Head to Head Between Melbourne and Essendon

Summary

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
Melbourne	22	3	135	36	77
Essendon	43	2	184	49	148

Games

Season	Rnd	Home Team							Away Team						Ground	Date
2025	R5	Melbourne	1.4	2.5	7.7	8.9	57	lost to	Essendon	3.4	7.4	10.5	15.6	96	Adelaide Oval	Apr 12 (Sat 7:35pm)
2024	R18	Melbourne	3.2	6.6	8.6	13.6	84	dftd	Essendon	3.3	4.5	5.7	10.7	67	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 13 (Sat 7:30pm)
2023	R5	Essendon	5.4	9.10	12.13	15.14	104	dftd	Melbourne	4.2	7.5	7.7	11.11	77	Adelaide Oval	Apr 15 (Sat 4:10pm)
2022	R3	Melbourne	3.5	4.8	9.12	14.15	99	dftd	Essendon	0.4	3.5	8.5	10.10	70	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 1 (Fri 7:20pm)
2021	R15	Essendon	2.3	4.5	6.7	8.9	57	lost to	Melbourne	1.5	4.8	8.12	9.14	68	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 26 (Sat 7:25pm)
2020	R18	Essendon	2.0	2.2	3.3	7.7	49	lost to	Melbourne	1.4	6.6	7.7	10.8	68	Metricon Stadium	Sep 19 (Sat 2:10pm)
2020	R3	Essendon						v	Melbourne						Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 21 (Sun 3:35pm)
2019	R3	Melbourne	3.1	10.1	12.3	18.4	112	lost to	Essendon	6.4	8.6	15.6	20.10	130	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 5 (Fri 7:50pm)
2018	R6	Essendon	2.3	5.7	6.9	10.12	72	lost to	Melbourne	1.3	4.7	11.10	16.12	108	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 Melbourne vs Essendon)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Max Gawn	3	Melbourne	36	12	24	8	60	20	13	4.3	98	32.7	7	2.3	6	4	0	0	1	1	316	105.3
Andrew McGrath	4	Essendon	45	11.3	42	10.5	87	21.8	10	2.5	0	0	12	3	3	3	1	0.3	0	6	297	74.3
Sam Durham	4	Essendon	37	9.3	50	12.5	87	21.8	16	4	0	0	11	2.8	7	6	1	0.3	0	6	298	74.5
Jake Bowey	4	Melbourne	53	13.3	23	5.8	76	19	22	5.5	0	0	8	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	300	75
Mason Redman	5	Essendon	69	13.8	23	4.6	92	18.4	19	3.8	0	0	16	3.2	5	0	1	0.2	1	7	386	77.2
Jack Viney	5	Melbourne	56	11.2	47	9.4	103	20.6	15	3	0	0	22	4.4	4	2	1	0.2	2	8	401	80.2
Christian Salem	3	Melbourne	48	16	14	4.7	62	20.7	24	8	0	0	4	1.3	1	4	0	0	0	0	249	83
Dyson Heppell	4	Essendon	45	11.3	39	9.8	84	21	27	6.8	0	0	9	2.3	4	2	1	0.3	0	6	334	83.5
Trent Rivers	5	Melbourne	62	12.4	40	8	102	20.4	32	6.4	0	0	16	3.2	2	3	0	0	3	3	422	84.4
Kyle Langford	3	Essendon	34	11.3	26	8.7	60	20	17	5.7	0	0	8	2.7	3	1	4	1.3	1	25	262	87.3
Jye Caldwell	3	Essendon	32	10.7	17	5.7	49	16.3	12	4	0	0	25	8.3	8	1	0	0	3	3	274	91.3
Dylan Shiel	4	Essendon	53	13.3	58	14.5	111	27.8	15	3.8	0	0	15	3.8	1	2	1	0.3	1	7	382	95.5
Jordan Ridley	5	Essendon	96	19.2	31	6.2	127	25.4	40	8	0	0	4	0.8	1	3	0	0	0	0	478	95.6
Angus Brayshaw	3	Melbourne	46	15.3	24	8	70	23.3	31	10.3	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	290	96.7
Darcy Parish	3	Essendon	43	14.3	52	17.3	95	31.7	12	4	0	0	8	2.7	2	1	0	0	0	0	300	100
Nic Martin	4	Essendon	60	15	31	7.8	91	22.8	29	7.3	0	0	8	2	4	2	7	1.8	0	42	401	100.3
Ed Langdon	5	Melbourne	83	16.6	51	10.2	134	26.8	42	8.4	0	0	4	0.8	4	4	3	0.6	1	19	504	100.8
Christian Petracca	4	Melbourne	53	13.3	48	12	101	25.3	19	4.8	0	0	17	4.3	0	2	4	1	6	30	404	101
Clayton Oliver	5	Melbourne	66	13.2	96	19.2	162	32.4	26	5.2	0	0	15	3	5	7	0	0	3	3	515	103
Zach Merrett	4	Essendon	70	17.5	68	17	138	34.5	19	4.8	0	0	24	6	4	3	0	0	3	3	497	124.3
Totals	80		1087	13.6	804	10	1891	23.6	440	5.5	98	1.2	236	3	68	53	24	0.3	26	170	7310	91.4

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 Melbourne vs Essendon)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Max Gawn	9	Melbourne	86	9.6	61	6.8	147	16.3	42	4.7	308	34.2	19	2.1	20	10	3	0.3	6	24	904	100.4
Dyson Heppell	11	Essendon	137	12.5	112	10.2	249	22.6	67	6.1	6	0.5	44	4	17	6	4	0.4	3	27	1044	94.9
Brendon Goddard	6	Essendon	85	14.2	87	14.5	172	28.7	45	7.5	6	1	26	4.3	6	4	2	0.3	4	16	684	114
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
Bernie Vince	5	Melbourne	79	15.8	41	8.2	120	24	16	3.2	3	0.6	17	3.4	1	5	1	0.2	2	8	432	86.4
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
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
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
Kyle Langford	5	Essendon	51	10.2	47	9.4	98	19.6	28	5.6	0	0	13	2.6	5	2	5	1	2	32	414	82.8
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
Jordan Ridley	7	Essendon	115	16.4	39	5.6	154	22	50	7.1	0	0	7	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	595	85
David Zaharakis	11	Essendon	151	13.7	91	8.3	242	22	46	4.2	0	0	33	3	8	6	8	0.7	4	52	947	86.1
Dom Tyson	5	Melbourne	61	12.2	52	10.4	113	22.6	24	4.8	0	0	18	3.6	3	4	1	0.2	6	12	434	86.8
Darcy Parish	8	Essendon	91	11.4	105	13.1	196	24.5	28	3.5	0	0	29	3.6	8	3	3	0.4	3	21	703	87.9
Clayton Oliver	10	Melbourne	103	10.3	174	17.4	277	27.7	43	4.3	0	0	35	3.5	10	15	1	0.1	3	9	900	90
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
Christian Petracca	7	Melbourne	83	11.9	68	9.7	151	21.6	36	5.1	0	0	22	3.1	1	2	10	1.4	6	66	642	91.7
Dylan Shiel	6	Essendon	76	12.7	91	15.2	167	27.8	20	3.3	0	0	22	3.7	3	2	2	0.3	3	15	570	95
Ed Langdon	6	Melbourne	100	16.7	57	9.5	157	26.2	55	9.2	0	0	5	0.8	4	4	3	0.5	1	19	610	101.7
Zach Merrett	11	Essendon	173	15.7	144	13.1	317	28.8	38	3.5	0	0	73	6.6	11	7	3	0.3	3	21	1224	111.3
Totals	152		1904	12.5	1419	9.3	3323	21.9	789	5.2	329	2.2	500	3.3	142	103	131	0.9	82	868	13947	91.8

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 Melbourne and Essendon

Summary

Games

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Melbourne vs Essendon)

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Melbourne vs Essendon)