MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 18, 2024
MELBOURNE
V
ESSENDON
MelbourneMELB WIN BY 17
13.6
84
84
FT
10.7
67
67
MCG
Saturday 13 July | 9:30AM
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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
Disposals
MATCH
366
411
372.5
2025 AVG.
4098
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
392.6
2025 AVG.
3926
2025 TOTAL
Contested Possessions
MATCH
142
135
135.2
2025 AVG.
1487
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
127.7
2025 AVG.
1277
2025 TOTAL
Kicks
MATCH
235
250
215.5
2025 AVG.
2371
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
217.8
2025 AVG.
2178
2025 TOTAL
Handballs
MATCH
131
161
157
2025 AVG.
1727
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
174.8
2025 AVG.
1748
2025 TOTAL
Frees For
MATCH
14
19
20.1
2025 AVG.
221
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
20.1
2025 AVG.
201
2025 TOTAL
Clearances
MATCH
44
32
37.9
2025 AVG.
417
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
36.6
2025 AVG.
366
2025 TOTAL
Centre Clearances
MATCH
14
11
13.5
2025 AVG.
148
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
10.9
2025 AVG.
109
2025 TOTAL
Stoppage Clearances
MATCH
30
21
24.5
2025 AVG.
269
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
25.7
2025 AVG.
257
2025 TOTAL
Inside 50
MATCH
49
56
53.1
2025 AVG.
584
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
47.1
2025 AVG.
471
2025 TOTAL
Marks
MATCH
83
101
95.5
2025 AVG.
1051
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
95.3
2025 AVG.
953
2025 TOTAL
Marks Inside 50
MATCH
8
13
10.3
2025 AVG.
113
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
10
2025 AVG.
100
2025 TOTAL
Contested Marks
MATCH
4
7
8.5
2025 AVG.
94
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
9.2
2025 AVG.
92
2025 TOTAL
Tackles
MATCH
56
70
57.9
2025 AVG.
637
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
58.8
2025 AVG.
588
2025 TOTAL
Hit Outs
MATCH
27
43
42.9
2025 AVG.
472
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
40.3
2025 AVG.
403
2025 TOTAL
Player Stats

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

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

Melbourne

Essendon
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35 | Harrison Petty |
7 | Jack Viney |
3 | Christian Salem |
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40 | Taj Woewodin |
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13 | Clayton Oliver |
17 | Jake Bowey |
37 | Kade Chandler |
10 | Daniel Turner |
FOLLOWERS ![]() |
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2 | Sam Draper |
6 | Jye Caldwell |
7 | Zach Merrett |
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19 | Nick Hind |
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9 | Dylan Shiel |
20 | Peter Wright |
21 | Dyson Heppell |
28 | Xavier Duursma |
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IN | H. Petty | ||||||||||||||||
OUT | M. Gawn | ||||||||||||||||
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IN | D. Heppell | ||||||||||||||||
OUT | J. Laverde | ||||||||||||||||
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Preview
Ladder Position
Previous 5 Games

Melbourne
DATE | OPP | RESULT |
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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 |
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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 |