West Coast vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 31-Mar-1989
Final Round 1
West Coast Coach: John Todd
96 14.12
112 17.10
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
W.A.C.A. Essendon by 16

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WCE6.41.23.34.396
ESS6.45.43.03.2112

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Phil ScottWCE
Behinds
2
Chris MainwaringWCE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
3
3 tied leaders
Chris MainwaringWCE

Team Stats

WCEESS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals17
10Behinds7
3Behinds Rushed3

Possession

248Disposals282
188Kicks200
60Handballs82

Clearance / Contest

15Tackles16
32Hitouts37

Other

62Marks73
24Frees For31
31Frees Against24

How the match finished

Essendon beat West Coast by 16 points, 112–96.

Essendon took a 23-point lead into the last quarter. West Coast cut that back to 16 by the final siren, scoring 27 points to 20 in the 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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