South Melbourne vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 14-Apr-1973
Final Round 2
South Melbourne Coach: Graeme John
109 15.19
146 21.20
Essendon Coach: Des Tuddenham
Lake Oval Essendon by 37

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SMO5.42.54.74.3109
ESS4.96.74.27.2146

Match Leaders

Goals
6
2 tied leaders
Steve HoffmanSMO
Behinds
4
2 tied leaders
John PituraSMO
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

SMOESS

Scoring / Attack

15Goals21
17Behinds20
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

220Disposals264
191Kicks215
29Handballs49

Clearance / Contest

29Hitouts21

Other

52Marks62

How the match finished

Essendon beat South Melbourne by 37 points, 146–109.

Essendon extended a 20-point three-quarter-time lead with a 44–27 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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