Essendon v Melbourne – Round 15 2021 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2021 AFLRound 15Sat, 26 June, 7:25 pm AEST

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8.99.14

Melbourne by 11

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	2.3 15	4.5 29	6.7 43	8.9 57
MEL	1.5 11	4.8 32	8.12 60	9.14 68

MCG, MelbourneRain, 13°Lead changes 5

Recap

Melbourne 9.14 (68) beat Essendon 8.9 (57) at MCG in Round 15, a 11-point win.

James Jordon kicked two goals for Melbourne and Christian Petracca two; Harrison Jones kicked two for Essendon.

Max Gawn led the way with 16 disposals and 32 hitouts.

A run of four straight goals across the second and third quarters turned a 3-point deficit into a 20-point lead.

Melbourne won the contested ball 150–121.

Best on ground

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Essendon8.957

Melbourne9.1468

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

4:00BehindZ. MerrettESS0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
6:26BehindA. BrayshawMELLevel0.1 (1) – 0.1 (1)
11:57BehindJ. JordonMELLead change0.1 (1) – 0.2 (2)
13:01BehindL. JacksonMEL0.1 (1) – 0.3 (3)
16:31GoalJ. HarmesMEL0.1 (1) – 1.3 (9)
18:15RushedMelbourneMEL0.1 (1) – 1.4 (10)
19:57BehindJ. StringerESS0.2 (2) – 1.4 (10)
21:00GoalJ. StringerESS1.2 (8) – 1.4 (10)
22:35RushedMelbourneMEL1.2 (8) – 1.5 (11)
24:13BehindA. McDonald-TipungwutiESS1.3 (9) – 1.5 (11)
26:11GoalD. SmithESSLead change2.3 (15) – 1.5 (11)

2:35GoalH. JonesESS3.3 (21) – 1.5 (11)
7:06RushedMelbourneMEL3.3 (21) – 1.6 (12)
11:37BehindT. McDonaldMEL3.3 (21) – 1.7 (13)
17:17BehindL. JacksonMEL3.3 (21) – 1.8 (14)
18:26GoalL. JacksonMEL3.3 (21) – 2.8 (20)
19:44GoalC. SpargoMELLead change3.3 (21) – 3.8 (26)
23:17GoalP. WrightESSLead change4.3 (27) – 3.8 (26)
25:25BehindA. PerkinsESS4.4 (28) – 3.8 (26)
26:20BehindB. HamESS4.5 (29) – 3.8 (26)
27:49GoalJ. JordonMELLead change4.5 (29) – 4.8 (32)

1:25BehindJ. HarmesMEL4.5 (29) – 4.9 (33)
2:13GoalT. McDonaldMEL4.5 (29) – 5.9 (39)
5:25RushedEssendonESS4.6 (30) – 5.9 (39)
7:53GoalJ. JordonMEL4.6 (30) – 6.9 (45)
12:29GoalC. PetraccaMEL4.6 (30) – 7.9 (51)
16:41RushedEssendonESS4.7 (31) – 7.9 (51)
19:01GoalD. HeppellESS5.7 (37) – 7.9 (51)
21:00RushedMelbourneMEL5.7 (37) – 7.10 (52)
22:23BehindB. FritschMEL5.7 (37) – 7.11 (53)
24:32BehindJ. HarmesMEL5.7 (37) – 7.12 (54)
25:48GoalH. JonesESS6.7 (43) – 7.12 (54)
27:59GoalC. PetraccaMEL6.7 (43) – 8.12 (60)