Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre
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Scoring timeline
Scoring Events
Most recent first- Joe DaniherGoal4Q 23:2069-60
- Michael HurleyBehind4Q 21:1463-60
- Tom McDonaldGoal4Q 17:2062-60
- Jeff GarlettGoal4Q 15:3262-54
- Jeff GarlettBehind4Q 14:4462-48
- RushedBehind4Q 14:0662-47
- Tom McDonaldBehind4Q 12:3861-47
- RushedBehind4Q 9:4161-46
- Tom McDonaldBehind4Q 7:2861-45
- Jack VineyBehind4Q 6:3261-44
- Neville JettaGoal4Q 5:3461-43
- RushedBehind3Q 30:3061-37
- Chris DawesBehind3Q 28:4160-37
- Chris DawesBehind3Q 26:4460-36
- Shaun EdwardsGoal3Q 24:3760-35
- Dyson HeppellGoal3Q 19:3454-35
- Joe DaniherGoal3Q 17:1248-35
- Chris DawesBehind3Q 13:3642-35
- Cale HookerBehind3Q 12:0542-34
- Nick OBrienBehind3Q 10:5341-34
- Shaun EdwardsGoal3Q 9:0240-34
- Bernie VinceBehind3Q 7:1634-34
- Joe DaniherGoal3Q 6:1634-33
- Jesse HoganGoal3Q 4:1328-33
- Joe DaniherGoal3Q 2:0528-27
- RushedBehind2Q 30:1922-27
- James HarmesBehind2Q 29:3522-26
- Aaron VandenbergGoal2Q 25:1422-25
- RushedBehind2Q 23:4322-19
- Joe DaniherGoal2Q 21:5121-19
- Nathan JonesBehind2Q 16:4115-19
- Brent StantonGoal2Q 8:5115-18
- Max GawnBehind2Q 6:259-18
- Jeremy HoweGoal2Q 2:509-17
- Bernie VinceBehind2Q 1:239-11
- Jeff GarlettBehind2Q 0:499-10
- Cale HookerBehind1Q 25:569-9
- Cale HookerBehind1Q 23:288-9
- RushedBehind1Q 20:307-9
- Ben HowlettGoal1Q 15:027-8
- Dom TysonGoal1Q 12:101-8
- Aaron VandenbergBehind1Q 11:001-2
- Jeremy HoweBehind1Q 4:591-1
- James GwiltBehind1Q 3:091-0
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Match Summary
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
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