Essendon vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 13-Aug-1966
Final Round 16
Essendon Coach: John Coleman
93 14.9
45 6.9
Fitzroy Coach: Bill Stephen
Windy Hill Essendon by 48

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS5.14.24.31.393
FIT0.22.21.23.345

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Ted FordhamESS
Behinds
2
5 tied leaders
Hugh MitchellESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

ESSFIT

Scoring / Attack

14Goals6
9Behinds7
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

286Disposals275
237Kicks221
49Handballs54

Clearance / Contest

29Hitouts43

Other

69Marks59

How the match finished

Essendon beat Fitzroy by 48 points, 93–45.

Essendon took a 60-point lead into the last quarter. Fitzroy cut that back to 48 by the final siren, scoring 21 points to 9 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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