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Melbourne defeated by Essendon
Round 9, MCG, Attendance: 31769
Saturday, 23rd May 1981, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4.2 6.7 9.7 10.10 70
Essendon 2.4 4.9 8.18 14.20 104
Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Ron Barassi  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Tony Elshaug 32 4 36 3 3 5 0 6 1
Wayne Gordon 13 10 23 5 0 0 0 1 2
Phillip Pinnell 19 4 23 5 0 2 1 3 1
Gerard Healy 12 10 22 3 2 1 0 1 0
Jim Durnan 11 11 22 5 0 0 0 0 0
Graham Gaunt 11 9 20 4 0 0 0 0 4
Bill Nettlefold 15 4 19 0 1 0 0 1 4
Shane Zantuck 11 4 15 1 1 0 0 5 2
Jamie Barham 10 4 14 2 0 0 0 1 5
Peter Maynard 10 4 14 3 0 0 0 3 3
Gary Baker 7 5 12 2 0 0 19 6 5
Steven Smith 7 4 11 0 0 0 0 3 0
Andrew Moir 5 5 10 1 0 0 0 2 2
Michael Byrne 6 2 8 5 0 0 7 0 2
Peter Giles 6 2 8 1 0 0 0 3 1
Brent Crosswell 5 3 8 2 0 0 0 2 1
Michael Young 5 3 8 2 0 0 0 3 4
Mark Jackson 4 3 7 2 3 0 0 2 2
Laurie Fowler 6 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
Peter Keenan 2 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 1
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Kevin Sheedy  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Tony Buhagiar 21 8 29 5 5 5 0 4 6
Alan Reid 21 5 26 6 1 0 0 3 2
Alan Stoneham 16 9 25 3 0 1 0 1 0
Tim Watson 14 8 22 5 2 2 0 2 1
Garry Foulds 19 3 22 1 1 3 0 4 1
Neale Daniher 13 8 21 3 0 0 0 1 1
Terry Daniher 12 5 17 3 1 2 3 3 1
Neil Clarke 14 3 17 1 0 0 0 2 4
Glenn Hawker 10 5 15 2 2 0 1 0 3
Stephen Carey 8 6 14 1 0 0 0 4 4
Grant Fowler 9 4 13 0 1 1 0 1 1
Ron Andrews 7 4 11 4 0 0 0 2 2
Simon Madden 9 1 10 2 0 1 22 3 3
Mark Eustice 4 5 9 1 0 0 0 0 2
Paul Van Der Haar 5 4 9 4 1 0 2 1 2
Robert Shaw 6 3 9 3 0 1 0 2 2
Russell Muir 7 2 9 3 0 1 0 2 0
Max Crow 7 0 7 3 0 0 2 1 3
Justin Madden 4 2 6 0 0 0 19 4 3
Michael Thomson 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Essendon
197 Kicks 207
92 Handballs 85
289 Disposals 292
2.14 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.44
48 Marks 50
34 Hitouts 49
42 Frees For 40
40 Frees Against 42
10 Goals Kicked 14
8 Behinds Kicked 18
2 Rushed Behinds 2
20 Scoring Shots 34
50.0% Conversion 41.2%
28.90 Disposals Per Goal 20.86
14.45 Disps Per Scoring Shot 8.59
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Essendon
4.2 26 Score 2.4 16
6 Scoring Shots 6
66.7% Conversion 33.3%
Won quarter by 10 Result Lost quarter by 10
Leading by 10 End of Quarter Trailing by 10
Melbourne Second Quarter Essendon
2.5 17 Score 2.5 17
7 Scoring Shots 7
28.6% Conversion 28.6%
Draw Result Draw
Leading by 10 Halftime Trailing by 10
Melbourne Third Quarter Essendon
3.0 18 Score 4.9 33
3 Scoring Shots 13
100.0% Conversion 30.8%
Lost quarter by 15 Result Won quarter by 15
Trailing by 5 End of Quarter Leading by 5
Melbourne Final Quarter Essendon
1.3 9 Score 6.2 38
4 Scoring Shots 8
25.0% Conversion 75.0%
Lost quarter by 29 Result Won quarter by 29
Lost game by 34 End of Game Won game by 34
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Essendon
6.7 43 Score 4.9 33
13 Scoring Shots 13
46.2% Conversion 30.8%
Won half by 10 Result Lost half by 10
Leading by 10 Halftime Trailing by 10
Melbourne Second Half Essendon
4.3 27 Score 10.11 71
7 Scoring Shots 21
57.1% Conversion 47.6%
Lost half by 44 Result Won half by 44
Lost game by 34 End of Game Won game by 34
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