Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sat 11-Apr-2026
Final Round 5
Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
113 17.11
68 10.8
Melbourne Coach: Steven King
Adelaide Oval Essendon by 45

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Thomas EdwardsQ1 - 6:44 - Goal - 8-0 Bayley FritschQ1 - 8:43 - Goal - 8-6 Latrelle PickettQ1 - 10:43 - Goal - 8-12 Nate CaddyQ1 - 13:38 - Behind - 9-12 Xavier DuursmaQ1 - 15:33 - Goal - 15-12 Harry SharpQ1 - 17:31 - Behind - 15-13 Nate CaddyQ1 - 19:16 - Behind - 16-13 Thomas EdwardsQ1 - 20:25 - Behind - 17-13 Elijah TsatasQ1 - 24:38 - Goal - 23-13 Harry SharpQ1 - 28:27 - Goal - 23-19 Max GawnQ2 - 6:25 - Goal - 23-25 Kysaiah PickettQ2 - 9:29 - Goal - 23-31 Tom SparrowQ2 - 12:39 - Goal - 23-37 Archer MayQ2 - 16:07 - Goal - 29-37 Kade ChandlerQ2 - 18:48 - Goal - 29-43 Brody MihocekQ2 - 21:56 - Goal - 30-49 Archer MayQ2 - 23:38 - Behind - 31-49 Sam DurhamQ2 - 25:15 - Goal - 37-49 Jacob FarrowQ2 - 27:24 - Behind - 38-49 Jacob van RooyenQ2 - 29:37 - Behind - 38-50 Isaac KakoQ2 - 30:08 - Goal - 44-50 Archer Day-WicksQ3 - 3:50 - Goal - 50-50 Harrison PettyQ3 - 8:17 - Behind - 50-51 Jack SteeleQ3 - 10:11 - Behind - 50-52 Archie RobertsQ3 - 11:46 - Goal - 56-52 Jade GreshamQ3 - 13:08 - Behind - 57-52 Nate CaddyQ3 - 15:13 - Goal - 63-52 Kysaiah PickettQ3 - 19:21 - Goal - 63-58 Isaac KakoQ3 - 24:40 - Goal - 69-58 Jade GreshamQ3 - 26:35 - Goal - 75-58 Thomas EdwardsQ3 - 27:59 - Goal - 81-58 Kysaiah PickettQ4 - 6:19 - Behind - 81-60 Kyle LangfordQ4 - 6:58 - Behind - 82-60 Zach MerrettQ4 - 8:00 - Goal - 88-60 Archer MayQ4 - 9:47 - Goal - 94-60 Nate CaddyQ4 - 11:49 - Goal - 100-60 Xavier DuursmaQ4 - 13:40 - Goal - 106-60 Harvey LangfordQ4 - 17:06 - Goal - 106-66 Jacob van RooyenQ4 - 18:45 - Behind - 106-67 Nate CaddyQ4 - 21:13 - Behind - 107-67 Peter WrightQ4 - 25:45 - Goal - 113-67

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.53.36.15.2113
MEL3.15.11.31.368

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.

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Match Leaders

Goals
2
6 tied leaders
Xavier DuursmaESS
Behinds
3
Nate CaddyESS
SuperCoach
145
Archie RobertsESS
Tackles
8
Kysaiah PickettMEL

Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

17Goals10
11Behinds8
28Shots At Goal20
54Inside 50s52
12Goal Assists8
107Score Involvements69
11Marks Inside 509
3Behinds Rushed2

Possession

441Disposals332
272Kicks197
169Handballs135
142Contested Possessions115
296Uncontested Possessions197
6,525Metres Gained6,036
99Ground Ball Gets72

Clearance / Contest

40Clearances32
14Centre Clearances13
26Stoppage Clearances19
45Tackles54
21Hitouts39
8Hitouts To Advantage11
231Pressure Acts281
11Contested Marks7

Other

195Effective Kicks128
14Marks on the Lead7
10Tackles Inside 506
235AFL Player Rating Points173
8Kick-ins Played On11
92Defensive 50 Possessions68
166Defensive Midfield Possessions103
143Attacking Midfield Possessions100
37Attacking 50 Possessions41
139Marks78
15Frees For15
15Frees Against15
39Rebound 50s37
50Clangers67
32One Percenters40
8Bounces7
1,885Supercoach Points1,416
1,852Dream Team Points1,386
65Turnovers71
38Hitout To Advantage Rate28
19Spoils31
72Intercepts66
21Intercept Marks12
8Kick Ins11

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 46 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 25 pts
Lead Changes
4
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Essendon beat Melbourne by 45 points, 113–68.

Essendon extended a 22-point three-quarter-time lead with a 32–9 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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