MelbourneMELB

13.6

84

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
MELB	20	22	12	30	84
ESS	21	8	8	30	67

10.7

67

EssendonESS

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
26:11		N. Martin Goal	84 - 67
22:09		X. Duursma Goal	84 - 61
19:56		K. Langford Goal	84 - 55
18:51		N. Martin Goal	84 - 49
14:26		B. Fritsch Goal	84 - 43
12:48		B. Fritsch Goal	78 - 43
10:16		D. Turner Goal	72 - 43
8:11		K. Pickett Goal	66 - 43
2:54		J. Melksham Goal	60 - 43
1:21		N. Martin Goal	54 - 43
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:52		N. Cox Behind	54 - 37
18:31		D. Turner Goal	54 - 36
12:37		H. Jones Goal	48 - 36
9:59		E. Langdon Goal	48 - 30
3:29		A. Perkins Behind	42 - 30
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:38		Z. Merrett Behind	42 - 29
19:48		J. Melksham Goal	42 - 28
17:37		N. Martin Goal	36 - 28
13:05		H. Jones Behind	36 - 22
10:08		Rushed	36 - 21
5:38		C. Windsor Goal	35 - 21
4:48		T. Sparrow Behind	29 - 21
2:04		K. Chandler Goal	28 - 21
1:13		J. Melksham Behind	22 - 21
0:27		C. Oliver Behind	21 - 21
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:03		K. Pickett Goal	20 - 21
22:46		D. Turner Goal	14 - 21
21:31		H. Jones Behind	8 - 21
17:49		X. Duursma Goal	8 - 20
16:15		J. Stringer Behind	8 - 14
15:26		N. Caddy Behind	8 - 13
14:07		T. Rivers Behind	8 - 12
10:21		S. Durham Goal	7 - 12
7:36		K. Langford Goal	7 - 6
5:31		Rushed	7 - 0
1:06		B. Fritsch Goal	6 - 0

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2025 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	HAW	16	127.4	WWWW
2	BL	16	119.5	WWWW
3	SUNS	12	172.6	WWW
4	GWS	12	149.0	WWLW
5	ADEL	12	146.6	WWWL
6	COLL	12	123.4	LWWW
7	STK	12	112.3	LWWW
8	GEEL	8	135.7	WLLW
9	SYD	8	114.7	LLWW
10	WB	8	100.6	WLWL
11	FRE	8	92.6	LLWW
12	PORT	4	86.8	LWLL
13	NMFC	4	85.9	LWLL
14	ESS	4	77.4	LLW
15	RICH	4	63.4	WLLL
16	CARL	0	81.2	LLLL
17	MELB	0	60.9	LLLL
18	WCE	0	51.9	LLLL