonGoal
    4Q 10:5590-56
  • Adem YzeGoal
    4Q 8:5990-50
  • Scott LucasGoal
    4Q 3:4584-50
  • Aaron DaveyBehind
    4Q 0:1684-44
  • Adem YzeBehind
    3Q 24:4983-44
  • Aaron DaveyBehind
    3Q 20:3682-44
  • Adem YzeGoal
    3Q 18:2681-44
  • Guy RigoniBehind
    3Q 15:5075-44
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 13:1774-44
  • Scott LucasBehind
    3Q 9:4574-43
  • Adem YzeGoal
    3Q 7:2174-42
  • Brad GreenGoal
    3Q 5:1668-42
  • James McDonaldGoal
    2Q 29:5862-42
  • James McDonaldBehind
    2Q 29:1756-42
  • Brad GreenBehind
    2Q 28:4855-42
  • Brent StantonGoal
    2Q 24:5554-42
  • Aaron DaveyGoal
    2Q 21:4654-36
  • Russell RobertsonBehind
    2Q 20:0248-36
  • Scott LucasGoal
    2Q 18:5847-36
  • Chris HeffernanBehind
    2Q 16:2947-30
  • Jeff WhiteGoal
    2Q 13:4946-30
  • Angus MonfriesBehind
    2Q 12:2540-30
  • Scott LucasGoal
    2Q 10:4740-29
  • Brad MillerGoal
    2Q 9:3940-23
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 8:2334-23
  • David NeitzGoal
    2Q 6:2233-23
  • Adam McPheeBehind
    2Q 5:0127-23
  • Adem YzeBehind
    2Q 4:1927-22
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    2Q 2:4526-22
  • Jason WinderlichGoal
    1Q 27:2520-22
  • Aaron DaveyGoal
    1Q 24:0620-16
  • Brock McLeanBehind
    1Q 22:3714-16
  • Damien PeverillBehind
    1Q 19:0413-16
  • Aaron HennemanGoal
    1Q 14:0913-15
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 12:1613-9
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 10:1313-8
  • Aaron HennemanGoal
    1Q 8:5113-7
  • David NeitzBehind
    1Q 7:5013-1
  • Aaron HennemanBehind
    1Q 6:4212-1
  • Adem YzeGoal
    1Q 4:2512-0
  • Brent MoloneyGoal
    1Q 3:096-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.26.63.33.2103
ESS3.43.20.22.157

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Adem YzeMEL
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Adem YzeMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
2 tied leaders
Adam McPheeESS

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

15Goals8
12Behinds5
57Inside 50s52
7Goal Assists4
14Marks Inside 509
6Behinds Rushed4

Possession

316Disposals330
204Kicks222
112Handballs108
132Contested Possessions117
183Uncontested Possessions211

Clearance / Contest

36Clearances21
31Tackles42
30Hitouts24
14Contested Marks11

Other

97Marks119
18Frees For22
22Frees Against17
46Rebound 50s46
44Clangers42
55One Percenters43
18Bounces12

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 46 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 20 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 46 points, 103–57.

Melbourne extended a 39-point three-quarter-time lead with a 20–13 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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AFL event locations

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Shot and disposal maps use recorded AFL event data from 2021 onwards.

How to read these maps

Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

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.

The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

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