Essendon vs Melbourne 26-Jun-2021 Match Centre

Saturday 26-Jun-2021

Final Round 15

Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten

57 8.9

68 9.14

Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin

2Q3Q4Q

Zach MerrettQ1 - 4:00 - Behind - 1-0 Angus BrayshawQ1 - 6:26 - Behind - 1-1 James JordonQ1 - 11:57 - Behind - 1-2 Luke JacksonQ1 - 13:01 - Behind - 1-3 James HarmesQ1 - 16:31 - Goal - 1-9

RushedQ1 - 18:15 - Behind - 1-10

Jake StringerQ1 - 19:57 - Behind - 2-10 Jake StringerQ1 - 21:00 - Goal - 8-10

RushedQ1 - 22:35 - Behind - 8-11

Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ1 - 24:13 - Behind - 9-11 Devon SmithQ1 - 26:11 - Goal - 15-11 Harry JonesQ2 - 2:35 - Goal - 21-11

RushedQ2 - 7:06 - Behind - 21-12

Tom McDonaldQ2 - 11:37 - Behind - 21-13 Luke JacksonQ2 - 17:17 - Behind - 21-14 Luke JacksonQ2 - 18:26 - Goal - 21-20 Charlie SpargoQ2 - 19:44 - Goal - 21-26 Peter WrightQ2 - 23:17 - Goal - 27-26 Archie PerkinsQ2 - 25:25 - Behind - 28-26 Brayden HamQ2 - 26:20 - Behind - 29-26 James JordonQ2 - 27:49 - Goal - 29-32 James HarmesQ3 - 1:25 - Behind - 29-33 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 2:13 - Goal - 29-39

RushedQ3 - 5:25 - Behind - 30-39

James JordonQ3 - 7:53 - Goal - 30-45 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 12:29 - Goal - 30-51

RushedQ3 - 16:41 - Behind - 31-51

Dyson HeppellQ3 - 19:01 - Goal - 37-51

RushedQ3 - 21:00 - Behind - 37-52

Bayley FritschQ3 - 22:23 - Behind - 37-53 James HarmesQ3 - 24:32 - Behind - 37-54 Harry JonesQ3 - 25:48 - Goal - 43-54 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 27:59 - Goal - 43-60 Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiQ4 - 2:50 - Behind - 44-60

RushedQ4 - 4:10 - Behind - 44-61

Jake StringerQ4 - 10:23 - Behind - 45-61 Tom SparrowQ4 - 13:04 - Goal - 45-67 Peter WrightQ4 - 14:28 - Goal - 51-67

RushedQ4 - 17:45 - Behind - 51-68

Cale HookerQ4 - 19:57 - Goal - 57-68

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Cale HookerGoal
4Q 19:5757-68
RushedBehind
4Q 17:4551-68
Peter WrightGoal
4Q 14:2851-67
Tom SparrowGoal
4Q 13:0445-67
Jake StringerBehind
4Q 10:2345-61
RushedBehind
4Q 4:1044-61
Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiBehind
4Q 2:5044-60
Christian PetraccaGoal
3Q 27:5943-60
Harry JonesGoal
3Q 25:4843-54
James HarmesBehind
3Q 24:3237-54
Bayley FritschBehind
3Q 22:2337-53
RushedBehind
3Q 21:0037-52
Dyson HeppellGoal
3Q 19:0137-51
RushedBehind
3Q 16:4131-51
Christian PetraccaGoal
3Q 12:2930-51
James JordonGoal
3Q 7:5330-45
RushedBehind
3Q 5:2530-39
Tom McDonaldGoal
3Q 2:1329-39
James HarmesBehind
3Q 1:2529-33
James JordonGoal
2Q 27:4929-32
Brayden HamBehind
2Q 26:2029-26
Archie PerkinsBehind
2Q 25:2528-26
Peter WrightGoal
2Q 23:1727-26
Charlie SpargoGoal
2Q 19:4421-26
Luke JacksonGoal
2Q 18:2621-20
Luke JacksonBehind
2Q 17:1721-14
Tom McDonaldBehind
2Q 11:3721-13
RushedBehind
2Q 7:0621-12
Harry JonesGoal
2Q 2:3521-11
Devon SmithGoal
1Q 26:1115-11
Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiBehind
1Q 24:139-11
RushedBehind
1Q 22:358-11
Jake StringerGoal
1Q 21:008-10
Jake StringerBehind
1Q 19:572-10
RushedBehind
1Q 18:151-10
James HarmesGoal
1Q 16:311-9
Luke JacksonBehind
1Q 13:011-3
James JordonBehind
1Q 11:571-2
Angus BrayshawBehind
1Q 6:261-1
Zach MerrettBehind
1Q 4:001-0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
ESS	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	57
MEL	1.5	3.3	4.4	1.2	68

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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EssendonMelbourne

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

Explore shots and disposals

Match Leaders

Goals

4 tied leaders

Peter WrightESS

Behinds

4 tied leaders

Jake StringerESS

SuperCoach

147

Zach MerrettESS

Tackles

Matt GuelfiESS

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

8Goals9

7Behinds8

19Shots At Goal25

50Inside 50s56

4Goal Assists6

85Score Involvements97

8Marks Inside 5014

2Behinds Rushed6

Possession

397Disposals379

205Kicks225

192Handballs154

121Contested Possessions150

267Uncontested Possessions229

5,995Metres Gained6,064

91Ground Ball Gets100

Clearance / Contest

35Clearances32

9Centre Clearances9

26Stoppage Clearances23

61Tackles47

23Hitouts40

6Hitouts To Advantage16

290Pressure Acts332

9Contested Marks10

Other

139Effective Kicks158

3Marks on the Lead14

11Tackles Inside 5010

206AFL Player Rating Points204

13Kick-ins Played On9

93Marks114

11Frees For15

15Frees Against10

47Rebound 50s41

55Clangers54

43One Percenters52

10Bounces7

1,568Supercoach Points1,730

1,566Dream Team Points1,600

72Turnovers61

14Hitout To Advantage Rate39

28Spoils37

62Intercepts73

14Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 22 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 15 pts
Lead Changes: 5
Score Ties: 1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 11 points, 68–57.

Melbourne took a 17-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 11 by the final siren, scoring 14 points to 8 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.

Understanding historical coverage