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Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 30-Apr-2017
Final Round 6
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: John Worsfold
74 10.14
112 17.10
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Melbourne logo
Docklands Melbourne by 38 MEL by 38
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
RushedQ1 - 1:34 - Behind - 0-1
Cameron PedersenQ1 - 4:18 - Behind - 0-2 Darcy ParishQ1 - 6:39 - Goal - 6-2 Jeff GarlettQ1 - 8:16 - Goal - 6-8 Jack WattsQ1 - 11:46 - Goal - 6-14 Orazio FantasiaQ1 - 13:30 - Goal - 12-14 Cale HookerQ1 - 16:35 - Behind - 13-14 Joe DaniherQ1 - 20:07 - Behind - 14-14 Jayden HuntQ1 - 26:31 - Behind - 14-15 Dom TysonQ1 - 27:40 - Behind - 14-16 Mitch HannanQ2 - 1:11 - Behind - 14-17 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 2:40 - Goal - 14-23 Joe DaniherQ2 - 4:41 - Behind - 15-23 Joe DaniherQ2 - 6:59 - Behind - 16-23 Joe DaniherQ2 - 11:34 - Behind - 17-23 Orazio FantasiaQ2 - 12:25 - Goal - 23-23 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ2 - 16:33 - Behind - 24-23 Joe DaniherQ2 - 20:00 - Behind - 25-23 Jack WattsQ2 - 22:15 - Behind - 25-24 Andrew McGrathQ2 - 24:23 - Goal - 31-24 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 25:53 - Goal - 31-30 Joe DaniherQ2 - 28:58 - Behind - 32-30
RushedQ3 - 2:21 - Behind - 33-30
Jeff GarlettQ3 - 3:03 - Goal - 33-36 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 5:05 - Goal - 33-42 Jack WattsQ3 - 7:13 - Goal - 33-48 Jake MelkshamQ3 - 9:20 - Behind - 33-49 Ben HowlettQ3 - 10:54 - Behind - 34-49
RushedQ3 - 11:21 - Behind - 35-49
Joe DaniherQ3 - 13:00 - Goal - 41-49 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 14:20 - Goal - 41-55 Cale HookerQ3 - 15:25 - Goal - 47-55 Travis ColyerQ3 - 18:46 - Behind - 48-55 Tomas BuggQ3 - 22:16 - Behind - 48-56 Cameron PedersenQ3 - 24:06 - Goal - 48-62 Jeff GarlettQ3 - 26:18 - Goal - 48-68 Mitch HannanQ3 - 28:02 - Goal - 48-74 Jack WattsQ3 - 31:19 - Goal - 48-80
RushedQ3 - 32:59 - Behind - 48-81
Jack WattsQ4 - 2:13 - Goal - 48-87 Mitch HannanQ4 - 3:59 - Goal - 48-93 Travis ColyerQ4 - 11:22 - Goal - 54-93 Tom BellchambersQ4 - 13:44 - Goal - 60-93 Jordan LewisQ4 - 15:27 - Goal - 60-99 Cameron PedersenQ4 - 17:18 - Behind - 60-100 David ZaharakisQ4 - 17:54 - Behind - 61-100 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ4 - 19:01 - Goal - 67-100 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ4 - 21:42 - Behind - 68-100 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 23:01 - Goal - 68-106 Cale HookerQ4 - 25:24 - Goal - 74-106 Mitch HannanQ4 - 26:58 - Goal - 74-112

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Mitch HannanGoal
    4Q 26:5874-112
  • Cale HookerGoal
    4Q 25:2474-106
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    4Q 23:0168-106
  • Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiBehind
    4Q 21:4268-100
  • Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiGoal
    4Q 19:0167-100
  • David ZaharakisBehind
    4Q 17:5461-100
  • Cameron PedersenBehind
    4Q 17:1860-100
  • Jordan LewisGoal
    4Q 15:2760-99
  • Tom BellchambersGoal
    4Q 13:4460-93
  • Travis ColyerGoal
    4Q 11:2254-93
  • Mitch HannanGoal
    4Q 3:5948-93
  • Jack WattsGoal
    4Q 2:1348-87
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 32:5948-81
  • Jack WattsGoal
    3Q 31:1948-80
  • Mitch HannanGoal
    3Q 28:0248-74
  • Jeff GarlettGoal
    3Q 26:1848-68
  • Cameron PedersenGoal
    3Q 24:0648-62
  • Tomas BuggBehind
    3Q 22:1648-56
  • Travis ColyerBehind
    3Q 18:4648-55
  • Cale HookerGoal
    3Q 15:2547-55
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    3Q 14:2041-55
  • Joe DaniherGoal
    3Q 13:0041-49
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 11:2135-49
  • Ben HowlettBehind
    3Q 10:5434-49
  • Jake MelkshamBehind
    3Q 9:2033-49
  • Jack WattsGoal
    3Q 7:1333-48
  • Tom McDonaldGoal
    3Q 5:0533-42
  • Jeff GarlettGoal
    3Q 3:0333-36
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 2:2133-30
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    2Q 28:5832-30
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    2Q 25:5331-30
  • Andrew McGrathGoal
    2Q 24:2331-24
  • Jack WattsBehind
    2Q 22:1525-24
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    2Q 20:0025-23
  • Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiBehind
    2Q 16:3324-23
  • Orazio FantasiaGoal
    2Q 12:2523-23
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    2Q 11:3417-23
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    2Q 6:5916-23
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    2Q 4:4115-23
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    2Q 2:4014-23
  • Mitch HannanBehind
    2Q 1:1114-17
  • Dom TysonBehind
    1Q 27:4014-16
  • Jayden HuntBehind
    1Q 26:3114-15
  • Joe DaniherBehind
    1Q 20:0714-14
  • Cale HookerBehind
    1Q 16:3513-14
  • Orazio FantasiaGoal
    1Q 13:3012-14
  • Jack WattsGoal
    1Q 11:466-14
  • Jeff GarlettGoal
    1Q 8:166-8
  • Darcy ParishGoal
    1Q 6:396-2
  • Cameron PedersenBehind
    1Q 4:180-2
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 1:340-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS2.22.62.44.274
MEL2.42.28.35.1112

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Jack WattsMEL
Behinds
6
Joe DaniherESS
SuperCoach
116
Brendon GoddardESS
Tackles
6
Jack VineyMEL

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

10Goals17
12Behinds8
28Shots At Goal29
54Inside 50s55
7Goal Assists12
116Score Involvements109
8Marks Inside 5013
2Behinds Rushed6

Possession

372Disposals419
248Kicks240
124Handballs179
142Contested Possessions131
233Uncontested Possessions278
5,410Metres Gained5,732
78Ground Ball Gets94

Clearance / Contest

30Clearances41
10Centre Clearances18
20Stoppage Clearances23
46Tackles48
45Hitouts25
14Hitouts To Advantage9
268Pressure Acts227
24Contested Marks10

Other

176Effective Kicks176
15Marks on the Lead11
12Tackles Inside 5011
184AFL Player Rating Points221
75Defensive 50 Possessions76
160Defensive Midfield Possessions152
102Attacking Midfield Possessions126
38Attacking 50 Possessions55
138Marks111
18Frees For17
17Frees Against18
36Rebound 50s40
54Clangers61
38One Percenters51
4Bounces5
1,601Supercoach Points1,700
1,674Dream Team Points1,701
65Turnovers74
22Hitout To Advantage Rate24
27Spoils39
74Intercepts65
17Intercept Marks13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 45 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 38 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 38 points, 112–74.

Melbourne extended a 33-point three-quarter-time lead with a 31–26 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.

Understanding historical coverage

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Replay & maps

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AFL event locations

Locations are not available for this match

Shot and disposal maps use recorded AFL event data from 2021 onwards.

How to read these maps

Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

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.

The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

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