Tonights AFL Round 2 match is between Essendon Bombers and Melbourne Demons with the game being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the opening bounce commencing at 7:40pm local time. The odds are in favour of the home team that being Essendon Bombers. View our live scores and results for the game between Essendon Bombers and Melbourne Demons.
WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, 7:40 PM April 06, 2013
Essendon Bombers $1.10 vs Melbourne Demons $7.50 at Sportsbet Australia
Essendon Bombers $1.07 vs Melbourne Demons $8.25 at Luxbet Australia
Final Score:
Essendon Bombers 28.16.184 defeated Melbourne Demons 5.6.36
Essendon Bombers:
- 1 Michael Hibberd
- 2 Tom Bellchambers
- 4 Jobe Watson
- 5 Brent Stanton
- 9 Brendon Goddard
- 11 David Zaharakis
- 12 Stewart Crameri
- 15 Courtenay Dempsey
- 17 Jake Melksham
- 18 Michael Hurley
- 19 David Hille
- 20 Jackson Merrett
- 21 Dyson Heppell
- 22 Jake Carlisle
- 23 David Myers
- 26 Cale Hooker
- 28 Elliott Kavanagh
- 29 Alwyn Davey
- 30 Patrick Ryder
- 31 Dustin Fletcher
- 38 Nick Kommer
- 39 Heath Hocking
- 40 Ben Howlett
- 41 Will Hams
- 46 Mark Baguley
- 2 Nathan Jones
- 4 Jack Watts
- 5 Jimmy Toumpas
- 7 Jack Viney
- 8 James Frawley
- 9 Jack Trengove
- 10 Shannon Byrnes
- 11 Mitch Clark
- 12 Colin Sylvia
- 13 Jordie McKenzie
- 15 David Rodan
- 17 Sam Blease
- 20 Colin Garland
- 21 Cameron Pedersen
- 25 Tom McDonald
- 26 Daniel Nicholson
- 27 Tom Gillies
- 30 James Sellar
- 31 Jack Grimes
- 36 Aaron Davey
- 38 Jeremy Howe
- 40 Mark Jamar
- 42 Jake Spencer
- 45 Matt Jones
- 46 Dean Terlich
THE SIX POINTS
1. Melbourne upset Essendon the last time the sides met, winning by six points in round 10 last season at the MCG. It was the Demons’ first win of 2012.
2. Despite recent poor form, Melbourne has had the better of Essendon in their past three clashes.
3. In the past two contests between the sides, Melbourne has won the total possession count comfortably.
4. In Melbourne’s 2011-12 upset wins over Essendon, tackling has been the difference – 84-69 in 2012 and 78-51 in 2011.
5. Essendon does not enjoy a good recent record at the MCG, losing 18 of their past 25 games since 2010. In 2012 they lost five of their seven games on the hallowed turf.
6. Essendon and Melbourne have met 10 times in round two, but Melbourne’s most recent win in these fixtures was back in 1939, when Norm Smith bagged four goals for the winners and Dick Reynolds kicked three for the losers.
