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Geelong vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 17-Jul-1971
Final Round 16
Geelong logo
Geelong Coach: Bill McMaster
85 13.7
114 16.18
Essendon Coach: John Birt
Essendon logo
Waverley Park Essendon by 29 ESS by 29
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

14 David Clarke — · Position unavailable 1 Wayne Closter — · Position unavailable 29 Gordon Reid — · Position unavailable 10 Michael Woolnough — · Position unavailable 32 David Harris — · Position unavailable 24 Tony Gilmore — · Position unavailable 9 Robert Adams — · Position unavailable 28 Hugh Strahan — · Position unavailable 36 Jeff Kline — · Position unavailable 35 Bill Goggin — · Position unavailable 2 Stewart Palfreyman — · Position unavailable 34 Graeme Linke — · Position unavailable 20 Doug Stephenson — · Position unavailable 18 Peter Stephens — · Position unavailable 39 Warwick Yates — · Position unavailable 16 Rod Blake — · Position unavailable 30 John Scarlett — · Position unavailable 23 Doug Wade — · Position unavailable 5 Phil Evans — · Position unavailable 37 Peter Linke — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

11 Geoff Blethyn — · Position unavailable 3 Ian Payne — · Position unavailable 21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 42 John Cassin — · Position unavailable 1 Neville Fields — · Position unavailable 4 Gary Grainger — · Position unavailable 52 Allan Graco — · Position unavailable 12 Graeme Schultz — · Position unavailable 10 Alan Noonan — · Position unavailable 28 Peter Daniel — · Position unavailable 22 John Williams — · Position unavailable 29 Ken Hogan — · Position unavailable 19 Robin Close — · Position unavailable 17 Darryl Gerlach — · Position unavailable 24 Don McKenzie — · Position unavailable 38 Eddie Lake — · Position unavailable 7 Charlie Payne — · Position unavailable 37 Stuart Barclay — · Position unavailable 14 Wayne Headlam — · Position unavailable 5 Gary Parkes — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE4.16.10.43.185
ESS8.50.35.63.4114

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Alan NoonanESS
Behinds
3
Alan NoonanESS
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Tackles
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Team Stats

GEEESS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals16
6Behinds16
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

270Disposals299
235Kicks234
35Handballs65

Clearance / Contest

16Hitouts32

Other

53Marks69

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Essendon beat Geelong by 29 points, 114–85.

Essendon extended a 26-point three-quarter-time lead with a 22–19 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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