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Melbourne defeated by Essendon
Round 21, MCG, Attendance: 23530
Saturday, 23rd August 1980, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6.5 8.7 11.10 14.17 101
Essendon 5.7 9.9 14.12 18.14 122
Melbourne Player StatsEssendon Player StatsMatch Head to Head StatsScoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Carl Ditterich  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Laurie Fowler 20 7 27 9 0 0 0 2 1
Tony Elshaug 20 4 24 2 0 3 0 3 1
Wayne Gordon 12 10 22 3 0 0 0 2 3
Peter Giles 14 7 21 4 0 0 0 8 1
Kelly O'Donnell 11 10 21 1 3 4 0 1 0
Gary Baker 12 9 21 9 2 2 10 3 2
Steven Smith 16 3 19 9 2 1 2 1 1
Bill Nettlefold 12 7 19 2 0 0 0 1 2
Michael Byrne 7 11 18 5 0 1 16 1 4
Andrew Moir 13 5 18 2 1 1 0 3 1
Robert Flower 11 5 16 4 2 1 0 1 2
Robert Elliott 8 7 15 5 1 1 0 0 2
Maurice Wingate 12 3 15 1 0 0 0 1 2
Tony Martyn 7 7 14 2 0 0 0 2 1
Greg Hutchison 11 2 13 4 0 0 0 1 2
Phillip Pinnell 8 5 13 5 2 1 0 0 2
Jim Durnan 6 7 13 2 0 0 0 3 1
Michael Seddon 7 5 12 0 1 2 0 1 4
Anthony Dullard 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 1 2
Cameron Clayton 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Barry Davis  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Merv Neagle 28 7 35 6 0 2 0 3 0
Neale Daniher 11 16 27 6 0 0 0 2 0
Grant Fowler 22 5 27 1 2 1 0 1 2
Alan Reid 19 7 26 1 0 0 0 1 1
Ian Marsh 23 3 26 3 0 0 0 1 3
Tim Watson 11 14 25 4 3 1 0 1 1
Alan Stoneham 14 11 25 2 1 0 0 0 6
Paul Van Der Haar 14 5 19 5 2 0 11 4 2
Garry Foulds 15 3 18 2 1 1 0 0 1
Terry Daniher 8 8 16 1 1 1 0 2 1
Simon Madden 11 5 16 4 4 1 6 5 3
Shane Heard 11 4 15 1 0 0 0 1 1
Neil Besanko 7 8 15 3 0 0 0 1 1
Robert Shaw 11 4 15 3 2 1 0 3 2
Ken Fletcher 7 7 14 0 0 0 0 3 3
Mark Eustice 6 3 9 0 1 2 0 2 1
Wayne Foreman 4 5 9 1 0 2 0 1 2
Max Crow 5 3 8 3 0 1 6 1 2
David Burke 5 2 7 1 1 0 6 2 2
Stephen Carey 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 1
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Essendon
215 Kicks 236
122 Handballs 122
337 Disposals 358
1.76 Kick to Handball Ratio 1.93
74 Marks 48
28 Hitouts 29
35 Frees For 35
35 Frees Against 35
14 Goals Kicked 18
17 Behinds Kicked 13
0 Rushed Behinds 1
31 Scoring Shots 32
45.2% Conversion 56.2%
24.07 Disposals Per Goal 19.89
10.87 Disps Per Scoring Shot 11.19
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Essendon
6.5 41 Score 5.7 37
11 Scoring Shots 12
54.5% Conversion 41.7%
Won quarter by 4 Result Lost quarter by 4
Leading by 4 End of Quarter Trailing by 4
Melbourne Second Quarter Essendon
2.2 14 Score 4.2 26
4 Scoring Shots 6
50.0% Conversion 66.7%
Lost quarter by 12 Result Won quarter by 12
Trailing by 8 Halftime Leading by 8
Melbourne Third Quarter Essendon
3.3 21 Score 5.3 33
6 Scoring Shots 8
50.0% Conversion 62.5%
Lost quarter by 12 Result Won quarter by 12
Trailing by 20 End of Quarter Leading by 20
Melbourne Final Quarter Essendon
3.7 25 Score 4.2 26
10 Scoring Shots 6
30.0% Conversion 66.7%
Lost quarter by 1 Result Won quarter by 1
Lost game by 21 End of Game Won game by 21
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Essendon
8.7 55 Score 9.9 63
15 Scoring Shots 18
53.3% Conversion 50.0%
Lost half by 8 Result Won half by 8
Trailing by 8 Halftime Leading by 8
Melbourne Second Half Essendon
6.10 46 Score 9.5 59
16 Scoring Shots 14
37.5% Conversion 64.3%
Lost half by 13 Result Won half by 13
Lost game by 21 End of Game Won game by 21
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