Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre
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Scoring Events
Most recent first- Orazio FantasiaGoal4Q 35:24112-130
- Angus BrayshawGoal4Q 33:48112-124
- James HarmesGoal4Q 31:56106-124
- Jake StringerGoal4Q 30:48100-124
- Jake MelkshamGoal4Q 27:44100-118
- Darcy ParishGoal4Q 25:4694-118
- James HarmesGoal4Q 23:4594-112
- Andrew McGrathGoal4Q 21:3088-112
- Darcy ParishBehind4Q 19:5688-106
- Jake StringerBehind4Q 17:1088-105
- Jayden HuntGoal4Q 11:3088-104
- RushedBehind4Q 7:5282-104
- Shaun McKernanGoal4Q 6:4282-103
- 4Q 5:0482-97
- Darcy ParishBehind4Q 3:4576-97
- James HarmesBehind4Q 1:5476-96
- Sam WeidemanGoal3Q 28:1575-96
- Jayden HuntGoal3Q 25:2369-96
- Devon SmithGoal3Q 22:5363-96
- James HarmesBehind3Q 21:3363-90
- Devon SmithGoal3Q 19:2762-90
- David ZaharakisGoal3Q 18:1662-84
- Jayden HuntBehind3Q 13:4362-78
- 3Q 11:2161-78
- Mark BaguleyGoal3Q 8:0061-72
- 3Q 6:0961-66
- Jake StringerGoal3Q 0:3061-60
- 2Q 29:0661-54
- Max GawnGoal2Q 25:3161-48
- Sam WeidemanGoal2Q 21:3755-48
- James HarmesGoal2Q 19:2149-48
- Jayden HuntGoal2Q 14:1343-48
- Jay LockhartGoal2Q 11:3237-48
- 2Q 8:5631-48
- Shaun McKernanGoal2Q 7:5725-48
- Dylan ShielBehind2Q 6:1625-42
- Zac ClarkeBehind2Q 5:1125-41
- Corey WagnerGoal2Q 2:2325-40
- 1Q 32:0919-40
- Shaun McKernanBehind1Q 31:4419-34
- RushedBehind1Q 29:2019-33
- Dylan ShielBehind1Q 27:3618-33
- Shaun McKernanGoal1Q 26:2418-32
- Alex Neal-BullenGoal1Q 24:4618-26
- Jake StringerGoal1Q 22:5812-26
- Jay LockhartGoal1Q 20:3412-20
- Dyson HeppellBehind1Q 19:526-20
- Jake StringerGoal1Q 18:206-19
- Darcy ParishBehind1Q 11:186-13
- Orazio FantasiaGoal1Q 9:346-12
- Jake MelkshamGoal1Q 4:536-6
- Shaun McKernanGoal1Q 1:080-6
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Match Summary
How the match finished
Essendon beat Melbourne by 18 points, 130–112.
Essendon took a 21-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 18 by the final siren, scoring 37 points to 34 in the final term.
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