Melbourne V Essendon - by the numbers

ESSENDON v MELBOURNE

HEAD-TO-HEAD

PLAYED 202: Essendon 123, Melbourne 77, 2 draws

SINCE 2003: Essendon 3, Melbourne 4.

LAST TIME THEY MET: round 12, 2006, Melbourne def Essendon by 36 points at Telstra Dome.

ESSENDON (v Melbourne)

HIGHEST SCORE: 27.20 (182), round 15, 1986, at MCG.

LOWEST SCORE: 1.8 (14), round robin, 1897, at MCG.

HOME RECORD: 64-37-2.

AWAY RECORD: 55-40.

BEST 1st QUARTER SCORE: 10.5 (65), round 3, 1946, at Windy Hill.

BEST 2nd QUARTER SCORE: 11.3 (69), round 1, 1935, at MCG.

BEST 3rd QUARTER SCORE: 11.8 (74), grand final, 1946, at MCG.

BEST 4th QUARTER SCORE: 11.1 (67), round 4, 1986, at Windy Hill.

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN: 122 points, round 15, 1986, at MCG.

LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE: 14, round 10, 1980, to round 15, 1986.

MOST GOALS IN A GAME: 12, Ted Freyer, round 1, 1935, at MCG.

HIGHEST ATTENDANCE: 103,506, grand final, 1959, at MCG.

MELBOURNE (v Essendon)

HIGHEST SCORE: 25.20 (170), round 2, 1937, at Windy Hill.

LOWEST SCORE: 0.8 (8), round robin, 1897, at Lake Oval.

AWAY RECORD: 37-64-2.

HOME RECORD: 40-59.

BEST 1st QUARTER SCORE: 8.3 (51), grand final, 1946, at MCG.

BEST 2nd QUARTER SCORE: 7.7 (49), round 15, 1927, at MCG; round 9, 1956, at MCG.

BEST 3rd QUARTER SCORE: 10.6 (66), round 2, 1937, at Windy Hill.

BEST 4th QUARTER SCORE: 8.4 (52), round 6, 1972, at MCG.

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN: 90 points, round 15, 1927, at MCG.

LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE: 7, round 18, 1924, to round 1, 1928.

MOST GOALS IN A GAME: 11, George Margitich, round 9, 1930, at MCG.

HIGHEST ATTENDANCE: 103,506, grand final, 1959, at MCG.

ESSENDON AT Telstra Dome: THE ENTIRE STORY

PLAYED 69: 44-24-1

DAY 8: 6-2.

NIGHT 61: 38-22-1.

MOST RECENT GAME: round 11, 2007, v West Coast.

HIGHEST SCORE: 26.15 (171), round 8, 2002, v St Kilda.

LOWEST SCORE: 7.7 (49), round 11, 2002, v Port Adelaide.

BEST 1st QUARTER SCORE: 9.3 (57), round 19, 2003, v Western Bulldogs.

BEST 2nd QUARTER SCORE: 10.3 (63), round 8, 2002, v St Kilda.

BEST 3rd QUARTER SCORE: 8.4 (52), round 7, 2002, v St Kilda.

BEST 4th QUARTER SCORE: 10.0 (60), round 6, 2000, v Western Bulldogs.

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN: 99 points, round 8, 2002, v St Kilda.

LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE: 11, round 2, 2001, to round 8, 2002.

MOST GOALS IN A GAME: 11, Matthew Lloyd, round 19, 2003, v Western Bulldogs.

HIGHEST ATTENDANCE: 51,400, round 9 v Geelong, 2004.

MELBOURNE at Telstra Dome: THE ENTIRE STORY

PLAYED 25: 15-11.

DAY 9: 6-3.

NIGHT 17: 9-8.

MOST RECENT GAME: round 7, 2007, v Western Bulldogs.

HIGHEST SCORE: 25.10 (160), round 20, 2000 v Fremantle.

LOWEST SCORE: 7.4 (46), round 20, 2004 v Sydney.

BEST 1st QUARTER SCORE: 8.2 (50), round 20, 2000 v Fremantle.

BEST 2nd QUARTER SCORE: 7.4 (46), round 15, 2002, v Carlton.

BEST 3rd QUARTER SCORE: 8.3 (51), round 20, 2000 v Fremantle; round 22, 2001, v Western Bulldogs.

BEST 4th QUARTER SCORE: 10.4 (64), round 10, 2001, v St Kilda.

GREATEST WINNING MARGIN: 83 points, round 20, 2000, v Fremantle.

LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE: 6, round 19, 2000, to round 5, 2002.

MOST GOALS IN A GAME: 9, David Neitz, round 15, 2002, v Carlton.

HIGHEST ATTENDANCE: 44,263, round 10, v Richmond, 2005.