Melbourne — Essendon 57:96: match report and statistics
Australian Football League · 12.04.2025 06:35 · Finished
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Votes: 0- Melbourne0%
- Draw0%
- Essendon0%
Overview
The Australian Football League match Melbourne – Essendon on 12.04.2025 06:35 (UTC) finished 57:96. Essendon took the victory. Goals: Harrison Jones 06:27', Jye Menzie 08:58', Kysaiah Pickett 11:02', Ben Hobbs 16:54', Ed Langdon 03:31', Jye Menzie 08:18', Nate Caddy 11:19', Dylan Shiel 20:47', Jye Menzie 23:37', Archie Perkins 01:18', Harrison Petty 07:54', Bayley Fritsch 11:58', Bayley Fritsch 17:34', Kysaiah Pickett 22:15', Xavier Duursma 25:48', Harry Sharp 29:19', Nicholas Martin 31:13', Jade Gresham 04:08', Ben Hobbs 14:34', Tom Sparrow 17:30', Nate Caddy 22:02', Mason Redman 31:06', Jye Menzie 32:19'.
Form of Melbourne in the last 6 matches: wins 0, draws 0, defeats 6. Form of Essendon in the last 6 matches: wins 2, draws 0, defeats 4.
Head-to-head meetings: 17. Wins of Melbourne: 4, wins of Essendon: 2, draws: 0. The last meeting on 13.07.2024 09:30 ended Melbourne 84:67 Essendon.
Melbourne: position 14 in the table, points: 28, matches played: 23. Essendon: position 15 in the table, points: 24, matches played: 23.
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Score by periods
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Melbourne | 10 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 57 |
 Essendon | 22 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 96 |
Match events
Behind oborony
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Match statistics
- 8 Goals 15
- 9 Behinds 6
- 201 Goal attempts 244
- 153 Handballs 204
- 354 Relegation 448
- 13 Frees For 17
- 17 Frees Against 13
- 45 Clearances completed 41
- 97 Marks 116
- 54 Tackles 57
- 58 Steals 34
Box score
| Player | G | H | B | W | M | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jake Bowey | — | 5 | — | 18 | 6 | 23 |
 Kade Chandler | — | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 11 |
  Bayley Fritsch | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 10 |
 Max Gawn | — | 15 | — | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| Jack Henderson | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Ed Langdon | 1 | 6 | — | 19 | 12 | 25 |
 Harvey Langford | — | 12 | — | 11 | 5 | 23 |
 Xavier Lindsay | — | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
 Steven May | — | 3 | — | 9 | 3 | 12 |
 Tom McDonald | — | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | 15 |
 Jake Melksham | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 7 |
 Clayton Oliver | — | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
 Christian Petracca | — | 14 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
 Harrison Petty | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 |
 Kysaiah Pickett | 2 | 5 | — | 18 | 6 | 23 |
 Trent Rivers | — | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 22 |
 Christian Salem | — | 6 | — | 15 | 10 | 21 |
 Harry Sharp | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Charlie Spargo | — | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 12 |
 Tom Sparrow | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 |
 Jacob Van Rooyen | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 Jack Viney | — | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
 Caleb Windsor | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
Lineups
Starting line-up
- 1Steven May
- 2Jacob Van Rooyen
- 3Christian Salem
- 5Christian Petracca
- 7Jack Viney
- 9Charlie Spargo
- 11Max GawnC
- 13Clayton Oliver
- 15Ed Langdon03:31
- 17Jake Bowey
- 18Jake Melksham
- 19Harvey Langford
- 20Xavier Lindsay
- 25Tom McDonald
- 32Tom Sparrow17:30
- 35Harrison Petty07:54
- 36Kysaiah Pickett11:0222:15
- 37Kade Chandler
Substitutes
- 6Caleb Windsor
- 24Trent Rivers
- 30Harry Sharp29:19
- 31Bayley Fritsch11:5817:34
- 43Jack Henderson
Coach
Simon Goodwin
Starting line-up
- 1
Andrew McGrath - 2
Sam Draper - 7
Zach MerrettC - 9
Dylan Shiel20:47 - 10
Isaac Kako - 11
Jade Gresham04:08 - 12
Will Setterfield - 14
Jordan Ridley - 21
Archie Roberts - 22
Sam Durham - 23
Harrison Jones06:27 - 24
Nick Bryan - 25
Jaxon Prior - 27
Mason Redman31:06 - 30
Nate Caddy11:1922:02 - 31
Zach Reid - 32Ben McKay
- 37
Nicholas Martin31:13
Substitutes
- 8
Ben Hobbs16:5414:34 - 16
Archie Perkins01:18 - 28
Xavier Duursma25:48 - 29
Jye Menzie08:5808:1823:3732:19 - 41
Saad El-Hawli
Coach
Brad Scott
Lead tracker
Head-to-head
MelbourneMatches played: 17
draws: 0
EssendonPrevious matches: Melbourne
Previous matches: Essendon
Match info
- Tournament
- Australian Football League
- Season
- 2025
- Attendance
- 45,039
Australian Football League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adelaide Crows | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0:0 | 0 | 72 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Geelong Cats | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0:0 | 0 | 68 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Brisbane Lions | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0:0 | 0 | 66 | WWLWL |
| 4 |  Collingwood Magpies | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0:0 | 0 | 64 | WLLLW |
| 5 |  Greater Western Sydney Giants | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0:0 | 0 | 64 | WWWLW |
| 6 |  Fremantle Dockers | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0:0 | 0 | 64 | WLWWW |
| 7 |  Gold Coast Suns | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0:0 | 0 | 60 | WLLWW |
| 8 |  Hawthorn Hawks | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0:0 | 0 | 60 | LWWLW |
| 9 |  Western Bulldogs | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0:0 | 0 | 56 | LWWWW |
| 10 |  Sydney Swans | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0:0 | 0 | 48 | WLWWL |
| 11 |  Carlton Blues | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0:0 | 0 | 36 | WWLLL |
| 12 |  St Kilda | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0:0 | 0 | 36 | LWWWW |
| 13 |  Port Adelaide | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0:0 | 0 | 36 | WLLLL |
| 14 | Melbourne | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0:0 | 0 | 28 | LLLWL |
| 15 | Essendon | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0:0 | 0 | 24 | LLLLL |
| 16 |  North Melbourne Kangaroos | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0:0 | 0 | 22 | LWLLL |
| 17 |  Richmond | 23 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0:0 | 0 | 20 | LLLLL |
| 18 |  West Coast Eagles | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0:0 | 0 | 4 | LLLLL |
- Promotion - Australian Football League (Play-off)
Trends
- 6 defeats in a row100%
- Winless in 6 matches100%
- Both teams scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- Over 2.5 in 6 matches in a row100%
- Scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- Both teams scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- Over 2.5 in 6 matches in a row100%
- Scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- Scored under 84.5 in 5 of 6 matches83%
- Conceded over 84.5 in 5 of 6 matches83%
Based on recent matches: home team — 6, away team — 6
Markets by recent matches
matches: 3 · 3EssendonShare of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.
Scoring by period
| Melbourne | Essendon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Ag. | % | Period | % | For | Ag. |
| 31 | 82 | 100% | Period 1 | 100% | 50 | 74 |
| 52 | 50 | 100% | Period 2 | 100% | 51 | 93 |
| 78 | 85 | 100% | Period 3 | 100% | 57 | 68 |
| 32 | 83 | 100% | Period 4 | 100% | 98 | 46 |
- • Melbourne scores most in Period 3: 78 of 193 goals (40%).
- • Melbourne concedes most in Period 3: 85 of 300 conceded.
- • Essendon scores most in Period 4: 98 of 256 goals (38%).
- • Essendon concedes most in Period 2: 93 of 281 conceded.
- Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.
Markets in head-to-head
Head-to-head matches: 6 · 164.17 goals per match on average.
Lead tracker
Biggest lead: +0 Biggest lead: +39Lead changes: 0