Essendon vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 1-May-1971
Final Round 5
Essendon Coach: John Birt
141 21.15
108 16.12
Geelong Coach: Bill McMaster
Windy Hill Essendon by 33

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS8.45.15.43.6141
GEE2.08.24.52.5108

Match Leaders

Goals
5
3 tied leaders
Don GrossESS
Behinds
5
Geoff BlethynESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

ESSGEE

Scoring / Attack

21Goals16
13Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

285Disposals314
237Kicks239
48Handballs75

Clearance / Contest

24Hitouts30

Other

81Marks63

How the match finished

Essendon beat Geelong by 33 points, 141–108.

Essendon extended a 26-point three-quarter-time lead with a 24–17 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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