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Melbourne defeated by Essendon
Round 8, Waverley Park, Attendance: 25392
Saturday, 26th May 1973, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1.5 4.6 6.9 10.11 71
Essendon 1.1 4.4 9.7 12.9 81
Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Ian Ridley  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Greg Wells 32 2 34 11 1 4 0 5 4
Stan Alves 14 7 21 6 0 0 0 2 2
Denis Clark 17 4 21 4 0 0 0 3 0
Gary Hardeman 16 2 18 9 0 0 0 1 2
Barry Bourke 16 1 17 2 0 0 0 3 1
Paul Callery 16 0 16 1 0 0 0 3 2
Graham Osborne 13 3 16 4 2 0 5 2 1
Greg Parke 9 5 14 9 0 0 0 2 4
Peter Dilnot 14 0 14 6 2 2 0 2 3
Carl Ditterich 11 2 13 3 0 1 10 3 3
Ross Brewer 8 3 11 1 0 0 0 1 2
Stephen Kerley 9 2 11 3 0 0 0 1 0
Ray Biffin 7 2 9 2 1 2 0 2 3
Tony Sullivan 6 3 9 2 0 0 0 3 2
John Tilbrook 8 0 8 4 1 0 0 2 0
Mike Collins 8 0 8 3 1 1 0 1 3
Frank Davis 7 0 7 1 0 0 0 2 2
Peter Keenan 6 0 6 2 1 0 9 3 2
Glenn Swan 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Henry Ritterman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Des Tuddenham  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Andrew Wilson 32 4 36 2 2 3 0 0 4
Neville Fields 21 6 27 2 1 0 0 5 2
Ray Smith 20 1 21 11 0 0 0 3 1
Ken Fletcher 17 0 17 2 0 0 0 7 6
Alan Noonan 14 1 15 7 1 0 0 1 1
Geoff Pryor 12 3 15 3 0 0 0 2 2
Hugh Delahunty 13 2 15 5 0 0 0 0 6
Gary Parkes 13 1 14 1 0 1 0 1 2
Robin Close 14 0 14 7 4 1 0 4 3
Graham Moss 8 6 14 8 1 0 6 0 3
Pat Wellington 11 0 11 5 1 2 0 0 4
Laurie Moloney 10 0 10 3 0 0 0 2 1
John Williams 9 1 10 3 0 0 0 3 0
Ken Roberts 7 2 9 3 2 1 0 2 5
Don Gross 9 0 9 2 0 0 0 1 0
Peter Daniel 9 0 9 2 0 0 0 4 1
Greg Perry 6 2 8 4 0 0 11 1 1
Des Tuddenham 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wayne Headlam 7 0 7 3 0 0 2 0 0
Don McKenzie 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 1
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Essendon
220 Kicks 242
36 Handballs 31
256 Disposals 273
6.11 Kick to Handball Ratio 7.81
75 Marks 74
24 Hitouts 19
43 Frees For 37
37 Frees Against 43
10 Goals Kicked 12
11 Behinds Kicked 8
0 Rushed Behinds 1
21 Scoring Shots 21
47.6% Conversion 57.1%
25.60 Disposals Per Goal 22.75
12.19 Disps Per Scoring Shot 13.00
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Essendon
1.5 11 Score 1.1 7
6 Scoring Shots 2
16.7% Conversion 50.0%
Won quarter by 4 Result Lost quarter by 4
Leading by 4 End of Quarter Trailing by 4
Melbourne Second Quarter Essendon
3.1 19 Score 3.3 21
4 Scoring Shots 6
75.0% Conversion 50.0%
Lost quarter by 2 Result Won quarter by 2
Leading by 2 Halftime Trailing by 2
Melbourne Third Quarter Essendon
2.3 15 Score 5.3 33
5 Scoring Shots 8
40.0% Conversion 62.5%
Lost quarter by 18 Result Won quarter by 18
Trailing by 16 End of Quarter Leading by 16
Melbourne Final Quarter Essendon
4.2 26 Score 3.2 20
6 Scoring Shots 5
66.7% Conversion 60.0%
Won quarter by 6 Result Lost quarter by 6
Lost game by 10 End of Game Won game by 10
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Essendon
4.6 30 Score 4.4 28
10 Scoring Shots 8
40.0% Conversion 50.0%
Won half by 2 Result Lost half by 2
Leading by 2 Halftime Trailing by 2
Melbourne Second Half Essendon
6.5 41 Score 8.5 53
11 Scoring Shots 13
54.5% Conversion 61.5%
Lost half by 12 Result Won half by 12
Lost game by 10 End of Game Won game by 10
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