Essendon vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 15-Aug-1987
Final Round 20
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
127 20.7
86 11.20
Fitzroy Coach: David Parkin
Windy Hill Essendon by 41

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.26.05.36.2127
FIT2.80.27.32.786

Match Leaders

Goals
3
David SullivanESS
Behinds
4
Richard OsborneFIT
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
Leon BakerESS

Team Stats

ESSFIT

Scoring / Attack

20Goals11
6Behinds16
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

322Disposals262
210Kicks186
112Handballs76

Clearance / Contest

36Tackles26
25Hitouts6

Other

81Marks58
16Frees For32
32Frees Against16

How the match finished

Essendon beat Fitzroy by 41 points, 127–86.

Essendon extended a 22-point three-quarter-time lead with a 38–19 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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