Head to Head
Played 209
Essendon 127
Melbourne 80
Draw 2
Last Five
R2, 2013, Essendon 28.16 (184) d Melbourne 5.6 (36) at the MCG
R10, 2012, Melbourne 8.10 (58) d Essendon 6.16 (52) at the MCG
R11, 2011, Melbourne 15.11 (101) d Essendon 10.8 (68) at the MCG
R15, 2010, Melbourne 19.8 (122) d Essendon 14.19 (103) at the MCG
R12, 2009, Essendon 19.17 (131) d Melbourne 13.5 (83) at Etihad Stadium
Key Players
• Jobe Watson has dominated the Demons in his last three games, averaging an astonishing 34 disposals and two goals. The captain will be sorely missed on Sunday afternoon.
• Dyson Heppell had a career-high 36 disposals and two goals in the club’s demolition of Melbourne last year
• Jake Carlisle also had a night out in last year’s encounter, taking a career-high 13 marks in defence
Take Note
• Last year’s match was the largest winning margin between the two teams and Essendon’s second biggest win in the club’s history
• Essendon is one of only three Victorian teams to lose to Melbourne since 2007
• Melbourne’s final score of 36 last year is the club’s lowest score against Essendon since 1922
