Essendon vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 30-Apr-1983
Final Round 6
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
181 27.19
49 7.7
Footscray Coach: Ian Hampshire
Windy Hill Essendon by 132

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.68.86.210.3181
FTS3.20.12.22.249

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Stephen CoppingESS
Behinds
4
Tony BuhagiarESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

ESSFTS

Scoring / Attack

27Goals7
19Behinds7
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

373Disposals240
224Kicks173
149Handballs67

Clearance / Contest

48Hitouts27

Other

67Marks61
36Frees For37
37Frees Against36

How the match finished

Essendon beat Footscray by 132 points, 181–49.

Essendon extended a 83-point three-quarter-time lead with a 63–14 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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