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Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 19-Sep-2020
Final Round 18
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: John Worsfold
49 7.7
68 10.8
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
Melbourne logo
Carrara Melbourne by 19 MEL by 19
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
RushedQ1 - 1:30 - Behind - 0-1
Bayley FritschQ1 - 3:14 - Behind - 0-2 Jayden LaverdeQ1 - 8:18 - Goal - 6-2 Jayden HuntQ1 - 9:49 - Goal - 6-8 Bayley FritschQ1 - 14:35 - Behind - 6-9 Charlie SpargoQ1 - 17:56 - Behind - 6-10 Jake StringerQ1 - 22:09 - Goal - 12-10 Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 2:44 - Goal - 12-16 Bayley FritschQ2 - 4:41 - Goal - 12-22 Jordan RidleyQ2 - 6:53 - Behind - 13-22 Jayden HuntQ2 - 10:53 - Goal - 13-28 Mitch BrownQ2 - 12:42 - Behind - 13-29 Alex Neal-BullenQ2 - 14:22 - Goal - 13-35 Bayley FritschQ2 - 15:47 - Behind - 13-36 James StewartQ2 - 18:38 - Behind - 14-36 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 19:46 - Goal - 14-42 Jake StringerQ3 - 4:48 - Behind - 15-42 Mitch BrownQ3 - 9:20 - Behind - 15-43 Jayden HuntQ3 - 16:28 - Goal - 15-49 James StewartQ3 - 21:23 - Goal - 21-49 James StewartQ4 - 1:47 - Goal - 27-49 Devon SmithQ4 - 4:46 - Behind - 28-49 Tom CutlerQ4 - 6:16 - Behind - 29-49
RushedQ4 - 6:55 - Behind - 30-49
Jayden HuntQ4 - 10:42 - Goal - 30-55 Devon SmithQ4 - 12:09 - Goal - 36-55 James StewartQ4 - 16:10 - Goal - 42-55 Dylan ShielQ4 - 19:59 - Goal - 48-55 Bayley FritschQ4 - 22:04 - Goal - 48-61 Bayley FritschQ4 - 23:34 - Behind - 48-62 Bayley FritschQ4 - 24:23 - Goal - 48-68 Brandon Zerk-ThatcherQ4 - 27:14 - Behind - 49-68

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Brandon Zerk-ThatcherBehind
    4Q 27:1449-68
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 24:2348-68
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    4Q 23:3448-62
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    4Q 22:0448-61
  • Dylan ShielGoal
    4Q 19:5948-55
  • James StewartGoal
    4Q 16:1042-55
  • Devon SmithGoal
    4Q 12:0936-55
  • Jayden HuntGoal
    4Q 10:4230-55
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 6:5530-49
  • Tom CutlerBehind
    4Q 6:1629-49
  • Devon SmithBehind
    4Q 4:4628-49
  • James StewartGoal
    4Q 1:4727-49
  • James StewartGoal
    3Q 21:2321-49
  • Jayden HuntGoal
    3Q 16:2815-49
  • Mitch BrownBehind
    3Q 9:2015-43
  • Jake StringerBehind
    3Q 4:4815-42
  • Christian PetraccaGoal
    2Q 19:4614-42
  • James StewartBehind
    2Q 18:3814-36
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    2Q 15:4713-36
  • Alex Neal-BullenGoal
    2Q 14:2213-35
  • Mitch BrownBehind
    2Q 12:4213-29
  • Jayden HuntGoal
    2Q 10:5313-28
  • Jordan RidleyBehind
    2Q 6:5313-22
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    2Q 4:4112-22
  • Alex Neal-BullenGoal
    2Q 2:4412-16
  • Jake StringerGoal
    1Q 22:0912-10
  • Charlie SpargoBehind
    1Q 17:566-10
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    1Q 14:356-9
  • Jayden HuntGoal
    1Q 9:496-8
  • Jayden LaverdeGoal
    1Q 8:186-2
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    1Q 3:140-2
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 1:300-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS2.00.21.14.449
MEL1.45.21.13.168

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Jayden HuntMEL
Behinds
4
Bayley FritschMEL
SuperCoach
130
Christian PetraccaMEL
Tackles
9
Zach MerrettESS

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

7Goals10
6Behinds7
16Shots At Goal19
44Inside 50s39
5Goal Assists9
62Score Involvements98
8Marks Inside 5013
1Behinds Rushed6

Possession

321Disposals310
171Kicks200
150Handballs110
100Contested Possessions99
220Uncontested Possessions209
4,703Metres Gained4,688
66Ground Ball Gets65

Clearance / Contest

22Clearances22
5Centre Clearances12
17Stoppage Clearances10
43Tackles25
17Hitouts28
5Hitouts To Advantage10
173Pressure Acts198
11Contested Marks8

Other

128Effective Kicks150
4Marks on the Lead7
5Tackles Inside 503
170AFL Player Rating Points184
67Defensive 50 Possessions82
124Defensive Midfield Possessions100
98Attacking Midfield Possessions96
31Attacking 50 Possessions30
79Marks117
12Frees For15
15Frees Against12
29Rebound 50s35
38Clangers32
32One Percenters46
9Bounces3
1,562Supercoach Points1,734
1,254Dream Team Points1,345
51Turnovers52
21Hitout To Advantage Rate19
18Spoils38
52Intercepts53
7Intercept Marks11

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 34 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 18 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 19 points, 68–49.

Melbourne took a 28-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 19 by the final siren, scoring 28 points to 19 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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