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Fitzroy vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 9-May-1987
Final Round 7
Fitzroy logo
Fitzroy Coach: David Parkin
159 25.9
134 21.8
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
Princes Park Fitzroy by 25 FIT by 25
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Fitzroy

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

38 Leon Harris — · Position unavailable 4 Ross Thornton — · Position unavailable 24 Tim Pekin — · Position unavailable 17 Scott McIvor — · Position unavailable 40 Scott Clayton — · Position unavailable 7 Michael Gale — · Position unavailable 48 Ken Hinkley — · Position unavailable 9 Matthew Rendell — · Position unavailable 14 Matt Armstrong — · Position unavailable 1 Paul Roos — · Position unavailable 21 Darren Kappler — · Position unavailable 36 Phillip Knight — · Position unavailable 11 Doug Barwick — · Position unavailable 35 Craig McGrath — · Position unavailable 44 Richard Osborne — · Position unavailable 19 Graham Osborne — · Position unavailable 25 Gary Keane — · Position unavailable 18 John Blakey — · Position unavailable 15 Graeme Hinchen — · Position unavailable 34 Grant Lawrie — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

33 Glenn Hawker — · Position unavailable 9 Shane Heard — · Position unavailable 35 Gavin Keane — · Position unavailable 16 Paul Hamilton — · Position unavailable 26 Mark Thompson — · Position unavailable 30 Kevin Walsh — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 8 Neil Clarke — · Position unavailable 12 Steven Clark — · Position unavailable 17 Peter Francis — · Position unavailable 13 Darren Williams — · Position unavailable 3 Paul Salmon — · Position unavailable 24 Brian Winton — · Position unavailable 31 Dean Bailey — · Position unavailable 14 Tony Elshaug — · Position unavailable 25 Roger Merrett — · Position unavailable 22 Bill Duckworth — · Position unavailable 18 Paul Vander Haar — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 20 John Barnes — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FIT4.13.28.410.2159
ESS5.48.23.25.0134

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Doug BarwickFIT
Behinds
3
Doug BarwickFIT
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Tackles
9
Dean BaileyESS

Team Stats

FITESS

Scoring / Attack

25Goals21
8Behinds6
5Behinds Rushed1

Possession

314Disposals299
203Kicks191
111Handballs108

Clearance / Contest

30Tackles38
9Hitouts32

Other

54Marks60
23Frees For28
28Frees Against23

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Fitzroy beat Essendon by 25 points, 159–134.

Fitzroy came from 7 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 62–30 in the final term to take the win.

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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