Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 14
Melbourne13.1795
Essendon6.1450
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sat, 1:15 PM · Attendance 41,438 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5.4 | 9.10 | 10.14 | 13.17 | 95 |
| Essendon | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 6.14 | 50 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Melbourne
K. Pickett 3, M. Gawn 2, J. Melksham 2, H. Petty 2, E. Langdon 1, T. Rivers 1, K. Chandler 1, J. van Rooyen 1
Essendon
W. Setterfield 1, N. Cox 1, N. Caddy 1, S. Robey 1, H. El Achkar 1, B. McKay 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
MELB · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| MELB | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 411 | Disposals | 358 |
| 249 | Kicks | 208 |
| 162 | Handballs | 150 |
| 111 | Marks | 100 |
| 8 | Marks Inside 50 | 12 |
| 51 | Tackles | 51 |
| 35 | Hitouts | 30 |
| 38 | Clearances | 29 |
| 63 | Inside 50s | 40 |
| 140 | Contested Possessions | 108 |
| 260 | Uncontested Possessions | 240 |
| 48 | One Percenters | 52 |
| 17 | Frees For | 16 |
| 16 | Frees Against | 17 |
| 13 | Goals | 6 |
| 17 | Behinds | 14 |
The full box score
Players
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Pickett | 36 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Bowey | 17 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - |
| J. Fitzgerald | 47 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Steele | 9 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| D. Turner | 10 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 |
| B. Howes | 22 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | - | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Lever | 8 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 |
| P. Cross | 41 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Melksham | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| L. Cooke | 46 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| H. Petty | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - |
| L. Kentfield | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 8 | - | 1 |
| N. Cox | 13 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - | - |
| E. Tsatas | 5 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| K. Langford | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Ridley | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| H. El Achkar | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Bryan | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| B. McKay | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| H. Jones | 23 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - |