Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 11-Jul-2015
Final Round 15
Essendon Coach: James Hird
69 10.9
60 7.18
Melbourne Coach: Paul Roos
M.C.G. Essendon by 9

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
James GwiltQ1 - 3:09 - Behind - 1-0 Jeremy HoweQ1 - 4:59 - Behind - 1-1 Aaron VandenbergQ1 - 11:00 - Behind - 1-2 Dom TysonQ1 - 12:10 - Goal - 1-8 Ben HowlettQ1 - 15:02 - Goal - 7-8 Cale HookerQ1 - 23:28 - Behind - 8-9 Cale HookerQ1 - 25:56 - Behind - 9-9 Jeff GarlettQ2 - 0:49 - Behind - 9-10 Bernie VinceQ2 - 1:23 - Behind - 9-11 Jeremy HoweQ2 - 2:50 - Goal - 9-17 Max GawnQ2 - 6:25 - Behind - 9-18 Brent StantonQ2 - 8:51 - Goal - 15-18 Nathan JonesQ2 - 16:41 - Behind - 15-19 Joe DaniherQ2 - 21:51 - Goal - 21-19 Aaron VandenbergQ2 - 25:14 - Goal - 22-25 James HarmesQ2 - 29:35 - Behind - 22-26 Joe DaniherQ3 - 2:05 - Goal - 28-27 Jesse HoganQ3 - 4:13 - Goal - 28-33 Joe DaniherQ3 - 6:16 - Goal - 34-33 Bernie VinceQ3 - 7:16 - Behind - 34-34 Shaun EdwardsQ3 - 9:02 - Goal - 40-34 Nick OBrienQ3 - 10:53 - Behind - 41-34 Cale HookerQ3 - 12:05 - Behind - 42-34 Chris DawesQ3 - 13:36 - Behind - 42-35 Joe DaniherQ3 - 17:12 - Goal - 48-35 Dyson HeppellQ3 - 19:34 - Goal - 54-35 Shaun EdwardsQ3 - 24:37 - Goal - 60-35 Chris DawesQ3 - 26:44 - Behind - 60-36 Chris DawesQ3 - 28:41 - Behind - 60-37 Neville JettaQ4 - 5:34 - Goal - 61-43 Jack VineyQ4 - 6:32 - Behind - 61-44 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 7:28 - Behind - 61-45 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 12:38 - Behind - 61-47 Jeff GarlettQ4 - 14:44 - Behind - 62-48 Jeff GarlettQ4 - 15:32 - Goal - 62-54 Tom McDonaldQ4 - 17:20 - Goal - 62-60 Michael HurleyQ4 - 21:14 - Behind - 63-60 Joe DaniherQ4 - 23:20 - Goal - 69-60

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS1.32.16.31.269
MEL1.32.61.43.560

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Joe DaniherESS
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Cale HookerESS
SuperCoach
150
Max GawnMEL
Tackles
9
Jeff GarlettMEL

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

10Goals7
6Behinds15
20Shots At Goal29
45Inside 50s58
7Goal Assists3
65Score Involvements61
11Marks Inside 5010
5Behinds Rushed3

Possession

355Disposals319
204Kicks188
151Handballs131
145Contested Possessions156
201Uncontested Possessions162
5,990Metres Gained5,856
106Ground Ball Gets111

Clearance / Contest

40Clearances45
5Centre Clearances11
34Stoppage Clearances35
84Tackles81
33Hitouts71
11Hitouts To Advantage18
254Pressure Acts270
15Contested Marks12

Other

125Effective Kicks114
12Marks on the Lead6
8Tackles Inside 5013
208AFL Player Rating Points205
74Defensive 50 Possessions44
144Defensive Midfield Possessions102
97Attacking Midfield Possessions125
31Attacking 50 Possessions47
72Marks60
13Frees For19
19Frees Against13
45Rebound 50s33
49Clangers39
57One Percenters56
6Bounces4
1,705Supercoach Points1,594
1,521Dream Team Points1,438
76Turnovers74
39Hitout To Advantage Rate17
42Spoils46
74Intercepts76
19Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 25 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 18 pts
Lead Changes
6
Score Ties
3

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 9 points, 69–60.

Essendon took a 24-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 9 by the final siren, scoring 23 points to 8 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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