Head to Head Between Essendon and Melbourne

Summary

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
Essendon	40	3	184	52	148
Melbourne	17	2	135	36	77

Games

Season	Rnd	Home Team							Away Team						Ground	Date
2018	R6	Essendon						v	Melbourne						Etihad Stadium	Apr 29 (Sun 1:10pm)
2017	R6	Essendon	2.2	4.8	6.12	10.14	(74)	lost to	Melbourne	2.4	4.6	12.9	17.10	(112)	Etihad Stadium	Apr 30 (Sun 1:10pm)
2016	R2	Essendon	2.2	7.7	8.10	11.14	(80)	dftd	Melbourne	1.4	6.4	7.7	10.7	(67)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 2 (Sat 2:10pm)
2015	R15	Essendon	1.3	3.4	9.7	10.9	(69)	dftd	Melbourne	1.3	3.9	4.13	7.18	(60)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 11 (Sat 1:40pm)
2014	R13	Essendon	2.4	5.12	8.12	10.17	(77)	lost to	Melbourne	0.3	3.3	7.6	12.6	(78)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 15 (Sun 4:40pm)
2013	R2	Essendon	6.2	13.6	21.11	28.16	(184)	dftd	Melbourne	2.1	4.5	5.5	5.6	(36)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 6 (Sat 7:40pm)
2012	R10	Essendon	1.5	2.9	5.13	6.16	(52)	lost to	Melbourne	1.2	4.3	5.5	8.10	(58)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 2 (Sat 7:40pm)
2011	R11	Essendon	3.2	6.5	6.6	10.8	(68)	lost to	Melbourne	3.0	5.4	11.6	15.11	(101)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 3 (Fri 7:40pm)
2010	R15	Melbourne	6.2	10.6	14.7	19.8	(122)	dftd	Essendon	3.4	4.10	8.16	14.19	(103)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 11 (Sun 2:10pm)
2009	R12	Essendon	6.3	10.7	17.13	19.17	(131)	dftd	Melbourne	3.2	8.3	9.3	13.5	(83)	Etihad Stadium	Jun 19 (Fri 7:40pm)
2008	R18	Essendon	3.1	9.6	14.8	19.10	(124)	dftd	Melbourne	2.2	7.3	11.5	17.6	(108)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 2 (Sat 2:10pm)
2007	R13	Essendon	8.3	12.5	14.8	19.11	(125)	dftd	Melbourne	2.2	9.4	16.9	18.15	(123)	Telstra Dome	Jun 29 (Fri 7:40pm)
2006	R12	Essendon	2.8	4.12	7.13	10.15	(75)	lost to	Melbourne	2.3	5.7	12.10	16.15	(111)	Telstra Dome	Jun 18 (Sun 2:10pm)
2005	R22	Essendon	4.1	7.5	9.7	12.13	(85)	lost to	Melbourne	1.3	7.8	11.14	13.17	(95)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 28 (Sun 2:10pm)
2005	R1	Melbourne	3.2	9.8	12.11	15.13	(103)	dftd	Essendon	3.4	6.6	6.8	8.9	(57)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Mar 26 (Sat 7:10pm)
2004	EF	Melbourne	5.2	6.5	13.6	15.9	(99)	lost to	Essendon	5.2	11.6	11.10	15.14	(104)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 4 (Sat 2:30pm)
2004	R13	Essendon	2.1	4.3	8.6	10.9	(69)	lost to	Melbourne	1.6	6.14	9.16	13.17	(95)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 20 (Sun 2:10pm)
2003	R17	Melbourne	1.3	7.7	8.8	10.11	(71)	lost to	Essendon	6.2	8.6	10.8	13.10	(88)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 26 (Sat 2:10pm)
2003	R2	Essendon	2.2	8.4	13.7	17.10	(112)	dftd	Melbourne	4.4	4.7	8.11	10.15	(75)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 5 (Sat 2:10pm)
2002	R13	Essendon	7.2	12.7	17.11	18.12	(120)	dftd	Melbourne	3.4	5.5	10.9	16.12	(108)	Colonial Stadium	Jun 28 (Fri 7:45pm)
2001	R8	Melbourne	3.3	3.7	7.11	11.13	(79)	lost to	Essendon	2.1	5.4	9.9	12.13	(85)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 20 (Sun)
2000	GF	Essendon	4.8	10.16	16.17	19.21	(135)	dftd	Melbourne	3.3	5.5	8.8	11.9	(75)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 2 (Sat 2:30pm)
2000	R9	Melbourne	2.6	5.11	9.14	13.15	(93)	lost to	Essendon	3.3	8.5	12.11	15.16	(106)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 7 (Sun)
1999	R22	Essendon	3.2	8.5	12.13	17.14	(116)	dftd	Melbourne	7.2	12.5	13.6	15.9	(99)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 28 (Sat)
1999	R7	Melbourne	6.1	12.5	17.7	20.14	(134)	dftd	Essendon	6.2	12.4	16.8	17.11	(113)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 8 (Sat)
1998	R9	Melbourne	4.3	6.6	9.10	12.12	(84)	lost to	Essendon	4.2	9.6	12.10	18.14	(122)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 23 (Sat)
1997	R14	Essendon	4.5	8.7	13.11	18.12	(120)	dftd	Melbourne	2.3	5.5	7.5	8.9	(57)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 6 (Sun)
1996	R9	Essendon	2.8	4.12	8.18	11.23	(89)	dftd	Melbourne	3.1	5.2	10.3	12.5	(77)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 25 (Sat)
1995	R18	Melbourne	3.2	5.5	6.6	11.7	(73)	lost to	Essendon	6.4	10.8	12.13	15.16	(106)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 5 (Sat)
1995	R3	Essendon	3.5	5.7	10.8	14.14	(98)	dftd	Melbourne	4.2	9.6	11.9	12.10	(82)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 17 (Mon)
1994	R19	Melbourne	7.3	9.4	17.4	21.9	(135)	dftd	Essendon	3.1	6.5	8.8	8.10	(58)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 30 (Sat)
1994	R4	Essendon	2.5	4.6	5.10	9.12	(66)	lost to	Melbourne	2.2	6.3	9.8	12.12	(84)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 16 (Sat)
1993	R12	Melbourne	3.3	6.8	9.13	15.15	(105)	dftd	Essendon	2.5	5.7	8.8	10.11	(71)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 19 (Sat)
1992	R21	Melbourne	1.4	8.4	11.10	13.16	(94)	lost to	Essendon	3.4	10.7	15.10	19.12	(126)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 8 (Sat)
1992	R6	Essendon	2.3	6.9	10.14	18.16	(124)	dftd	Melbourne	7.3	14.6	18.7	19.9	(123)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 25 (Sat)
1991	EF	Melbourne	1.2	4.5	10.7	17.11	(113)	dftd	Essendon	5.6	7.7	9.9	11.9	(75)	Waverley Park	Sep 7 (Sat)
1991	R11	Essendon	2.1	3.6	9.11	12.14	(86)	dftd	Melbourne	2.2	6.4	8.6	12.8	(80)	Windy Hill	Jun 1 (Sat)
1990	R16	Essendon	5.6	9.8	13.12	15.16	(106)	lost to	Melbourne	3.2	7.5	9.9	17.12	(114)	Windy Hill	Jul 21 (Sat)
1990	R3	Melbourne	4.3	9.5	17.7	18.14	(122)	dftd	Essendon	4.3	8.6	9.8	14.11	(95)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 16 (Mon)
1989	R22	Melbourne	4.4	7.7	9.10	13.11	(89)	lost to	Essendon	4.1	9.4	13.9	16.12	(108)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 2 (Sat)
1989	R2	Essendon	4.2	8.5	13.9	14.10	(94)	dftd	Melbourne	2.3	4.7	4.11	9.14	(68)	Windy Hill	Apr 8 (Sat)
1988	R21	Essendon	3.5	8.5	14.9	19.14	(128)	dftd	Melbourne	5.2	8.8	10.8	13.12	(90)	Windy Hill	Aug 20 (Sat)
1988	R6	Melbourne	1.4	5.7	7.11	9.14	(68)	lost to	Essendon	3.3	9.3	12.4	16.5	(101)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 7 (Sat)
1987	R10	Essendon	1.3	6.8	8.10	11.14	(80)	lost to	Melbourne	4.4	5.6	14.9	15.12	(102)	Windy Hill	May 30 (Sat)
1986	R15	Melbourne	2.2	5.4	7.8	8.12	(60)	lost to	Essendon	7.4	15.8	19.13	27.20	(182)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 5 (Sat)
1986	R4	Essendon	7.3	15.4	16.7	27.8	(170)	dftd	Melbourne	5.2	10.4	13.4	17.6	(108)	Windy Hill	Apr 19 (Sat)
1985	R20	Melbourne	2.1	4.4	10.5	15.7	(97)	lost to	Essendon	8.2	12.6	14.9	17.10	(112)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 17 (Sat)
1985	R9	Essendon	7.3	12.8	20.12	23.15	(153)	dftd	Melbourne	2.5	3.10	5.14	9.17	(71)	Windy Hill	May 25 (Sat)
1984	R14	Essendon	2.4	5.6	9.9	14.15	(99)	dftd	Melbourne	4.3	4.5	6.9	7.14	(56)	Waverley Park	Jun 30 (Sat)
1984	R4	Essendon	3.11	8.15	12.22	17.24	(126)	dftd	Melbourne	2.1	5.2	7.2	14.7	(91)	Waverley Park	Apr 21 (Sat)
1983	R20	Melbourne	6.5	11.7	16.8	19.10	(124)	lost to	Essendon	4.1	10.5	16.9	21.15	(141)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 13 (Sat)
1983	R9	Essendon	2.2	11.4	20.9	22.17	(149)	dftd	Melbourne	5.3	9.4	12.9	17.13	(115)	Windy Hill	May 21 (Sat)
1982	R19	Essendon	2.4	7.10	12.13	20.17	(137)	dftd	Melbourne	5.7	9.9	13.15	14.17	(101)	Waverley Park	Aug 7 (Sat)
1982	R9	Essendon	3.6	8.9	12.16	19.19	(133)	dftd	Melbourne	3.1	6.8	8.11	12.13	(85)	Windy Hill	May 22 (Sat)
1981	R19	Essendon	1.9	5.12	9.19	14.20	(104)	dftd	Melbourne	0.2	3.4	3.5	9.6	(60)	Windy Hill	Aug 8 (Sat)
1981	R9	Melbourne	4.2	6.7	9.7	10.10	(70)	lost to	Essendon	2.4	4.9	8.18	14.20	(104)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 23 (Sat)
1980	R21	Melbourne	6.5	8.7	11.10	14.17	(101)	lost to	Essendon	5.7	9.9	14.12	18.14	(122)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 23 (Sat)
1980	R10	Essendon	3.3	6.6	11.12	17.18	(120)	dftd	Melbourne	2.5	6.7	11.7	11.10	(76)	Windy Hill	May 31 (Sat)

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Essendon vs Melbourne)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Brendon Goddard	4	Essendon	63	15.8	55	13.8	118	29.5	26	6.5	6	1.5	18	4.5	5	2	1	0.3	3	9	463	115.8
Zach Merrett	4	Essendon	63	15.8	36	9	99	24.8	9	2.3	0	0	23	5.8	1	1	3	0.8	0	18	396	99
David Zaharakis	4	Essendon	68	17	27	6.8	95	23.8	21	5.3	0	0	14	3.5	0	3	4	1	2	26	394	98.5
Nathan Jones	4	Melbourne	53	13.3	58	14.5	111	27.8	17	4.3	0	0	17	4.3	6	5	1	0.3	1	7	392	98
Dyson Heppell	3	Essendon	36	12	27	9	63	21	14	4.7	5	1.7	19	6.3	7	2	1	0.3	0	6	292	97.3
Bernie Vince	4	Melbourne	70	17.5	37	9.3	107	26.8	14	3.5	3	0.8	14	3.5	1	4	1	0.3	2	8	382	95.5
Dom Tyson	4	Melbourne	54	13.5	40	10	94	23.5	19	4.8	0	0	17	4.3	3	3	1	0.3	5	11	372	93
Joe Daniher	4	Essendon	40	10	22	5.5	62	15.5	39	9.8	13	3.3	5	1.3	5	6	9	2.3	12	66	367	91.8
Michael Hurley	3	Essendon	50	16.7	13	4.3	63	21	26	8.7	0	0	4	1.3	3	2	0	0	1	1	268	89.3
Tom McDonald	4	Melbourne	61	15.3	23	5.8	84	21	32	8	7	1.8	5	1.3	4	5	2	0.5	2	14	355	88.8
Mark Baguley	4	Essendon	50	12.5	23	5.8	73	18.3	30	7.5	0	0	11	2.8	3	1	0	0	0	0	330	82.5
Jack Viney	4	Melbourne	33	8.3	39	9.8	72	18	13	3.3	0	0	23	5.8	1	3	0	0	1	1	301	75.3
Martin Gleeson	3	Essendon	36	12	18	6	54	18	21	7	0	0	4	1.3	2	2	0	0	0	0	219	73
Ben Howlett	3	Essendon	22	7.3	19	6.3	41	13.7	10	3.3	0	0	20	6.7	1	2	1	0.3	1	7	216	72
Cameron Pedersen	3	Melbourne	24	8	21	7	45	15	18	6	29	9.7	3	1	5	7	3	1	3	21	214	71.3
Jack Watts	4	Melbourne	35	8.8	26	6.5	61	15.3	18	4.5	3	0.8	8	2	2	3	7	1.8	1	43	282	70.5
Cale Hooker	3	Essendon	26	8.7	19	6.3	45	15	20	6.7	4	1.3	7	2.3	2	5	2	0.7	4	16	211	70.3
Patrick Ambrose	3	Essendon	15	5	20	6.7	35	11.7	9	3	5	1.7	16	5.3	2	1	1	0.3	1	7	187	62.3
Jeff Garlett	3	Melbourne	18	6	5	1.7	23	7.7	6	2	0	0	15	5	1	0	6	2	3	39	182	60.7
Neville Jetta	4	Melbourne	29	7.3	22	5.5	51	12.8	14	3.5	0	0	11	2.8	5	2	1	0.3	0	6	222	55.5
Totals	72		846	11.8	550	7.6	1396	19.4	376	5.2	75	1	254	3.5	59	59	44	0.6	42	306	6045	84

Please note: Players must have played in at least 3 of the games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Essendon vs Melbourne)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Brendon Goddard	5	Essendon	79	15.8	69	13.8	148	29.6	37	7.4	6	1.2	20	4	6	3	2	0.4	3	15	584	116.8
Dyson Heppell	5	Essendon	68	13.6	52	10.4	120	24	30	6	6	1.2	24	4.8	9	3	3	0.6	2	20	520	104
Brent Moloney	6	Melbourne	89	14.8	45	7.5	134	22.3	21	3.5	0	0	30	5	2	7	4	0.7	1	25	546	91
Jeremy Howe	5	Melbourne	61	12.2	38	7.6	99	19.8	39	7.8	1	0.2	13	2.6	4	0	3	0.6	2	20	453	90.6
David Zaharakis	8	Essendon	120	15	63	7.9	183	22.9	39	4.9	0	0	22	2.8	3	4	6	0.8	4	40	722	90.3
Ben Howlett	7	Essendon	67	9.6	62	8.9	129	18.4	24	3.4	0	0	44	6.3	8	4	4	0.6	1	25	594	84.9
Michael Hurley	6	Essendon	85	14.2	36	6	121	20.2	45	7.5	0	0	8	1.3	6	3	2	0.3	6	18	509	84.8
Dean Rioli	6	Essendon	70	11.7	36	6	106	17.7	40	6.7	1	0.2	16	2.7	4	6	8	1.3	4	52	505	84.2
Nathan Jones	9	Melbourne	106	11.8	107	11.9	213	23.7	30	3.3	0	0	37	4.1	11	16	3	0.3	2	20	753	83.7
Matthew Lloyd	16	Essendon	166	10.4	41	2.6	207	12.9	89	5.6	1	0.1	20	1.3	23	13	66	4.1	26	422	1334	83.4
Mark Baguley	5	Essendon	62	12.4	29	5.8	91	18.2	37	7.4	0	0	16	3.2	5	3	0	0	0	0	415	83
Danny Jacobs	5	Essendon	60	12	28	5.6	88	17.6	38	7.6	3	0.6	14	2.8	2	0	0	0	1	1	412	82.4
James Frawley	5	Melbourne	59	11.8	27	5.4	86	17.2	35	7	0	0	15	3	3	2	2	0.4	1	13	406	81.2
Cameron Bruce	13	Melbourne	149	11.5	99	7.6	248	19.1	71	5.5	1	0.1	36	2.8	11	14	12	0.9	10	82	1054	81.1
James Hird	15	Essendon	201	13.4	81	5.4	282	18.8	79	5.3	4	0.3	28	1.9	21	7	15	1	9	99	1217	81.1
Brett Lovett	6	Melbourne	76	12.7	56	9.3	132	22	29	4.8	1	0.2	5	0.8	0	0	6	1	1	37	485	80.8
Mark Mercuri	13	Essendon	142	10.9	86	6.6	228	17.5	72	5.5	1	0.1	29	2.2	8	7	20	1.5	9	129	1047	80.5
Brent Stanton	14	Essendon	184	13.1	77	5.5	261	18.6	75	5.4	1	0.1	35	2.5	9	8	9	0.6	6	60	1117	79.8
Jobe Watson	10	Essendon	97	9.7	122	12.2	219	21.9	35	3.5	0	0	28	2.8	7	5	8	0.8	3	51	795	79.5
Lynden Dunn	6	Melbourne	67	11.2	23	3.8	90	15	35	5.8	8	1.3	26	4.3	4	3	3	0.5	0	18	477	79.5
Totals	165		2008	12.2	1177	7.1	3185	19.3	900	5.5	34	0.2	466	2.8	146	108	176	1.1	91	1147	13945	84.5

Please note: Players must have played in at least 5 games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

FinalSiren.com - Head to Head Between Essendon and Melbourne

Summary

Games

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Essendon vs Melbourne)

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Essendon vs Melbourne)