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Essendon vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 27-Mar-1982 Final Round 1
Essendon logo
ESS
190 29.16
Coach: Kevin Sheedy
81 11.15
FTS
Footscray logo
Coach: Royce Hart
Windy Hill Essendon by 109 ESS by 109
Summary Lineups Player Statistics
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 20 Tony Buhagiar — · Position unavailable 15 Wayne Otway — · Position unavailable 33 Glenn Hawker — · Position unavailable 1 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 17 Stephen Carey — · Position unavailable 24 Stephen Copping — · Position unavailable 23 Grant Fowler — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 8 Neil Clarke — · Position unavailable 19 Mark Eustice — · Position unavailable 4 Ron Andrews — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 34 Michael Thomson — · Position unavailable 44 Justin Madden — · Position unavailable 11 Alan Stoneham — · Position unavailable 22 Bill Duckworth — · Position unavailable 18 Paul Vander Haar — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable
Away team

Footscray

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

32 Ian Dunstan — · Position unavailable 10 Mick Egan — · Position unavailable 15 Allan Jennings — · Position unavailable 7 Doug Hawkins — · Position unavailable 34 Michael McKenna — · Position unavailable 49 Brian Cordy — · Position unavailable 27 Stephen Macpherson — · Position unavailable 28 Alan McConnell — · Position unavailable 31 Kelvin Templeton — · Position unavailable 5 Bruce Reid — · Position unavailable 20 Jim Edmond — · Position unavailable 8 Rick Kennedy — · Position unavailable 9 Stan Davidson — · Position unavailable 29 Neil Cordy — · Position unavailable 16 Chris Burton — · Position unavailable 19 Terry Love — · Position unavailable 14 Robert Groenewegen — · Position unavailable 11 Terry De Koning — · Position unavailable 18 Simon Beasley — · Position unavailable 6 Alister Ford — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS8.46.26.59.5190
FTS1.53.36.41.381

Match Leaders

Goals
5
3 tied leaders
Wayne OtwayESS
Behinds
4
2 tied leaders
Kelvin TempletonFTS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

ESSFTS

Scoring / Attack

29Goals11
14Behinds13
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

351Disposals258
229Kicks176
122Handballs82

Clearance / Contest

54Hitouts17

Other

49Marks48
28Frees For48
48Frees Against28

Match Summary

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Statistics updated: 19 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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