1941 Grand Final: Melbourne v Essendon
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday, September 27th, 1941
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
79,687
Capacity:
unknown
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
19.13.127 - 13.20.98
Quarter Breakdown
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Final
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Melbourne
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6
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.
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6
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11
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.
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9
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14
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.
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11
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19
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.
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13
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19
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.
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13
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(127)
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Essendon
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1
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.
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1
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2
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.
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6
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6
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.
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12
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13
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.
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20
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13
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.
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20
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(98)
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Margin
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MEL by 35
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MEL by 57
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MEL by 47
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MEL by 29
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MEL by 29
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Duration
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Honour Roll
Coach(es):
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captain(s):
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire(s):
Eric Hawkins
Goal Umpire(s):
Reginald Treloar,
William Wetenhall
Boundary Umpire(s):
Norman Batty,
John Lancaster
Umpire Replacement(s):
No known replacements
Player Statistics (Basic)
Melbourne
#
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Player
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Pos.
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ToG%
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GL
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BH
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36
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Anderson, Syd
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?
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?
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1
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?
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15
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Baggott, Ron
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?
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?
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0
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?
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24
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Beames, Percy
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?
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?
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6
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?
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21
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Cordner, Don
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?
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?
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0
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?
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28
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Cordner, Ted
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?
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?
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0
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?
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27
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Daly, Gerry
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?
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?
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1
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?
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34
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Dullard, Adrian
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?
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?
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1
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?
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9
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Emselle, Richie
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?
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?
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0
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?
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10
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Gibb, Maurie
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?
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?
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1
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?
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1
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Heal, Stan
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?
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?
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0
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?
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17
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La Fontaine, Allan
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?
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?
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0
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?
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11
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Lewis, Warren
|
?
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?
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0
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?
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18
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Lock, Wally
|
?
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?
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0
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?
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22
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McGrath, Shane
|
?
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?
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0
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?
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25
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McLean, Col
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?
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?
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0
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?
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12
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Mueller, Jack
|
?
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?
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3
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?
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29
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O'Keefe, Jack
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?
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?
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1
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?
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4
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Smith, Norm
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?
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?
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3
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?
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23
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Wartman, Ray
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?
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?
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2
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?
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Rushed
|
?
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Total
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19
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13
|
Essendon
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
25
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Abbott, Gordon
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?
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?
|
1
|
?
|
9
|
Bryce, Ted
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
15
|
Buttsworth, Wally
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
|
5
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Caesar, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
19
|
Cassin, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
1
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Coward, Ernie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
4
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Exelby, Murray
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
30
|
Flanigan, Bob
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
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26
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Green, Fred
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
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33
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Griggs, Les
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
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6
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Hird, Allan
|
?
|
?
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0
|
?
|
17
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Lambert, Harold
|
?
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?
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0
|
?
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22
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Lane, Gordon
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
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8
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Plummer, Elton
|
?
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?
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0
|
?
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11
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Regan, Ted
|
?
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?
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1
|
?
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3
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Reynolds, Dick
|
?
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?
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2
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?
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29
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Reynolds, Tom
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?
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?
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3
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?
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21
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Ruddell, Cec
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?
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?
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0
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?
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20
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Torney, Hugh
|
?
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?
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1
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?
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Rushed
|
?
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Total
|
13
|
20
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Legend
ToG%:
Time-on-Ground Percentage,
GL:
Goals,
BH:
Behinds,
DI:
Disposals,
KI:
Kicks,
HB:
Handballs,
MK:
Marks,
HO:
Hitouts,
TA:
Tackles,
CP:
Contested Posessions,
UP:
Uncontested Posessions,
CL:
Clearances,
CR:
Clangers,
FF:
Free Kicks For,
FA:
Free Kicks Against,
RF:
Rebounds Inside 50,
IF:
Inside 50s,
MF:
Marks Inside 50,
RB:
Running Bounces,
OP:
One-Percenters,
GA:
Goal Assists
Player Line-Up
Melbourne
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Coach:
Frank Hughes
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BACK
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FOLLOWER
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INTERCHANGE
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FORWARD
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HALF-BACK
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HALF-FORWARD
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CENTRE
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FOLLOWER
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BACK
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Essendon
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Coach:
Dick Reynolds
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Score Timeline
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