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Sydney vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 25-Aug-1989
Final Round 21
Sydney logo
Sydney Coach: Col Kinnear
110 15.20
104 15.14
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
S.C.G. Sydney by 6 SYD by 6
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Sydney

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

16 David Bolton — · Position unavailable 10 Barry Mitchell — · Position unavailable 4 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 47 Leon Higgins — · Position unavailable 26 Stephen Wright — · Position unavailable 35 David Murphy — · Position unavailable 31 Michael Phyland — · Position unavailable 15 Bernard Toohey — · Position unavailable 37 Robert Teal — · Position unavailable 12 Terry Thripp — · Position unavailable 7 Dennis Carroll — · Position unavailable 30 Mark Bayes — · Position unavailable 46 Mark Kellett — · Position unavailable 2 Greg Williams — · Position unavailable 5 Ian Roberts — · Position unavailable 14 Tim Barling — · Position unavailable 13 Rod Carter — · Position unavailable 9 Wayne Henwood — · Position unavailable 33 Darren McAsey — · Position unavailable 28 Graeme Cordy — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

2 Tony Antrobus — · Position unavailable 4 Michael Long — · Position unavailable 30 Kevin Walsh — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Anderson — · Position unavailable 13 Darren Williams — · Position unavailable 44 Gary ODonnell — · Position unavailable 19 Peter Somerville — · Position unavailable 8 Darren Bewick — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 14 Bradley Plain — · Position unavailable 21 Dean Wallis — · Position unavailable 16 Paul Hamilton — · Position unavailable 6 Anthony Daniher — · Position unavailable 23 Trevor Spencer — · Position unavailable 1 Mark Harvey — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 26 Mark Thompson — · Position unavailable 37 Ed Considine — · Position unavailable 45 Craig OBrien — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

Scoring Events

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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

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

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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