Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 27-Mar-1983
Final Round 1
Sydney Coach: Ricky Quade
111 17.9
110 15.20
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
S.C.G. Sydney by 1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD8.22.24.33.2111
ESS0.27.75.63.5110

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
Craig BraddySYD
Behinds
4
Tony WestESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

SYDESS

Scoring / Attack

17Goals15
9Behinds18
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

291Disposals289
203Kicks203
88Handballs86

Clearance / Contest

17Hitouts38

Other

64Marks63
31Frees For27
27Frees Against31

How the match finished

Sydney beat Essendon by 1 point, 111–110.

Sydney took a 4-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 1 by the final siren, scoring 23 points to 20 in the 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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