Essendon vs Brisbane Bears Match Centre

Friday 27-May-1988
Final Round 9
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
194 29.20
54 8.6
Brisbane Bears Coach: Peter Knights
M.C.G. Essendon by 140

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS6.16.48.69.9194
BRB3.00.23.02.454

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Paul SalmonESS
Behinds
4
Greg AndersonESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
3 tied leaders
David JohnstonESS

Team Stats

ESSBRB

Scoring / Attack

29Goals8
19Behinds6
6Behinds Rushed0

Possession

336Disposals241
221Kicks168
115Handballs73

Clearance / Contest

29Tackles22
24Hitouts12

Other

75Marks51
26Frees For32
33Frees Against27

How the match finished

Essendon beat Brisbane Bears by 140 points, 194–54.

Essendon extended a 93-point three-quarter-time lead with a 63–16 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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