Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 25-Aug-1989
Final Round 21
Sydney Coach: Col Kinnear
110 15.20
104 15.14
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
S.C.G. Sydney by 6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD4.83.34.64.3110
ESS3.35.44.23.5104

Match Leaders

Goals
8
Bernard TooheySYD
Behinds
4
Darren BewickESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
3 tied leaders
Stephen WrightSYD

Team Stats

SYDESS

Scoring / Attack

15Goals15
19Behinds12
3Behinds Rushed3

Possession

317Disposals266
177Kicks192
140Handballs74

Clearance / Contest

28Tackles21
14Hitouts24

Other

52Marks74
22Frees For25
25Frees Against22

How the match finished

Sydney beat Essendon by 6 points, 110–104.

Sydney extended a 2-point three-quarter-time lead with a 27–23 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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