Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 26-Jul-1987
Final Round 17
Sydney Coach: Tom Hafey
236 36.20
73 11.7
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
S.C.G. Sydney by 163

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD5.410.48.513.7236
ESS5.23.02.31.273

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Warwick CapperSYD
Behinds
4
Mark BayesSYD
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
Craig HoldenSYD

Team Stats

SYDESS

Scoring / Attack

36Goals11
18Behinds7
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

356Disposals250
219Kicks143
137Handballs107

Clearance / Contest

36Tackles25
19Hitouts27

Other

68Marks57
28Frees For21
21Frees Against28

How the match finished

Sydney beat Essendon by 163 points, 236–73.

Sydney extended a 86-point three-quarter-time lead with a 85–8 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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