Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Damien PeverillBehind4Q 30:2285-95
- Mark JohnsonBehind4Q 28:3984-95
- Travis JohnstoneBehind4Q 27:3783-95
- 4Q 26:4283-94
- RushedBehind4Q 23:5383-88
- David HilleBehind4Q 19:4383-87
- Angus MonfriesBehind4Q 17:3282-87
- Kepler BradleyBehind4Q 16:0981-87
- James HirdGoal4Q 14:2380-87
- Nathan BrownGoal4Q 9:2574-87
- Andrew LovettGoal4Q 6:2174-81
- Jason JohnsonGoal4Q 3:4468-81
- Scott LucasBehind4Q 2:5062-81
- Aaron DaveyBehind4Q 1:5861-81
- RushedBehind3Q 28:1661-80
- Brad GreenGoal3Q 24:0860-80
- Paul WheatleyBehind3Q 22:5960-74
- Adem YzeBehind3Q 20:2160-73
- Brad GreenBehind3Q 18:1360-72
- David HilleGoal3Q 16:2060-71
- RushedBehind3Q 13:3954-71
- Andrew LovettGoal3Q 12:0953-71
- Aaron DaveyBehind3Q 11:3347-71
- Brad GreenGoal3Q 10:0647-70
- Aaron DaveyBehind3Q 9:0847-64
- 3Q 7:1047-63
- Ben HollandBehind3Q 4:5247-57
- Aaron DaveyGoal3Q 2:0347-56
- Aaron DaveyBehind2Q 32:0447-50
- RushedBehind2Q 27:3347-49
- Jason WinderlichBehind2Q 26:3747-48
- Jason JohnsonBehind2Q 24:4246-48
- 2Q 20:1745-48
- Shannon MotlopGoal2Q 19:1845-42
- Angus MonfriesGoal2Q 17:3945-36
- Aaron DaveyBehind2Q 16:5339-36
- Sam HuntBehind2Q 16:1039-35
- Andrew LovettGoal2Q 12:2738-35
- Brad GreenGoal2Q 10:5332-35
- Ben HollandGoal2Q 9:2032-29
- RushedBehind2Q 7:3432-23
- Mark JohnsonGoal2Q 6:2631-23
- Brent MoloneyBehind2Q 5:0525-23
- Adem YzeGoal2Q 3:5625-22
- Travis JohnstoneGoal2Q 2:2825-16
- Simon GodfreyBehind2Q 1:2425-10
- Adem YzeBehind1Q 28:5525-9
- Angus MonfriesGoal1Q 27:3825-8
- Ricky DysonGoal1Q 16:1719-8
- Shannon MotlopBehind1Q 14:4313-8
- Brent StantonGoal1Q 12:5713-7
- Matthew LloydGoal1Q 11:257-7
- David HilleBehind1Q 8:181-7
- Russell RobertsonBehind1Q 5:460-7
- 1Q 2:030-6
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Melbourne beat Essendon by 10 points, 95–85.
Melbourne took a 19-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 10 by the final siren, scoring 24 points to 15 in the 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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Replay & maps
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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.
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