Preliminary Finals

Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Sat 13-Jun-2026 Final Round 14
MEL
95 13.17
Coach: Steven King
50 6.14
ESS
Coach: Dean Solomon
M.C.G. Melbourne by 45

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Ben McKayQ1 - 2:44 - Behind - 1-1 Hussien El AchkarQ1 - 3:28 - Behind - 1-2 Max GawnQ1 - 4:34 - Goal - 7-2 Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 6:27 - Goal - 13-2 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 11:33 - Goal - 20-2 Sam DurhamQ1 - 13:49 - Behind - 20-3 Bailey LaurieQ1 - 18:21 - Behind - 21-3 Ed LangdonQ1 - 18:40 - Goal - 27-3 Will SetterfieldQ1 - 20:50 - Goal - 27-9 Harrison PettyQ1 - 23:13 - Goal - 33-9 Ben McKayQ1 - 28:08 - Goal - 33-16 Harvey LangfordQ1 - 29:40 - Behind - 34-16 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 4:32 - Goal - 40-16 Max GawnQ2 - 7:08 - Goal - 46-16 Luker KentfieldQ2 - 9:25 - Behind - 47-16 Harvey LangfordQ2 - 11:59 - Behind - 48-16 Nate CaddyQ2 - 15:30 - Goal - 48-22 Bailey LaurieQ2 - 16:47 - Behind - 49-22 Trent RiversQ2 - 18:36 - Goal - 55-22 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 21:24 - Behind - 56-22 Kade ChandlerQ2 - 24:20 - Behind - 57-22 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 26:22 - Goal - 63-22 Ben McKayQ2 - 27:54 - Behind - 63-23 Daniel TurnerQ2 - 30:26 - Behind - 64-23 Nik CoxQ3 - 3:59 - Goal - 65-29 Ben McKayQ3 - 5:59 - Behind - 65-30 Hussien El AchkarQ3 - 7:31 - Goal - 65-36 Sullivan RobeyQ3 - 9:23 - Goal - 65-42 Nate CaddyQ3 - 11:27 - Behind - 65-43 Luker KentfieldQ3 - 13:56 - Behind - 66-43 Tom SparrowQ3 - 16:49 - Behind - 67-43 Harrison PettyQ3 - 25:57 - Goal - 73-43 Kade ChandlerQ3 - 27:23 - Behind - 74-43 Archer Day-WicksQ4 - 1:00 - Behind - 74-44 Zach ReidQ4 - 2:03 - Behind - 74-45 Bayley FritschQ4 - 5:11 - Behind - 75-46 Jake MelkshamQ4 - 8:08 - Goal - 81-47 Kade ChandlerQ4 - 10:34 - Goal - 87-47 Will SetterfieldQ4 - 12:39 - Behind - 87-48 Jake MelkshamQ4 - 17:12 - Goal - 93-48 Jacob van RooyenQ4 - 21:46 - Behind - 95-49 Elijah TsatasQ4 - 23:08 - Behind - 95-50

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL5.44.61.43.395
ESS2.41.13.20.750

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Kysaiah PickettMEL
Behinds
3
Ben McKayESS
SuperCoach
168
Max GawnMEL
Tackles
9
Harrison PettyMEL

Team Stats

MELESS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals6
17Behinds14
33Shots At Goal19
63Inside 50s40
11Goal Assists6
114Score Involvements85
8Marks Inside 5012
4Behinds Rushed4

Possession

411Disposals358
249Kicks208
162Handballs150
140Contested Possessions108
260Uncontested Possessions240
6,480Metres Gained5,281
97Ground Ball Gets76

Clearance / Contest

38Clearances29
13Centre Clearances8
25Stoppage Clearances21
51Tackles51
35Hitouts30
17Hitouts To Advantage9
234Pressure Acts282
4Contested Marks7

Other

111Marks100
17Frees For16
16Frees Against17
35Rebound 50s47
46Clangers49
48One Percenters52
5Bounces3
1,803Supercoach Points1,499
1,703Dream Team Points1,469
65Turnovers73
49Hitout To Advantage Rate30
36Spoils41
73Intercepts66
15Intercept Marks12
14Kick Ins15

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 46 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 20 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
1