MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 18, 2024
MELBOURNE
V
ESSENDON
MELB WIN BY 17
13.6
84
84
FT
10.7
67
67
MCG
2024-07-13T09:30:00Z
Match Summary
Score Breakdown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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3.2 20 |
6.6 42 |
8.6 54 |
13.6 84 |
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3.3 21 |
4.5 29 |
5.7 37 |
10.7 67 |
Best On Ground
Team Stats

Melbourne

Essendon
Player Stats

Melbourne
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Neal-Bullen | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moniz-Wakefield | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayley Fritsch | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Caleb Windsor | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Salem | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Oliver | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Turner | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Langdon | 15 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison Petty | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Viney | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob van Rooyen | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Bowey | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lever | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Melksham | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Judd McVee | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Chandler | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Koltyn Tholstrup | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kysaiah Pickett | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven May | 19 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taj Woewodin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McDonald | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Sparrow | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Rivers | 15 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |

Essendon
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McGrath | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Perkins | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben McKay | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Shiel | 16 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyson Heppell | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Jones | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jade Gresham | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Kelly | 14 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Stringer | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Ridley | 23 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jye Caldwell | 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Langford | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mason Redman | 18 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Guelfi | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Caddy | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nic Martin | 21 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Hind | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolas Cox | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Wright | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Draper | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Durham | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Duursma | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Merrett | 14 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Team Line-Ups
Melbourne
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| IN | H. Petty | ||||||||||||||||
| OUT | M. Gawn | ||||||||||||||||
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Essendon
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| IN | D. Heppell | ||||||||||||||||
| OUT | J. Laverde | ||||||||||||||||
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Preview
Ladder Position
Previous 5 Games

Melbourne
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 7/7/24 | West Coast | W 112 - 58 |
| 28/6/24 | Brisbane | L 86 - 81 |
| 22/6/24 | North Melbourne | W 70 - 67 |
| 10/6/24 | Collingwood | L 89 - 51 |
| 2/6/24 | Fremantle | L 49 - 141 |

Essendon
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 5/7/24 | Collingwood | W 80 - 92 |
| 29/6/24 | Geelong | L 105 - 60 |
| 23/6/24 | West Coast | W 122 - 92 |
| 9/6/24 | Carlton | L 70 - 96 |
| 2/6/24 | Gold Coast | L 91 - 80 |







