Essendon
57
Match Complete
Melbourne
68
Fourth Quarter | ||||
C. Hooker | 19:57 | |||
17:45 | Rushed | |||
P. Wright | 14:28 | |||
13:04 | T. Sparrow | |||
J. Stringer | 10:23 | |||
4:10 | Rushed | |||
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti | 2:50 | |||
6.7 (43) | Third Quarter [+] | 8.12 (60) | ||
27:59 | C. Petracca | |||
H. Jones | 25:48 | |||
24:32 | J. Harmes | |||
22:23 | B. Fritsch | |||
21:00 | Rushed | |||
D. Heppell | 19:01 | |||
Rushed | 16:41 | |||
12:29 | C. Petracca | |||
7:53 | J. Jordon | |||
Rushed | 5:25 | |||
2:13 | T. McDonald | |||
1:25 | J. Harmes | |||
4.5 (29) | Second Quarter [+] | 4.8 (32) | ||
27:49 | J. Jordon | |||
B. Ham | 26:20 | |||
A. Perkins | 25:25 | |||
P. Wright | 23:17 | |||
19:44 | C. Spargo | |||
18:26 | L. Jackson | |||
17:17 | L. Jackson | |||
11:37 | T. McDonald | |||
7:06 | Rushed | |||
H. Jones | 2:35 | |||
2.3 (15) | First Quarter [+] | 1.5 (11) | ||
D. Smith | 26:11 | |||
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti | 24:13 | |||
22:35 | Rushed | |||
J. Stringer | 21:00 | |||
J. Stringer | 19:57 | |||
18:15 | Rushed | |||
16:31 | J. Harmes | |||
13:01 | L. Jackson | |||
11:57 | J. Jordon | |||
6:26 | A. Brayshaw | |||
Z. Merrett | 4:00 |
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The Essendon Bombers will look to continue their strong run of form against the ladder-leading Melbourne Demons at the MCG. Stay up to date with the action on The Roar with live scores from 7:25pm (AEST).
It’s tough to see the sides above them faltering enough to open the door, but Essendon are doing their very best to keep themselves in the finals hunt. They’ve won four of their last five matches, with the lone loss being a good effort against Richmond that ended up with a deceptively lopsided margin.
But the heat gets raised again tonight, with the Demons ‘visiting’ the MCG from the lofty perch of first on the ladder. Melbourne have had a mixed month; they’ve decisively knocked off fellow contenders in the Western Bulldogs and Brisbane, but they’ve also been done in by non-finalists in Adelaide and Collingwood. They’ll be hunting a decisive return to form tonight.
The Bombers have lost three of their last four meetings with the Demons and also haven’t defeated them at the MCG since 2014.
Opening bounce: 7:25pm (AEST)
Venue: MCG
TV: Fox Footy, Seven (except WA)
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Demons $1.29, Bombers $3.60 (odds via PlayUp)
Essendon
B: Jayden Laverde, James Stewart, Jordan Ridley
HB: Nick Hind, Mason Redman, Dyson Heppell
C: Kyle Langford, Zach Merrett, Matt Guelfi
HF: Archie Perkins, Harrison Jones, Devon Smith
F: Jake Stringer, Cale Hooker, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
FOL: Sam Draper, Darcy Parish, Brayden Ham
I/C: Nik Cox, Peter Wright, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Alex Waterman
EMG: David Zaharakis, Tom Cutler, Andrew Phillips, Sam Durham
Melbourne
B: Jayden Hunt, Steven May, Jake Lever
HB: Michael Hibberd, Harrison Petty, Christian Salem
C: James Jordon, Jack Viney, Ed Langdon
HF: Kysaiah Pickett, Bayley Fritsch, Tom Sparrow
F: Alex Neal-Bullen, Tom McDonald, Charlie Spargo
FOL: Max Gawn, Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca
I/C: James Harmes, Luke Jackson, Angus Brayshaw, Trent Rivers
EMG: Nathan Jones, Kade Chandler, Neville Jetta, Ben Brown
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