Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	5.4 34	9.10 64	12.13 85	15.14 104
	4.2 26	7.5 47	7.7 49	11.11 77

Best On Ground

Zach MerrettZ Merrett35 disposals

Darcy ParishD Parish34 disposals

Sam DraperS Draper3 goals

Clayton OliverC Oliver41 disposals

Jack VineyJ Viney28 disposals

Kysaiah PickettK Pickett2 goals

Team Stats

Essendon

Melbourne

Disposals

MATCH

380

365

370

2023 AVG.

8510

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

367.3

2023 AVG.

9182

2023 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

157

152

128.8

2023 AVG.

2962

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

146.3

2023 AVG.

3658

2023 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

225

206

216.7

2023 AVG.

4985

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

214.3

2023 AVG.

5358

2023 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

155

159

153.3

2023 AVG.

3525

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

153

2023 AVG.

3824

2023 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

19

23

16.9

2023 AVG.

389

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

18.4

2023 AVG.

460

2023 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

33

43

33.6

2023 AVG.

772

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

37.7

2023 AVG.

943

2023 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

11

17

12.4

2023 AVG.

285

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

12.1

2023 AVG.

303

2023 TOTAL

Stoppages

MATCH

22

26

21.2

2023 AVG.

487

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

25.6

2023 AVG.

640

2023 TOTAL

Inside50s

MATCH

57

55

49.7

2023 AVG.

1142

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

58.4

2023 AVG.

1460

2023 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

89

71

100

2023 AVG.

2301

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

83.6

2023 AVG.

2091

2023 TOTAL

Marks Inside50s

MATCH

15

9

11.7

2023 AVG.

270

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

12.8

2023 AVG.

321

2023 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

11

7

9.7

2023 AVG.

224

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

10.6

2023 AVG.

265

2023 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

71

55

56.1

2023 AVG.

1291

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

61.2

2023 AVG.

1530

2023 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

39

31

38

2023 AVG.

875

2023 TOTAL

2023 AVG.

2023 TOTAL

40.8

2023 AVG.

1021

2023 TOTAL

Player Stats

Essendon

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Andrew McGrath	14	10	24	2	0	0	0	4	0	0
Andrew Phillips	9	3	12	6	21	3	3	0	2	0
Archie Perkins	10	6	16	3	0	1	2	3	1	0
B. Zerk-Thatcher	7	3	10	4	0	1	1	2	0	0
Darcy Parish	18	16	34	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dylan Shiel	16	12	28	5	0	0	1	3	0	1
Dyson Heppell	9	7	16	7	0	1	0	4	0	0
Harrison Jones	5	0	5	3	0	0	0	1	1	1
Jake Kelly	2	6	8	5	0	0	0	3	0	0
Jake Stringer	5	4	9	0	0	1	2	3	1	3
Jayden Laverde	15	5	20	8	0	1	0	3	0	0
Jordan Ridley	19	4	23	7	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jye Caldwell	6	4	10	3	0	2	0	6	0	2
Jye Menzie	2	4	6	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
Kyle Langford	9	7	16	6	0	1	0	0	2	1
Mason Redman	14	2	16	3	0	2	0	4	0	1
Nic Martin	11	6	17	1	0	1	1	2	2	0
Nick Hind	5	2	7	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Sam Draper	9	5	14	4	18	1	4	2	3	0
Sam Durham	6	18	24	4	0	2	3	2	0	0
Will Setterfield	11	8	19	3	0	1	0	10	0	1
Will Snelling	5	6	11	5	0	1	0	10	1	1
Zach Merrett	18	17	35	3	0	0	2	7	0	0

Melbourne

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Adam Tomlinson	13	4	17	5	0	2	3	2	0	0
Alex Neal-Bullen	13	4	17	2	0	1	0	4	1	1
Angus Brayshaw	7	5	12	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Bayley Fritsch	6	3	9	4	0	0	1	4	2	2
Brodie Grundy	5	13	18	3	24	5	2	2	0	0
Charlie Spargo	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
Christian Petracca	14	13	27	4	0	0	0	4	1	2
Clayton Oliver	15	26	41	2	0	3	2	2	0	0
Ed Langdon	14	10	24	7	0	1	0	2	0	0
Harrison Petty	9	8	17	7	0	1	2	2	0	0
Jack Viney	15	13	28	5	0	0	0	7	0	1
Jacob Van Rooyen	2	5	7	0	4	2	1	1	1	0
Jake Bowey	13	9	22	4	0	1	0	2	0	0
Jake Melksham	6	4	10	3	0	0	2	0	2	1
James Jordon	4	2	6	2	0	0	0	3	1	0
Judd McVee	10	4	14	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Kade Chandler	3	7	10	1	0	0	1	3	1	0
Kysaiah Pickett	8	3	11	0	0	1	0	4	2	2
Lachie Hunter	14	8	22	5	0	1	1	4	0	0
Steven May	13	0	13	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
Tom McDonald	3	3	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Sparrow	7	6	13	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Trent Rivers	11	9	20	5	0	1	2	4	0	1

Team Line-Ups

Essendon

Melbourne

IN Nick Hind, Will Snelling OUT Alwyn Davey Jnr (Managed), Sam Weideman (Injured)

IN Adam Tomlinson, Jake Melksham OUT Jake Lever, Michael Hibberd

FB 27 Mason Redman 30 B. Zerk-Thatcher 14 Jordan Ridley FF 30 Alex Neal-Bullen 2 Jacob Van Rooyen 31 Bayley Fritsch HB 29 Jake Kelly 15 Jayden Laverde 1 Andrew McGrath HF 37 Kade Chandler 25 Tom McDonald 5 Christian Petracca C 4 Kyle Langford 7 Zach Merrett 22 Sam Durham C 15 Ed Langdon 13 Clayton Oliver 12 Lachie Hunter HF 47 Jye Menzie 23 Harrison Jones 3 Darcy Parish HB 24 Trent Rivers 20 Adam Tomlinson 10 Angus Brayshaw FF 12 Will Setterfield 25 Jake Stringer 37 Nic Martin FB 35 Harrison Petty 1 Steven May 41 Judd McVee

FOLLOWERS
2	Sam Draper
6	Jye Caldwell
11	Will Snelling

INTERCHANGE
9	Dylan Shiel
16	Archie Perkins
21	Dyson Heppell
34	Andrew Phillips

EMERGENCIES
19	Nick Hind

FOLLOWERS
6	Brodie Grundy
7	Jack Viney
36	Kysaiah Pickett

INTERCHANGE
9	Charlie Spargo
17	Jake Bowey
18	Jake Melksham
32	Tom Sparrow

EMERGENCIES
23	James Jordon

Essendon
IN	N. Hind, W. Snelling
OUT	A. Davey Jnr, S. Weideman
B M. Redman, B. Zerk-Thatcher, J. Ridley HB J. Kelly, J. Laverde, A. McGrath C K. Langford, Z. Merrett, S. Durham HF J. Menzie, H. Jones, D. Parish F W. Setterfield, J. Stringer, N. Martin FOL S. Draper, J. Caldwell, W. Snelling I/C D. Shiel, A. Perkins, D. Heppell, A. Phillips EMG N. Hind
Melbourne
IN	A. Tomlinson, J. Melksham
OUT	J. Lever (Injured), M. Hibberd (Managed)
B H. Petty, S. May, J. McVee HB T. Rivers, A. Tomlinson, A. Brayshaw C E. Langdon, C. Oliver, L. Hunter HF K. Chandler, T. McDonald, C. Petracca F A. Neal-Bullen, J. Van Rooyen, B. Fritsch FOL B. Grundy, J. Viney, K. Pickett I/C C. Spargo, J. Bowey, J. Melksham, T. Sparrow EMG J. Jordon

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Essendon

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/4/23	GWS	W 88 - 75
1/4/23	St Kilda	L 92 - 74
26/3/23	Gold Coast	W 108 - 80
19/3/23	Hawthorn	W 65 - 124
20/8/22	Richmond	L 75 - 141

Melbourne

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/4/23	West Coast	W 63 - 126
2/4/23	Sydney	W 134 - 84
24/3/23	Brisbane	L 93 - 82
18/3/23	Bulldogs	W 115 - 65
9/9/22	Brisbane	L 79 - 92