Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 2-Aug-2008
Final Round 18
Essendon Coach: Matthew Knights
124 19.10
108 17.6
Melbourne Coach: Dean Bailey
M.C.G. Essendon by 16

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Matthew LloydQ1 - 2:54 - Goal - 7-0 Matthew LloydQ1 - 4:07 - Goal - 13-0 Matthew BateQ1 - 7:13 - Behind - 13-1 Addam MaricQ1 - 8:43 - Goal - 13-7 Adam McPheeQ1 - 12:08 - Goal - 19-7 Clint BartramQ1 - 23:35 - Goal - 19-14 Matthew LloydQ2 - 1:44 - Goal - 25-15 Cale MortonQ2 - 3:34 - Goal - 25-21 Colin SylviaQ2 - 6:22 - Goal - 27-27 Simon BuckleyQ2 - 9:21 - Goal - 27-33 Andrew LovettQ2 - 10:46 - Goal - 33-33 Angus MonfriesQ2 - 12:18 - Goal - 39-33 Angus MonfriesQ2 - 15:21 - Behind - 40-33 Matthew BateQ2 - 16:28 - Goal - 40-39 Angus MonfriesQ2 - 21:30 - Goal - 47-39 Andrew LovettQ2 - 23:16 - Goal - 53-39 Matthew LloydQ2 - 27:39 - Goal - 60-39 Aaron DaveyQ2 - 29:16 - Goal - 60-45 Colin SylviaQ3 - 0:39 - Goal - 60-51 Paul JohnsonQ3 - 1:51 - Goal - 60-57 Angus MonfriesQ3 - 4:35 - Behind - 61-57 Mark JamarQ3 - 8:47 - Behind - 61-58 Matthew LloydQ3 - 9:38 - Goal - 67-58 Matthew LloydQ3 - 11:27 - Behind - 68-58 Austin WonaeamirriQ3 - 13:19 - Goal - 68-64 Colin SylviaQ3 - 15:37 - Goal - 68-70 Jarrod AtkinsonQ3 - 17:12 - Goal - 74-70 Angus MonfriesQ3 - 19:08 - Goal - 80-70 Kyle ReimersQ3 - 21:13 - Goal - 86-70 Matthew LloydQ3 - 23:42 - Goal - 92-70 Colin SylviaQ3 - 26:25 - Behind - 92-71 Henry SlatteryQ4 - 1:16 - Goal - 98-71 Brad GreenQ4 - 3:13 - Goal - 98-77 Adam McPheeQ4 - 5:28 - Goal - 104-77 Mark JamarQ4 - 9:36 - Goal - 104-83 Cale MortonQ4 - 11:28 - Goal - 104-89 Cameron BruceQ4 - 14:58 - Behind - 105-90 Cale MortonQ4 - 17:03 - Goal - 105-96 Matthew LloydQ4 - 18:33 - Goal - 111-96 Matthew BateQ4 - 20:37 - Goal - 111-102 Leroy JettaQ4 - 21:46 - Goal - 117-102 Matthew LloydQ4 - 25:40 - Goal - 123-102 Addam MaricQ4 - 29:25 - Goal - 124-108

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.16.55.25.2124
MEL2.25.14.26.1108

Match Leaders

Goals
8
Matthew LloydESS
Behinds
2
Angus MonfriesESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
8
Andrew WelshESS

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

19Goals17
3Behinds4
56Inside 50s54
9Goal Assists12
8Marks Inside 5020
7Behinds Rushed2

Possession

359Disposals352
212Kicks201
147Handballs151
138Contested Possessions111
221Uncontested Possessions247

Clearance / Contest

33Clearances37
58Tackles47
20Hitouts39
11Contested Marks9

Other

100Marks108
30Frees For18
18Frees Against29
36Rebound 50s31
41Clangers64
29One Percenters42
20Bounces12

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 27 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 24 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 16 points, 124–108.

Essendon took a 21-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 16 by the final siren, scoring 37 points to 32 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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