Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre
Who takes the field
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Christian SalemGoal4Q 29:0877-78
- Brent StantonBehind4Q 26:4477-72
- David ZaharakisGoal4Q 25:3176-72
- David ZaharakisGoal4Q 24:0870-72
- Jack WattsGoal4Q 17:5464-72
- Dean KentGoal4Q 16:4964-66
- James FrawleyGoal4Q 13:4064-60
- Brendon GoddardBehind4Q 11:1864-54
- Joe DaniherBehind4Q 10:2163-54
- Cameron PedersenGoal4Q 8:2362-54
- Tom BellchambersBehind4Q 5:0262-48
- RushedBehind4Q 1:2261-48
- Bernie VinceGoal3Q 26:0160-48
- Jack GrimesGoal3Q 23:5260-42
- Joe DaniherGoal3Q 22:0360-36
- Cameron PedersenGoal3Q 19:5054-36
- Chris DawesBehind3Q 14:4754-30
- Dean KentGoal3Q 10:2954-29
- Dom TysonBehind3Q 6:1654-23
- Jack GrimesBehind3Q 5:0754-22
- David ZaharakisGoal3Q 3:2554-21
- Brendon GoddardGoal3Q 2:1848-21
- RushedBehind2Q 30:3742-21
- Joe DaniherBehind2Q 29:2441-21
- RushedBehind2Q 26:0240-21
- Paul ChapmanGoal2Q 24:2639-21
- Zach MerrettGoal2Q 22:4533-21
- David MyersBehind2Q 21:4827-21
- Tom BellchambersBehind2Q 18:3426-21
- Patrick AmbroseBehind2Q 16:2725-21
- James FrawleyGoal2Q 14:2424-21
- Paddy RyderGoal2Q 11:5824-15
- Jack WattsGoal2Q 10:2818-15
- David ZaharakisBehind2Q 6:0518-9
- Nathan JonesGoal2Q 3:3317-9
- Brendon GoddardBehind2Q 1:0617-3
- James FrawleyBehind1Q 26:0816-3
- Cameron PedersenBehind1Q 18:2916-2
- Jason WinderlichBehind1Q 17:3316-1
- Aidan RileyBehind1Q 15:4115-1
- David ZaharakisGoal1Q 9:4915-0
- RushedBehind1Q 8:469-0
- Patrick AmbroseGoal1Q 5:568-0
- Tom BellchambersBehind1Q 4:482-0
- Courtenay DempseyBehind1Q 3:011-0
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Melbourne beat Essendon by 1 point, 78–77.
Melbourne came from 12 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 30–17 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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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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