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Blog log from R5 of 2026: Essendon vs Melbourne

Blog log for Essendon vs Melbourne, R5 of 2026

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Caldwell pumps the ball inside 50 to Gresham who is one out with Turner. Turner does well to affect the contest before the ball is rushed over. (Q1 3:35)
A Gresham set shot from outside 50 drops short and is slapped into the post. (Q1 5:16)
A turnover in the middle of the ground results in a Caldwell inside 50 which is speared to the free man in Edwards. Edwards kicks true for the first of the game! (Q1 6:44)
The Dees surge from end to end of the ground with Chandler kicks out to the lead of Fritsch who marks well. Fritsch slots the reply from 40m out in the pocket! (Q1 9:16)
Ben McKay kicks a perfectly weighted ball to Latrelle Pickett in the middle of the ground and Pickett is off, running inside 50 and kicking a bouncing ball right through! (Q1 11:35)
A controversial Caddy free kick sees the young tall line up from outside 50. He gives it a roost, but it fades left. (Q1 14:19)
Kako darts about inside 50 and gets several bites at setting something up. He loops a big handball across to Duursma in space who snaps brilliantly for goal! (Q1 15:51)
Lever hacks a kick into space following a 1v1 with May. Caddy swoops on the ball and tries his luck from the pocket, but just misses. (Q1 19:35)
Edwards is left in acres of space inside 50 as he takes a shot at goal from 45m out on the flank, but hits the post. (Q1 20:54)
Parish kicks to a May contest and the ball spills to ground. Tsatas gets to the contest ahead of Langford and then snaps through a nice goal! (Q1 25:17)
The Demons chain the handballs up as they flood towards the forward 50. It ends in the hands of Sharp who puts the jets on and kicks a neat goal from 40 out! (Q1 28:52)
Gawn props out from the side of the contest and in a twist of fate turns over to deftly snap through a goal! (Q2 9:39)
Pickett floats inside 50 and marks a lofted kick from Langdon 40m out in front. Pickett kicks true! (Q2 10:50)
Fritsch gathers in the pocket and quickly scans the forward 50 to spot Sparrow leading in space. Sparrow slots the resulting set shot! (Q2 13:19)
Farrow slides a slick handball to Duursma who hoofs it inside 50 and May, who juggles down a mark. May steadies for a snap on the outside of his boot and bends it home! (Q2 16:19)
Turner rises to clunk a strong pack mark on the wing. He kicks a dart inside 50 to the advantage of Chandler 35m out. Chandler drills it through! (Q2 18:48)
Robey lays a strong tackle on Salem on the goal line, but Salem just manages to walk over in the tackle for a behind. (Q2 21:22)
Lindsay roams through the middle of he ground from the centre bounce and hits up Mihocek who marks strongly in the pocket. Mihocek kicks true! (Q2 22:51)
May misses a set shot from the pocket. (Q2 23:38)
Kako does the hard work to feed the ball back to Durham who then weaves through a couple defenders to slot a lovely goal! (Q2 26:05)
Farrow spears the ball inside 50 towards May but it gets past everyone and bounces through for a point. (Q2 27:50)
Salem dump kicks it forward and van Rooyen drifts in to mark across the pack. He misses his set shot though. (Q2 29:37)
The Bombers go end to end from the kick-in with a booming Merrett kick up the guts. The Bombers surge forward and Caddy squares it up for Kako who snaffles it up and goals! (Q2 30:50)
Day-Wicks wins a free kick for front-on contact and duly curves the set shot through from the pocket! (Q3 5:24)
Petty misses a set shot from 35m out on an angle. (Q3 8:25)
Steele misses a set shot from 35m out on a slight angle. (Q3 10:41)
Roberts marks 50m out in the pocket, the space opens up and he opens up the angle to slam through a monster kick from 55! (Q3 12:41)
The Bombers scythe through the middle of the ground and find Caddy in plenty of space 30m out. Caddy slots the set shot and the Bombers’ lead extends! (Q3 15:13)
Pickett roves and slots a lovely snap to cut the margin! (Q3 20:26)
Kako marks 45m out in the pocket, but as he is lining up for goal Turner is pinged for prohibited contact to make a sure thing of it. Kako goals! (Q3 25:36)
Kako spears the ball inside 50 towards Gresham who is held by Lever. Lever then dives on the ball and gives away a free kick anyway. Gresham salutes! (Q3 27:40)
A free kick out of the ruck in the middle of the ground sees the Bomber go inside again. Duursma runs in the pocket and is caught HTB, but play goes on. Edwards toepokes it through (Q3 29:22)
Pickett misses a snap from a forward stoppage. (Q4 6:19)
A forward stoppage for Essendon sees Merrett break free from his opponent and snap through a brilliant goal! (Q4 10:09)
Essendon smash it out of the middle and down the throat of May. May kicks a wobbling ball from 50m out and goals! (Q4 11:04)
Essendon go forward again and it’s Caddy’s turn to cash in on this Bombers Blitz as he extends the lead to 40! (Q4 12:46)
Duursma floats down and takes a powerful mark 35m out. He goes back and kicks a horrible floating ball that sails through! (Q4 13:49)
Langford curls one back for the Demons from a freakish angle in the pocket! (Q4 17:35)
Caddy misses to the far side as it slides back the post. (Q4 21:24)
Merrett crunches Pickett in a great run-down tackle in the middle of the ground a 50m penalty moves him forward and he lays it off to Wright. He caps it off with a goal! (Q4 25:02)
Day-Wicks fumbles the ball over the line in the dying seconds. (Final Siren)

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