Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- Bayley FritschGoal4Q 29:5572-108
- David ZaharakisGoal4Q 28:2172-102
- Jake StringerGoal4Q 26:2566-102
- 4Q 25:0860-102
- Devon SmithGoal4Q 23:3359-102
- Dom TysonBehind4Q 22:1453-102
- Jake MelkshamGoal4Q 19:2953-101
- 4Q 16:4453-95
- Jake MelkshamBehind4Q 15:2147-95
- Tom McDonaldGoal4Q 14:0047-94
- Jake StringerBehind4Q 12:3947-88
- Joe DaniherBehind4Q 11:1746-88
- Jesse HoganGoal4Q 9:1045-88
- Mitch HannanGoal4Q 6:2345-82
- Mitch HannanBehind3Q 30:3945-76
- James HarmesBehind3Q 29:4245-75
- Jake MelkshamGoal3Q 28:0845-74
- Max GawnGoal3Q 24:3845-68
- Jake StringerGoal3Q 20:4045-62
- Brendon GoddardBehind3Q 20:1539-62
- Bayley FritschGoal3Q 18:0738-62
- Nathan JonesBehind3Q 13:4438-56
- Jake StringerBehind3Q 12:0738-55
- Bayley FritschGoal3Q 9:3337-55
- Max GawnGoal3Q 7:2837-49
- Tom McDonaldGoal3Q 3:4537-43
- Jesse HoganGoal3Q 1:4537-37
- Joe DaniherBehind2Q 29:4637-31
- Alex Neal-BullenBehind2Q 28:2936-31
- Mitch HannanGoal2Q 25:4636-30
- Joe DaniherBehind2Q 23:0336-24
- 2Q 19:3735-24
- Charlie SpargoGoal2Q 17:3834-24
- Jake StringerGoal2Q 15:1534-18
- RushedBehind2Q 13:0128-18
- Max GawnBehind2Q 12:1228-17
- Devon SmithBehind2Q 9:3128-16
- James StewartGoal2Q 6:4927-16
- Jayden LaverdeGoal2Q 5:0321-16
- Charlie SpargoGoal2Q 3:4215-16
- Max GawnBehind2Q 2:5015-10
- Angus BrayshawBehind1Q 26:1315-9
- Bayley FritschBehind1Q 25:1315-8
- 1Q 22:0415-7
- Mitch HannanGoal1Q 18:169-7
- Jake StringerBehind1Q 14:479-1
- Devon SmithGoal1Q 11:168-1
- Jesse HoganBehind1Q 9:352-1
- James StewartBehind1Q 7:332-0
- Jayden LaverdeBehind1Q 1:281-0
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Melbourne beat Essendon by 36 points, 108–72.
Melbourne extended a 31-point three-quarter-time lead with a 32–27 final term.
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