Essendon vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 2-May-1987
Final Round 6
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
96 14.12
96 13.18
Geelong Coach: John Devine
Windy Hill Draw

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS5.23.32.24.596
GEE1.56.43.63.396

Match Leaders

Goals
4
John BarnesESS
Behinds
6
Michael TurnerGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Barry StonehamGEE

Team Stats

ESSGEE

Scoring / Attack

14Goals13
11Behinds17
2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

288Disposals280
178Kicks191
110Handballs89

Clearance / Contest

41Tackles32
18Hitouts24

Other

54Marks61
25Frees For26
25Frees Against26

How the match finished

Essendon and Geelong drew, finishing on 96 points apiece.

Essendon erased a 8-point three-quarter-time deficit, outscoring Geelong 29–21 in the last quarter to draw level.

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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