Footscray vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 31-Aug-1968
Final Round 20
Footscray Coach: Charlie Sutton
85 12.13
112 15.22
Essendon Coach: Jack Clarke
Western Oval Essendon by 27

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS2.24.44.42.385
ESS4.62.35.54.8112

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Charlie PayneESS
Behinds
7
Alan NoonanESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

FTSESS

Scoring / Attack

12Goals15
11Behinds20
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

296Disposals286
260Kicks231
36Handballs55

Clearance / Contest

29Hitouts29

Other

79Marks78

How the match finished

Essendon beat Footscray by 27 points, 112–85.

Essendon extended a 10-point three-quarter-time lead with a 32–15 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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