Melbourne v Essendon – Round 3 2019 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2019 AFLRound 3Fri, 5 Apr, 7:50 pm AEDT

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18.420.10

Essendon by 18

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
MEL	3.1 19	10.1 61	12.3 75	18.4 112
ESS	6.4 40	8.6 54	15.6 96	20.10 130

MCG, MelbourneWindy, 27°Lead changes 2

Recap

Essendon 20.10 (130) beat Melbourne 18.4 (112) at MCG in Round 3, a 18-point win.

Shaun McKernan kicked four goals for Essendon and Jake Stringer four; James Harmes kicked three for Melbourne.

David Zaharakis led the way with 31 disposals, a goal and 7 clearances.

A run of eight straight goals across the second and third quarters turned a 13-point deficit into a 33-point lead.

Melbourne won the inside-50 count 63–53 but couldn’t convert it.

Best on ground

More from Round 3

Melbourne18.4112

Essendon20.10130

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

1:08GoalS. McKernanESS0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
4:53GoalJ. MelkshamMELLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
9:34GoalO. FantasiaESS1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
11:18BehindD. ParishESS1.0 (6) – 2.1 (13)
18:20GoalJ. StringerESS1.0 (6) – 3.1 (19)
19:52BehindD. HeppellESS1.0 (6) – 3.2 (20)
20:34GoalJ. LockhartMEL2.0 (12) – 3.2 (20)
22:58GoalJ. StringerESS2.0 (12) – 4.2 (26)
24:46GoalA. Neal-BullenMEL3.0 (18) – 4.2 (26)
26:24GoalS. McKernanESS3.0 (18) – 5.2 (32)
27:36BehindD. ShielESS3.0 (18) – 5.3 (33)
29:20RushedMelbourneMEL3.1 (19) – 5.3 (33)
31:44BehindS. McKernanESS3.1 (19) – 5.4 (34)
32:09GoalA. McDonald-TipungwutiESS3.1 (19) – 6.4 (40)

2:23GoalC. WagnerMEL4.1 (25) – 6.4 (40)
5:11BehindZ. ClarkeESS4.1 (25) – 6.5 (41)
6:16BehindD. ShielESS4.1 (25) – 6.6 (42)
7:57GoalS. McKernanESS4.1 (25) – 7.6 (48)
8:56GoalC. PetraccaMEL5.1 (31) – 7.6 (48)
11:32GoalJ. LockhartMEL6.1 (37) – 7.6 (48)
14:13GoalJ. HuntMEL7.1 (43) – 7.6 (48)
19:21GoalJ. HarmesMELLead change8.1 (49) – 7.6 (48)
21:37GoalS. WeidemanMEL9.1 (55) – 7.6 (48)
25:31GoalM. GawnMEL10.1 (61) – 7.6 (48)
29:06GoalA. McDonald-TipungwutiESS10.1 (61) – 8.6 (54)

0:30GoalJ. StringerESS10.1 (61) – 9.6 (60)
6:09GoalA. McDonald-TipungwutiESSLead change10.1 (61) – 10.6 (66)
8:00GoalM. BaguleyESS10.1 (61) – 11.6 (72)
11:21GoalA. McDonald-TipungwutiESS10.1 (61) – 12.6 (78)
13:43BehindJ. HuntMEL10.2 (62) – 12.6 (78)
18:16GoalD. ZaharakisESS10.2 (62) – 13.6 (84)
19:27GoalD. SmithESS10.2 (62) – 14.6 (90)
21:33BehindJ. HarmesMEL10.3 (63) – 14.6 (90)
22:53GoalD. SmithESS10.3 (63) – 15.6 (96)
25:23GoalJ. HuntMEL11.3 (69) – 15.6 (96)
28:15GoalS. WeidemanMEL12.3 (75) – 15.6 (96)