57 vs 68 
| Date | Time | League | Season | Match Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2021 | 7:25 pm | Australian Football League | 2021 | 15 |
GOALS
Essendon: Jones 2, Wright 2, Stringer, Smith, Heppell, Hooker
Melbourne: Jordon 2, Petracca 2, Harmes, Jackson, Spargo, McDonald, Sparrow
BEST
Essendon: Merrett, Parish, Heppell, Ridley, Stringer, Langford, Redman
Melbourne: Petracca, Oliver, Salem, Jordon, Lever, Harmes, May
INJURIES
Essendon: Nil
Melbourne: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Essendon: Zaharakis (unused)
Melbourne: Jones (unused)
Crowd: 19,414 at the MCG
| # | Player | Goals | Behinds | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Peter Wright | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | Harrison Jones | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jake Stringer | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Dyson Heppell | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Devon Smith | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Cale Hooker | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Zach Merrett | 0 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Brayden Ham | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Archie Perkins | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Darcy Parish | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyle Langford | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Jordan Ridley | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Mason Redman | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Nick Hind | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jayden Laverde | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Matt Guelfi | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | James Stewart | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Alec Waterman | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Sam Draper | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Nik Cox | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | David Zaharakis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 |
| # | Player | Goals | Behinds | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | James Jordon | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Christian Petracca | 2 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | James Harmes | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Luke Jackson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | Tom McDonald | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Tom Sparrow | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Charlie Spargo | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Angus Brayshaw | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Bayley Fritsch | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Clayton Oliver | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Christian Salem | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ed Langdon | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Michael Hibberd | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Jake Lever | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Steven May | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Jack Viney | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Max Gawn | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| 29 | Jayden Hunt | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Alex Neal-Bullen | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Trent Rivers | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Kysaiah Pickett | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Harrison Petty | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Nathan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 7 | 8 |
| 397 | 379 |
| 205 | 225 |
| 192 | 154 |
| 93 | 114 |
| 61 | 47 |
| 23 | 40 |
KO
KO
FT
| Melbourne Cricket Ground |
|---|
| 120 Brunton Ave, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia |
