Essendon v Melbourne – Round 5 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 5Sat, 15 Apr, 4:10 pm AEST

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15.1411.11

Essendon by 27

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	5.4 34	9.10 64	12.13 85	15.14 104
MEL	4.2 26	7.5 47	7.7 49	11.11 77

Adelaide OvalMostly sunny, 18°Lead changes 4

Recap

Essendon 15.14 (104) beat Melbourne 11.11 (77) at Adelaide Oval in Round 5, a 27-point win.

Essendon led at every change.

Sam Draper kicked three goals for Essendon and Kyle Langford two; Bayley Fritsch kicked two for Melbourne.

Zach Merrett led the way with 35 disposals.

A run of seven straight goals across the second and third quarters turned a 9-point deficit into a 36-point lead.

Melbourne won the clearances 43–33 but couldn’t convert it.

Best on ground

More from Round 5

Essendon15.14104

Melbourne11.1177

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

2:26BehindK. LangfordESS0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
4:17GoalW. SnellingESS1.1 (7) – 0.0 (0)
6:01GoalA. PhillipsESS2.1 (13) – 0.0 (0)
8:06RushedMelbourneMEL2.1 (13) – 0.1 (1)
11:22GoalK. PickettMEL2.1 (13) – 1.1 (7)
12:41BehindJ. StringerESS2.2 (14) – 1.1 (7)
14:03GoalB. FritschMEL2.2 (14) – 2.1 (13)
16:27GoalB. FritschMELLead change2.2 (14) – 3.1 (19)
18:37GoalS. DraperESSLead change3.2 (20) – 3.1 (19)
19:54GoalN. MartinESS4.2 (26) – 3.1 (19)
24:48BehindW. SnellingESS4.3 (27) – 3.1 (19)
26:48GoalS. DraperESS5.3 (33) – 3.1 (19)
28:04BehindK. PickettMEL5.3 (33) – 3.2 (20)
30:16RushedEssendonESS5.4 (34) – 3.2 (20)
31:41GoalJ. MelkshamMEL5.4 (34) – 4.2 (26)

0:16BehindC. PetraccaMEL5.4 (34) – 4.3 (27)
1:31GoalJ. MelkshamMEL5.4 (34) – 5.3 (33)
4:31BehindH. JonesESS5.5 (35) – 5.3 (33)
6:36GoalJ. van RooyenMELLead change5.5 (35) – 6.3 (39)
8:10BehindM. RedmanESS5.6 (36) – 6.3 (39)
10:04GoalK. PickettMEL5.6 (36) – 7.3 (45)
14:15GoalH. JonesESS6.6 (42) – 7.3 (45)
15:42BehindB. FritschMEL6.6 (42) – 7.4 (46)
17:46GoalA. PhillipsESSLead change7.6 (48) – 7.4 (46)
19:51GoalK. LangfordESS8.6 (54) – 7.4 (46)
22:20BehindJ. StringerESS8.7 (55) – 7.4 (46)
23:38BehindC. PetraccaMEL8.7 (55) – 7.5 (47)
27:10GoalS. DraperESS9.7 (61) – 7.5 (47)
30:04BehindJ. CaldwellESS9.8 (62) – 7.5 (47)
31:15BehindW. SetterfieldESS9.9 (63) – 7.5 (47)
33:09BehindD. ShielESS9.10 (64) – 7.5 (47)

1:30BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL9.10 (64) – 7.6 (48)
4:17BehindJ. CaldwellESS9.11 (65) – 7.6 (48)
5:07GoalJ. StringerESS10.11 (71) – 7.6 (48)
8:43GoalK. LangfordESS11.11 (77) – 7.6 (48)
12:16RushedEssendonESS11.12 (78) – 7.6 (48)
14:39GoalA. PerkinsESS12.12 (84) – 7.6 (48)
18:19BehindJ. StringerESS12.13 (85) – 7.6 (48)
25:16BehindJ. MelkshamMEL12.13 (85) – 7.7 (49)