Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 1-Apr-2022
Final Round 3
Melbourne Coach: Simon Goodwin
99 14.15
70 10.10
Essendon Coach: Ben Rutten
M.C.G. Melbourne by 29

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Jye CaldwellQ1 - 2:25 - Behind - 0-1 Clayton OliverQ1 - 4:22 - Behind - 1-1 Sam WeidemanQ1 - 5:27 - Behind - 2-1 Sam WeidemanQ1 - 6:35 - Goal - 8-1 Jayden LaverdeQ1 - 8:35 - Behind - 8-2 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 12:28 - Behind - 9-2 Sam WeidemanQ1 - 16:48 - Behind - 10-3 James HarmesQ1 - 19:28 - Behind - 11-3 Tom McDonaldQ1 - 22:35 - Goal - 17-3 Matt GuelfiQ1 - 24:04 - Behind - 17-4 Jack VineyQ1 - 25:58 - Goal - 23-4 Tex WanganeenQ2 - 1:05 - Behind - 23-5 Luke JacksonQ2 - 3:12 - Behind - 24-5 Tom McDonaldQ2 - 7:24 - Behind - 25-5 Tom CutlerQ2 - 9:56 - Goal - 25-11 Peter WrightQ2 - 11:31 - Goal - 25-17 Sam WeidemanQ2 - 12:48 - Behind - 26-17 Tom SparrowQ2 - 16:57 - Goal - 32-17 Andrew McGrathQ2 - 24:26 - Goal - 32-23 Tex WanganeenQ3 - 1:59 - Goal - 32-29 Peter WrightQ3 - 3:41 - Goal - 32-35 Peter WrightQ3 - 5:58 - Goal - 33-41 Tom McDonaldQ3 - 8:42 - Behind - 34-41 James HarmesQ3 - 9:42 - Goal - 40-41 James HarmesQ3 - 14:23 - Goal - 46-41 Sam WeidemanQ3 - 16:32 - Goal - 52-41 Jake StringerQ3 - 21:01 - Goal - 52-47 Jake StringerQ3 - 24:03 - Goal - 52-53 Sam WeidemanQ3 - 25:51 - Goal - 58-53 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 27:19 - Goal - 64-53 Max GawnQ3 - 28:37 - Behind - 65-53 Bayley FritschQ3 - 29:53 - Behind - 66-53 Matt GuelfiQ4 - 3:26 - Behind - 66-54 Ed LangdonQ4 - 7:11 - Behind - 67-55 Brayden HamQ4 - 8:43 - Behind - 67-56 Charlie SpargoQ4 - 11:09 - Goal - 73-56 Christian PetraccaQ4 - 13:15 - Behind - 74-56 Bayley FritschQ4 - 16:38 - Goal - 80-56 Archie PerkinsQ4 - 17:54 - Goal - 80-62 Peter WrightQ4 - 20:15 - Goal - 80-68 Peter WrightQ4 - 21:59 - Behind - 80-69 Ed LangdonQ4 - 23:52 - Goal - 86-69 Bayley FritschQ4 - 26:04 - Goal - 92-69 Sam WeidemanQ4 - 29:59 - Goal - 98-70 Bayley FritschQ4 - 31:44 - Behind - 99-70

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.51.35.45.399
ESS0.43.15.02.570

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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MelbourneEssendon

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.

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Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Sam WeidemanMEL
Behinds
3
Sam WeidemanMEL
SuperCoach
176
Angus BrayshawMEL
Tackles
7
Jye CaldwellESS

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals10
14Behinds7
32Shots At Goal19
65Inside 50s39
12Goal Assists9
109Score Involvements86
17Marks Inside 5012
6Behinds Rushed3

Possession

377Disposals320
232Kicks206
145Handballs114
131Contested Possessions117
241Uncontested Possessions184
6,204Metres Gained5,429
88Ground Ball Gets78

Clearance / Contest

32Clearances39
10Centre Clearances15
22Stoppage Clearances24
37Tackles51
29Hitouts35
5Hitouts To Advantage7
241Pressure Acts286
12Contested Marks13

Other

161Effective Kicks125
9Marks on the Lead5
10Tackles Inside 507
198AFL Player Rating Points164
9Kick-ins Played On12
120Marks88
19Frees For20
20Frees Against19
29Rebound 50s51
56Clangers53
37One Percenters37
4Bounces1
1,793Supercoach Points1,508
1,580Dream Team Points1,379
60Turnovers69
12Hitout To Advantage Rate20
27Spoils28
70Intercepts60
22Intercept Marks14

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 29 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 19 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 29 points, 99–70.

Melbourne extended a 13-point three-quarter-time lead with a 33–17 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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