EssendonESS

7.7

49

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
ESS	12	2	7	28	49
MELB	10	32	7	19	68

10.8

68

MelbourneMELB

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:14		B. Zerk-Thatcher Behind	49 - 68
24:23		B. Fritsch Goal	48 - 68
23:34		B. Fritsch Behind	48 - 62
22:04		B. Fritsch Goal	48 - 61
19:59		D. Shiel Goal	48 - 55
16:10		J. Stewart Goal	42 - 55
12:09		D. Smith Goal	36 - 55
10:42		J. Hunt Goal	30 - 55
6:55		Rushed	30 - 49
6:16		T. Cutler Behind	29 - 49
4:46		D. Smith Behind	28 - 49
1:47		J. Stewart Goal	27 - 49
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
21:23		J. Stewart Goal	21 - 49
16:28		J. Hunt Goal	15 - 49
9:20		M. Brown Behind	15 - 43
4:48		J. Stringer Behind	15 - 42
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
19:46		C. Petracca Goal	14 - 42
18:38		J. Stewart Behind	14 - 36
15:47		B. Fritsch Behind	13 - 36
14:22		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	13 - 35
12:42		M. Brown Behind	13 - 29
10:53		J. Hunt Goal	13 - 28
6:53		J. Ridley Behind	13 - 22
4:41		B. Fritsch Goal	12 - 22
2:44		A. Neal-Bullen Goal	12 - 16
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
22:09		J. Stringer Goal	12 - 10
17:56		C. Spargo Behind	6 - 10
14:35		B. Fritsch Behind	6 - 9
9:49		J. Hunt Goal	6 - 8
8:18		J. Laverde Goal	6 - 2
3:14		B. Fritsch Behind	0 - 2
1:30		Rushed	0 - 1

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2024 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	SYD	68	126.7	LLWWW
2	PORT	64	114.8	WWWWW
3	GEEL	60	112.2	WWWLW
4	GWS	60	109.1	WWWWL
5	BL	58	121.9	WWLLW
6	WB	56	125.1	WWLWW
7	HAW	56	118.5	WLWWW
8	CARL	52	110.2	LLLWL
9	COLL	52	102.5	WWLWW
10	FRE	50	111.9	WLLLL
11	ESS	46	93.5	LWLLL
12	STK	44	99.4	WLWWW
13	SUNS	44	99.1	LLWLW
14	MELB	44	98.5	LLLWL
15	ADEL	34	99.1	LLWLL
16	WCE	20	68.1	LWWLL
17	NMFC	12	63.5	LWLLL
18	RICH	8	63.7	LLLLL