Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Scott LucasGoal4Q 29:36125-123
- Scott LucasGoal4Q 25:37119-123
- RushedBehind4Q 24:42113-123
- Alwyn DaveyGoal4Q 21:43112-123
- Aaron DaveyGoal4Q 20:30106-123
- Russell RobertsonBehind4Q 17:45106-117
- David NeitzBehind4Q 16:12106-116
- Aaron DaveyBehind4Q 14:23106-115
- RushedBehind4Q 12:42106-114
- RushedBehind4Q 10:42106-113
- Andrew LovettGoal4Q 8:53105-113
- David NeitzGoal4Q 6:5699-113
- Russell RobertsonBehind4Q 5:5099-107
- Alwyn DaveyBehind4Q 4:3499-106
- Matthew LloydGoal4Q 3:2998-106
- James McDonaldBehind4Q 2:0692-106
- Matthew LloydBehind3Q 32:1992-105
- Matthew BateGoal3Q 30:0491-105
- 3Q 27:4091-99
- Colin SylviaBehind3Q 25:5891-93
- Jason LaycockGoal3Q 21:0491-92
- Ricky PetterdGoal3Q 18:4085-92
- Adam McPheeGoal3Q 16:2385-86
- RushedBehind3Q 15:4379-86
- RushedBehind3Q 13:5978-86
- Michael NewtonGoal3Q 11:1778-85
- Colin SylviaGoal3Q 8:5778-79
- Jason LaycockBehind3Q 8:2478-73
- Simon GodfreyBehind3Q 7:0677-73
- 3Q 4:3377-72
- RushedBehind3Q 3:3877-66
- Aaron DaveyBehind3Q 2:5577-65
- 3Q 1:0377-64
- Jason LaycockGoal2Q 32:3977-58
- Scott LucasGoal2Q 30:0871-58
- Matthew LloydGoal2Q 28:0065-58
- Aaron DaveyBehind2Q 26:4259-58
- David NeitzGoal2Q 24:3159-57
- RushedBehind2Q 19:3659-51
- David NeitzGoal2Q 16:5158-51
- Mark McVeighGoal2Q 14:4158-45
- Travis JohnstoneGoal2Q 11:4052-45
- Daniel WardGoal2Q 10:1552-39
- Ricky PetterdGoal2Q 8:3852-33
- Scott LucasBehind2Q 6:2452-27
- Colin SylviaGoal2Q 4:0251-27
- Aaron DaveyGoal2Q 2:2651-21
- James McDonaldBehind2Q 0:5451-15
- Andrew LovettGoal1Q 29:0751-14
- Scott CamporealeBehind1Q 27:5945-14
- Mark McVeighBehind1Q 22:5844-14
- Matthew LloydGoal1Q 21:5643-14
- James HirdGoal1Q 20:1037-14
- Cameron BruceGoal1Q 16:5531-14
- Michael NewtonBehind1Q 15:5231-8
- Alwyn DaveyGoal1Q 14:4131-7
- Matthew LloydBehind1Q 12:2325-7
- Scott LucasGoal1Q 10:4424-7
- Scott LucasGoal1Q 9:0418-7
- Simon GodfreyGoal1Q 7:0312-7
- Mark McVeighGoal1Q 4:5412-1
- RushedBehind1Q 2:576-1
- Matthew LloydGoal1Q 1:146-0
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Melbourne by 2 points, 125–123.
Essendon came from 13 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 33–18 in the final term to take the win.
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