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Footscray vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 2-May-1981
Final Round 6
Footscray logo
Footscray Coach: Royce Hart
91 13.13
83 12.11
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
Western Oval Footscray by 8 FTS by 8
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The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Footscray

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

32 Ian Dunstan — · Position unavailable 52 Kevin Sait — · Position unavailable 16 Chris Burton — · Position unavailable 7 Doug Hawkins — · Position unavailable 35 Terry Wheeler — · Position unavailable 33 John Reid — · Position unavailable 10 Mick Egan — · Position unavailable 34 Michael McKenna — · Position unavailable 1 Ian Hampshire — · Position unavailable 9 Stan Davidson — · Position unavailable 29 Neil Cordy — · Position unavailable 49 Brian Cordy — · Position unavailable 22 Ted Whitten — · Position unavailable 40 Brian Perrin — · Position unavailable 5 Bruce Reid — · Position unavailable 54 Rick Kennedy — · Position unavailable 38 Jeff Berry — · Position unavailable 4 William Berry — · Position unavailable 6 Alister Ford — · Position unavailable 11 Terry De Koning — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

11 Alan Stoneham — · Position unavailable 1 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 2 Alan Reid — · Position unavailable 6 Neale Daniher — · Position unavailable 33 Glenn Hawker — · Position unavailable 20 Tony Buhagiar — · Position unavailable 47 Mark Eustice — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 17 Stephen Carey — · Position unavailable 22 Wayne Foreman — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 23 Grant Fowler — · Position unavailable 4 Ron Andrews — · Position unavailable 42 Russell Muir — · Position unavailable 39 Neil Clarke — · Position unavailable 44 Justin Madden — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 34 Michael Thomson — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 41 Kevin Walsh — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FTS1.53.42.27.291
ESS2.42.14.44.283

Match Leaders

Goals
4
William BerryFTS
Behinds
2
3 tied leaders
Kevin SaitFTS
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Tackles
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Team Stats

FTSESS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals12
12Behinds9
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

298Disposals261
188Kicks191
110Handballs70

Clearance / Contest

37Hitouts37

Other

39Marks53
45Frees For39
39Frees Against45

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Footscray beat Essendon by 8 points, 91–83.

Footscray came from 10 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 44–26 in the final term to take the win.

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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